what do you do for baby facial rashes?

Answer 1

It depends on what the rash it. If your baby is newborn and it's infantile acne, don't bother it...don't smear on creams, oils, gels, or any type of ointment, as this will probably just irritate the skin and keep it from clearing up. (Infant acne isn't like adult acne, and it's not painful or otherwise uncomfortable to babies.)

If it's something you're not aware of, call your pediatrician and describe it to him. It could be something as simple as a heat rash, or it could be measles. If your pediatrician is concerned, they'll ask you to come in.

Best advice: If you don't know what it is for sure, don't *treat* it with anything...you could end up making a relatively simple problem 100 times worse.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Facial rashes – virtually all infants and young children will get a rash around the mouth and cheeks at some point during their childhood. It usually appears as flat patches, or slightly raised patches, with tiny red bumps scattered around the mouth and chin. This type of rash can be cause by drooling, pacifiers, allowing smeared food to remain too long on the face, or rubbing face against parent's clothes. This rash will often remain for weeks at a time. Just when it seems to finally clear up, something irritates it again and it returns for another few weeks. In time, this will clear up for good, and no treatment is really necessary. If its appearance bothers you, you can try applying Aquaphor healing ointment, lanolin ointment (used for sore nipples during breastfeeding), or hydrocortisone 1% cream twice a day until clear. But be warned, it will probably come back.

Answer 4

Rashes are notoriously tricky to diagnose. Drool is an irritant, so if your baby is teething, his drooling could cause a rash on his chin and neck. However, that the rash is also on his scalp probably indicates a more general cause, such as seborrhea or eczema. It could also be a reaction to a chemical; an infant’s skin can be especially sensitive to almost any chemical in his environment, no matter how mild.

Do not over-treat rashes in infants; reactions to treatments can be worse than the original rash. My advice is to let your baby’s doctor determine if treatment or watchful waiting is required.

Answer 5

I went to the doctor because I wanted to make sure my baby was fine. Not all rashes are the same and not all rashes can be treated with same product.

Answer 6

If the rash is dry and flaky use vasoline. Sort of pat it on liberally, but not too much. Vasoline works the best because it is simply lubricant without chemicals that would be found in lotions

Answer 7

Aveeno Lotion with Colloidal Oatmeal I've heard is
like a miracle in a bottle. The baby is likely allergic
to some fabric he or she lays upon or wears. My
baby could only wear pure cotton. Synthetic fabrics
made her little skin red and patchy. She's fine now,
13 1/2 years later. Thanks for making me think of
this...I'm expecting. Peace.

Answer 8

Leave it alone! It will go away!
If you feel you must put something on it, Arbonne has pure and excellent skin care products. Their baby line is called ABC (Arbonne Baby Care) and there is the baby lotion that clears up everything from infant acne to eczema.

Answer 9

oaky some of the answers are just retarded but this is a real concern for most moms!
gerber has a facial stick out just for that on babies, rite aide and some other stores carry it and it is inexpensive so good luck!

Answer 10

Nothing, unless it begins to spread, is raised and/or gets weepy. Then you need to see a doctor as it could be impetigo. Most of the time it is just allergies or rosacia (which is not treatable and goes away in a few days).

You might want to avoid soap on his or her face.