This is how you choose the right care products for your baby

You want to take the best possible care of your child’s skin. You do this with natural ingredients that are safe for sensitive (baby) skin, protect and nourish well. Do you want to know how to choose it? And which one you need for when your baby comes? Then read on.

Why is baby skin so sensitive?

Did you know that your baby’s skin is five times thinner than yours? In proportion, a baby also has a larger skin surface compared to the body weight. And on top of that, the permeability of a baby’s skin is much greater. Care products – and the substances that contain these products – are therefore more easily absorbed by the body through the skin. That is why you only want to use safe products for your baby that do not cause skin irritation.

Yes or no

Ingredients to avoid are those that can irritate or dry out your child’s skin. Think of chemical preservatives, aggressive foaming agents, parabens and allergens. For your baby, choose natural and mild ingredients such as avocado oil, soft cotton seed extract, protective zinc oxide and nourishing almond oil. Good news: the care line of the Dutch brand Naïf is packed with them.

you need this

With a baby, it is useful to always have a few good basics at home: bottom cream (for diaper rash), a greasy cream or body lotion (for those dry spots) and a bath oil or mild washing gel (for in the bath or shower). Then you can expand with a baby shampoo and bath foam. Also indispensable: plastic-free wipes. Naïf has this skin care line for babies, but also a special pregnancy line for expectant mothers. So you can lubricate with peace of mind.