Here are 6 useful steps to care for your child's skin.
Chose the right skincare product
Care must be taken when making decision on your child's skin care products, you should focus on the ingredients at the back not the packaging.Children have high sensitive skin making use of wrong products can cause a difficult to treat skin problem which you wouldn't want for your child .
To prevent such avoid skincare products that contains chemicals such as sulfate and parabens. Look for sensitive children skin-friendly products that are also dye-free, making sure to check the back of the products for its ingredients.
Use sunscreen
Direct exposure to the sun's UV rays can cause burns and irritation to your child's skin.Wear protective clothing for your kids and apply sunscreen on the exposed parts of their skins.
When choosing a sunscreen for your kids, opt for one with an SPF of at least 30 and protects against UVA and UVB rays. Avoid sunscreen with PABA this can irritate the skin. Avoid use of sunscreen for babies under 6 months keep them covered up away from sun instead.
Keep the skin clean
For healthy skin, your kids need regular baths, twice a day this helps clean the germs and bacteria on the skin surface, make sure to use warm water vand mild soaps.
Moisturise
Make use of moisturiser free of parabens, phthalates,dyes,GMOs,sulfates and bisphenol-A. Make sure it's gentle on your child's skin.Apply lotion on their arms,legs and face after each bath.
Make them drink water
Make your kids drink water, water helps with detoxifying of the body, contributing to healthy looking skin.
This makes it important to make your kids drink water as much they can.
This keep their skin in prime condition.
Observe changes to your child's skin
Children's skin often changes so you should look out for any change like rashes,moles or skin colour changes and consult your doctor if change is out of control.
Final Note
Take time out to care for your kids skin as their body grow to keep it in prime condition. Its never too early to teach your kids how to care for their skin.
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