My LO has dry patches on the backs of her arms. I've been putting Aquaphor on them after her baths but it doesn't seem to be helping. Can anyone recommend a good lotion for extremely dry skin?
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Coconut oil! Absolutely love it on my LO, sorts out dry skin, clears up cradle cap, protects against the weather, brilliant stuff!
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@travelgirl1: I've tried using coconut oil (on myself) in the past but found it was a pain to use because it was in solid form and hard to spread without warming up. Do you warm the bottle with warm water or something first? Also, do you find that the oil stains clothes? I've heard such wonderful things about coconut oil so I feel like I must be using it in the wrong way! Sorry, so many questions!
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I have it in a jar and if I scoop a little onto my fingers it melts from body heat either on my fingers or once it touches A's skin. I honestly haven't noticed any on her clothes. I've just been sat here for half an hour using it to soften and comb off her cradle cap, which is strangely addictive
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@travelgirl1: @betsyboop: Ditto. My LO has dry skin and we use coconut oil on her (and for her hair and diaper changes). We keep it in little jars so depending on the room temperature it will be liquid or solid, but it melts on contact. No stains on clothing from us yet.
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Cetaphil works for us
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@betsyboop: Also, my pediatrician recommended Cerave, but we already had coconut oil in the house so decided to try that.
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Burt's Bees nourishing lotion works best for us as an everyday lotion. Coconut oil didn't last long enough for us.
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Aveeno has been great for my 4 month old's dry skin due to eczema.
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Cetaphil is what was recommended by our pedi. Aquaphor doesn't actually add any moisture back into the skin, it just provides a barrier, which is probably why it didn't help.
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@hilsy85: @matador84: I've heard Cetaphil is great for dryness. Now for the stupid question...do you just slather it on like lotion?
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@betsyboop: yup! It is lotion...we have the moisturizing one for normal skin. I just rub a dab between my hands and then rub it on LO.
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@hilsy85: Ohh so not the cetaphil you use to wash your face? Why am I so confused? lol
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@betsyboop: haha nope! They make lotion too
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@betsyboop yes 3x a day to affected areas
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We use Weleda cream on our daughters and coconut oil as a daily moisturizer for our baby with AA skin.
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@hilsy85: @matador84: Thanks I think I'm going to try the Cetaphil LOTION! It's a good thing I asked otherwise I would have been rubbing facial cleanser all over my LO's arms!
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We also use weleda calendula cream, though we recently have been using the oil.
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another vote for coconut oil
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@Mrs. Jacks: Is coconut oil safe to use on a 6 month old?
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@banana: yes! We started using it on M after baths shortly after she was born. It's not a very allergenic substance. But I would reccomend fragrance free. Coconut oil.
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We tried Aquafor and it didn't work either, seemed to sit on top of the skin instead of absorbing into it. I have been using Eucerin and I really like that.
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We use Aveeno.
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CeraVe is awesome, our pediatrician recommended it
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Eucerin Original Healing. Best stuff ever. The ped to.d us to put cortisone on LOs ezcema, but I tried Eucerin instead and it works great! I even use it on my own ezcema and it works better than my steroid cream.
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Spectro Kids E-care, it's expensive but made a big difference.
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@Mrs. Jacks: Thanks! Will give it a try! We've been using Vaseline and it's doing absolutely nothing for her rash!
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We've been using Babyganics Bye-Bye Dry and it is amazing. I tried all sorts of stuff for my LO's face, arms, tummy and legs - but this was the best stuff by far!
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We had same problem and doctor said it was eczema. Pediatrician recommended eucerin, but said it had to be in cream form because lotion is too thin for dry skin. Within two days of applying it, from head to toe, DD skin began feeling silky smooth.
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