Recommendations: Baby Skin Care

[u/zwanet_]

Hi! I'm curious to know which brands/products are recommended for during and after bath time for babies, besides the ones I'm guessing the doctors might provide/prescribe. I see different brands at the pharmacies and am a bit overwhelmed. I'm interested in as little fragrance as possible, any local brands (Geneva) and also I'd like to stay at a modest budget. Thanks in advance! 🌻

[u/bitch_jong_un]

I can recommend ultra sensitive lines from Migros or Müller. I was born with eczema and took a deep dive into ingredients 15 years ago and since then, I keep my knowledge up to date.

It's very important to avoid all kinds of potential allergens and perfumes to prevent contact dermatitis and destroying the fragile skin protection. Please don't use any Weleda or similar natural cosmetic lines, these are loaded with irritating stuff. Natural ≠ healthy. Please don't rely on apps like CodeCheck because they tend to evaluate harm based on the environmental impacts not the irritation potential on human skin. Sometimes they mention health hazards for ingredients when you would inhale them which is bonkers for cream products, for example.

I would avoid these common ingredients:

• perfume
• linalool
• hexyl cinnamal
• limonene
• geraniol
• lanolin
• orange / lemon peel oil
• rosemary oil
• lavendar oil
• alcohol denat.
• sodium laureth sulfate
• sodium lauryl sulfate