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randella
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Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
My ped told me to put Aquaphor on Sasha's face for her acne/skin irritation. Of course I forgot to ask how often I should be doing this and now it's the weekend and it'snot really an emergency to call them...
Anyone else advised to do this and know how often to apply? She has marks and bumps all over her face, but I don't want to clog her little pores by continuosly applying.
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LJSMommy
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
Logan had the same thing plus dry patches. I put it when I knew he woud nap 1 or 2 times a day plus bedtime.
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wannabemom
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
It prevents skin from drying out... it's harmless... as often as necessary... just like vaseline 
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randella
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
Posted by maybeajunebaby
Logan had the same thing plus dry patches. I put it when I knew he woud nap 1 or 2 times a day plus bedtime.
thanks...
how long did it take to clear his skin up?
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| Posted 3/28/09 1:37 PM |
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pickles16
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
I put it on DD's face every night, she had baby acne and it cleared up in a few days after using Aquafor!!!! I still put it on her face!
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randella
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
Posted by wannabemom
It prevents skin from drying out... it's harmless... as often as necessary... just like vaseline
I guess I am also concerned because she is constantly rubbing her face, and has started putting her hands in her mouth... so, I don't want her to get any in her mouth and eyes.
I mean, she's got this irritation ALLLLL over her face and neck. 
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LJSMommy
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
Posted by randella
Posted by maybeajunebaby
Logan had the same thing plus dry patches. I put it when I knew he woud nap 1 or 2 times a day plus bedtime.
thanks...
how long did it take to clear his skin up?
The baby acne a few weeks. Maybe he had in 3-4 weeks total.
The dryness he STILL gets
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LJSMommy
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
Posted by randella
Posted by wannabemom
It prevents skin from drying out... it's harmless... as often as necessary... just like vaseline
I guess I am also concerned because she is constantly rubbing her face, and has started putting her hands in her mouth... so, I don't want her to get any in her mouth and eyes.
I mean, she's got this irritation ALLLLL over her face and neck.
I did it for naps & bedtime for that reason.....DS was always swaddled or he never slept anyhow.....so that worked here!
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nrvbrd
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
I put it on 2x per day, in the morning and again at night.
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
DD's baby acne got really bad this week, she was all red and very dry. I applied Aquaphor on her cheeks 2-3x a day, and it's now much better!
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Kris516
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
Same for Jake, although I feel like his is not so much the acne anymore, but just dry, rought (almost chapped ) cheeks. My ped recommended Eucerin. I apply 3x a day, and when I'm faithful about it, he looks so good...not that its really hard for him to look good, but you get my drift...
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stayandjohn
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
Posted by randella
Posted by maybeajunebaby
Logan had the same thing plus dry patches. I put it when I knew he woud nap 1 or 2 times a day plus bedtime.
thanks...
how long did it take to clear his skin up?
John had a dry patch of skin near his mouth on Monday. I put the aquaphor on him 2x a day, it was gone by wednesday. I swear by aquaphor
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Ladybug3
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
I put it on DS face before he went to bed a night. I literally globbed it on.
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Alli06
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
I just brought DS to the Ped today because of skin irritation. He has it really bad all over his face, neck and top of his chest. The Ped said it was baby acne and gave me a prescription for an ointment. She also told me to wash his face twice a day with Cetaphil cleanser. SHe also told me I could use Cetaphil lotion after the ointment is finished.
I was using Aquaphor, but it wasn't doing much.
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
I apply it several times a day.
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mamasita27
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
you might also want to try the aquaphor gentle wash. that's what our ped suggested to us when DD had some baby acne. did the trick.
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Alex110879
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
Not only did i use the aquaphor ointment but also the soap as well.. ds had bad skin as a newborn... not only did he have acne but he also had heat rash....now he as eczema and i essentially put the aquaphor on in the morning and after a bath... i also put it on if he is excessively drooling or we are going out for a walk.... he has a hemangioma on his tushy and so i use it as a diaper cream essentially to protect that spot...
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wannabemom
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
Posted by randella
Posted by wannabemom
It prevents skin from drying out... it's harmless... as often as necessary... just like vaseline
I guess I am also concerned because she is constantly rubbing her face, and has started putting her hands in her mouth... so, I don't want her to get any in her mouth and eyes.
I mean, she's got this irritation ALLLLL over her face and neck.
do you have a humidifier in the baby's room? That may help... Or you may be bathing too frequently or with too much soap? It sounds like super-dry skin.
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randella
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
Posted by wannabemom
Posted by randella
Posted by wannabemom
It prevents skin from drying out... it's harmless... as often as necessary... just like vaseline
I guess I am also concerned because she is constantly rubbing her face, and has started putting her hands in her mouth... so, I don't want her to get any in her mouth and eyes.
I mean, she's got this irritation ALLLLL over her face and neck.
do you have a humidifier in the baby's room? That may help... Or you may be bathing too frequently or with too much soap? It sounds like super-dry skin.
We do... and we only wash her face with water and a cotton ball, 1 or 2 times a day... Part of the problem is that she rubs her face on our shoulders-- she loves to burrow her head in. We'll see what happens over the next few days...I just want it to get better
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
I found Aquaphor makes the skin too greasy and doesn't seem to absorb in.
I bought nonscented vaseline skin lotion for dry skin and put that on DDs cheeks. It absorbs right in and gets rid of the dryness very quickly, much better than Aquaphor did.
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michele31
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Re: Aquaphor as treatment for baby acne/skin irritations
I love this stuff and still use it on the kids.
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