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Dry skin on babies
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My son has a pressure mark on his forehead from when he was born and it has recently become dry and flakey.
I was using aqueous cream at first and this looks like it is irrating it so I decided to try pure vaseline but I feel this is drying it out already.
Any tried and tested advice anyone can give? I dont want to be putting allsorts on him to avoid irrating it even more
I was using aqueous cream at first and this looks like it is irrating it so I decided to try pure vaseline but I feel this is drying it out already.
Any tried and tested advice anyone can give? I dont want to be putting allsorts on him to avoid irrating it even more
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Hello again - vaseline is used in the morning after getting him dressed and washed. I have taken him to baby massage a few weeks ago and someone suggested basic cooking oil which is what they used to massage them with - just doesnt seem to be doing anything. Was going to try E45 but not sure if that is harsh or not.
Maybe I will leave it another week using oil and see if anything changes before taking him the doctors.
Maybe I will leave it another week using oil and see if anything changes before taking him the doctors.
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My young son has eczema, and lots of dry patches on his skin. My GP gave us Doublebase to put on and it is brilliant. (He also has steroid cream, but that is just for the eczema) I was told not to use E45 as it is too harsh for babies. If you have tried a few options, I would speak to your GP or Health Visitor, to see what they recommend. Good luck, hope you get it sorted soon.