https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:55:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-656012 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:30:54 +0000 shopaholic 656012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update: Coconut Oil was awesome! Almost all the flaking on her legs disappeared! And she smells extra delicious to boot! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-654596 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:43:59 +0000 littlecasita1122 654596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was shedding like crazy in the early weeks - applying more lotion actually just made it worse. His doctor said it was normal and it stopped peeling around week 5. He has eczema now that flares up a lot, so we stick to Aveeno products and Aquaphor as she said J&amp;J products can be drying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-654585 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:41:28 +0000 mrskc 654585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use the Aveeno soothing relief cream. It's thick but not too thick. And it helped his dry, peeling skin. We still use it after every bath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-654575 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:39:45 +0000 photojane 654575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: We've been using J&amp;J since we brought her home, and she is just fine. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-654574 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:39:38 +0000 ladyfingers 654574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep this was when LO got super duper flaky too. It was pretty much gone by week 4. I used California Baby super sensitive everyday lotion, and coconut oil on his face. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-654557 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:36:03 +0000 shopaholic 654557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay I'm going to start out trying coconut oil on her legs where there is the most flaking. I like Aquaphor, but it might be too thick to smear all over since it's all over peeling right now. And I don't have Cetaphil at the moment.</p> <p>Not that I'm a fan of J&amp;J but we were gifted several bottles, seems like such a waste. I can repurpose the shampoo, maybe just use the lotions on myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-654029 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:25:54 +0000 plantains 654029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have lotion my baby everyday since she came home from teh hospital. I use Mustela with a little cocpnut oil and she butter mixed in at night after her bath, and I use Cetaphil in the morning. She hasn't had any reactions and her skin is soft and supple. </p> <p>I love Mustela, that stuff has been life saving. J&amp;J is horrible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-654007 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:22:15 +0000 sorrycharlie 654007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used cetaphil on her face (her eyebrows were yellow and flaking into her eyes if I didn't!), and burt's bees on her body. smells like heaven! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-654004 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:21:36 +0000 bunnylove08 654004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we use the target brand baby wash (got a huge bottle as a gift) but I'm going to switch her after we're done with the bottle. We use aquaphor on any dry spots and sometimes aveeno, but usually I don't put any lotion on DD. we started putting aquaphor on her dry spots at 3 months. Nothing on a NB. </p> <p>I'm also thinking about using coconut oil on her, but I'm afraid of an allergic reaction. </p> <p>If your LO is peeling, you can use a wet wash cloth to exfoliate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-653978 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:14:31 +0000 jmarionsmith 653978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we use babyganics products. the lotion says "face safe" which is great because his face is constantly dry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-653974 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:13:14 +0000 JerricaBenton 653974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is almost 5 weeks and I've been massaging her with coconut oil after her baths. She hasn't had any reactions and her skin isn't dry anymore but I guess it could be coincidental and she just grew out of it. I put it on dry patches on her face and I also treated her scalp with it. I really think that worked though because it was gone the next day. I read you should massage the scalp with coconut or olive oil, let it sit for 5 minutes, brush gently against hair growth direction and then shampoo out. Worked like a charm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-653953 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:08:02 +0000 dookie32 653953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son has really bad eczema so we use Aquaphor almost exclusively now based on his dermatologist's recommendation. but we used this lotion from Babo Botanicals early on and really liked it- <a href="http://www.babobotanicals.com/product_info.php?cPath=12&#038;products_id=17" rel="nofollow">http://www.babobotanicals.com/product_info.php?cPath=12&#038;products_id=17</a>. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-653851 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:35:35 +0000 mrsjyw 653851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we use cetaphil was and cerave lotion (ds is 4 months) during newborn, we didn't use lotions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-652771 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:04:33 +0000 MamaMoose 652771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our ped said to use straight Vaseline for the cracking on her wrists and ankles. She's almost 4 months now and I've still never used anything on her face. In going to ask the doc at her appt next week because she gets dry patches on her eye brows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-652764 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:02:00 +0000 autumnlove 652764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started using Cetaphil cream and California Baby Sensitive lotion when she was almost a month old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-652755 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:58:24 +0000 IcebergMom 652755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: really... Mustela!? We have been using it since month 3. I love it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-652744 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:55:54 +0000 edelweiss 652744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we use coconut oil. i've heard johnson's baby wash causes a lot of allergic reactions, although i know lots of people use it without any problems. guess it just depends--the coconut oil is working for us and makes him smell all yummy. when we get around to soaping LO (he's 8 weeks and we're *still* just using water), we'll use cetaphil for sensitive skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-652653 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:56:39 +0000 DillonLion 652653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't use anything, at the advice of my pedi and LCs. </p> <p>Now that's she's older, I put a calming lotion on her after her nighttime bath as part of her bedtime routine. It is Burt's Bees brand. I started this around 3 months. </p> <p>I only lotion her belly, arms and legs. Not face, and not hands because I don't want any of it winding up in her mouth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-652644 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:51:04 +0000 banana 652644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used A&amp;D ointment. Our ped told us the same thing about J&amp;J and Mustela products. She said to keep it as simple as possible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-652637 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:46:32 +0000 pl0508 652637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: we use cetaphil too ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-652634 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:44:10 +0000 hilsy85 652634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use cetaphil, which was recommended by our pedi. She said that we didn't have to do anything, as the dry skin and peeling is normal, but if it bothered us (which it did) we could use lotion. She did say to stay away from anything scented or with fragrance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-lotionmoisturizer#post-652596 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:24:40 +0000 shopaholic 652596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>K is almost 2 weeks and "shedding" a lot of her baby skin. Looks so dry but everyone tells me it's normal. I'm just not sure if I'm supposed to put lotion or cram on her yet for it? It's been going on for a few days, but her legs especially look so dry and flaky.<br /> Did you moisturize your NB? And what did you use?<br /> Also, did/do you moisturize their face ever?</p> <p>I have a ton of different brands we got and were gifted. Also, our Ped told us to not use any Johnson &amp; Johnson baby shampoo and lotions. He literally said "throw that stuff away."<br /> Interesting right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moisturizer-recommendations#post-418715 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:07:06 +0000 Minnie_Girl 418715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been using almond oil and love it. Switching from a lotion to an oil takes some getting used to, but my skin is obviously benefiting! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moisturizer-recommendations#post-418431 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:03:28 +0000 banana 418431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use Boscia and love it for daily wear. in the winters I use creme de la mer and it saves my face. I have super dry skin so I need the heavy duty stuff in the winters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moisturizer-recommendations#post-418413 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:36:25 +0000 Teachermama 418413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Coconut oil! I use it for everything for me &amp; baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moisturizer-recommendations#post-418410 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:30:09 +0000 shopaholic 418410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have very dry, sensitive, eczema-ridden skin.<br /> Drugstore brand I like: L'oreal Youth Code &amp; Cetaphil<br /> Department brand I like: Shisiedo The Skincare line </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moisturizer-recommendations#post-417740 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:32:08 +0000 Ash 417740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always used clinique until I came across Neutrogena Naturals moisturizer. I love it. :)) and it's cheap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moisturizer-recommendations#post-417733 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:29:11 +0000 ladyfingers 417733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sephora's Instant Moisturizer is great but I have oily skin. They have a dry skin formulation that might be worth checking out. And it's comparatively cheap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moisturizer-recommendations#post-417714 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:24:05 +0000 Alivoo01 417714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use Cerave AM/PM. It seems to do the job and has spf in it as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moisturizer-recommendations#post-417666 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:05:44 +0000 Meridian 417666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about a moisturizer with SPF? Or do you ladies use a separate SPF? I've been using a Shiseido moisturizer with SPF 15 which I LOVE, but have been thinking of dropping down to something less expensive. Well, it's $40, which isn't too bad, but still... </p>