How Are You Caring For Your Baby's Skin?

What Every Parent Ought To Know About Protecting Kids from Insect Bites 

Protect Your Kids

It is essential to protect your children from the potentially dangerous effects of nasty insect bites. Since children playing outdoors are often bitten or stung by insects, when children are outside and no matter what they are doing, it is important for them to be protected.  

Insect Bite Facts

When an insect bites, it injects venom or other substances and bacteria into your child’s skin. Bites from bees, yellow jackets, wasps, hornets, fire ants and some spiders are usually the most problematic. Bites from mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, biting flies and spiders can also cause reactions. While only a small percentage of children develop severe reactions to insect venom, it can definitely cause an allergic reaction depending on how sensitive your child’s skin is.

• Some signs to be aware of are: fever, hives, skin rashes, painful joints and swollen glands. Call Your Doctor Within 24 Hours if you feel your child needs to be seen.
• Some symptoms of an allergic reaction can be very severe. Anaphylaxis is a response that leads to shortness of breath or wheezing, tightening of the throat, shock and loss of consciousness. If this is the case, Call 911 immediately. Your child may need an ambulance for symptoms of anaphylaxis from bee, yellow jacket, wasp, or fire ant stings.

Most of the time pesky bug bites or stings only cause mild swelling and an annoying experience of itching or a stinging sensation. Watch out for sores from children scratching since their bites can become infected and leave scars.Prevention is Your Best Bet  Teach your children to play it safe. Preventing bug bites is important since insects can be transmitters of disease. You can bring awareness to your family’s skin care by being an example. Children respond better when they see you protecting your skin. Begin by following these recommendations:

Helpful Tips

• If your child has had a serious reaction to insect bites or stings, ask your doctor about an emergency care kit.
• Try not to provoke insects. Avoid quick, jerky movements around insect hives and nests.
•  Play in safe areas. Do not allow your child to play in high grass or weeds. Limit the time your child spends in wooded areas.
• Avoid wearing perfumes.
• Avoid wearing floral-patterned clothing. Instead, wear light, solid colors.
• Protect your child well by having them wear protective clothing to properly cover their skin when out in the woods. Wear long-sleeved shirts and tuck pant cuffs into socks to help protect their ankles. This helps to avoid ticks and the risk of contracting Lyme Disease.
• Make sure they wear shoes while walking or running in grassy areas to avoid stings to the feet.
• Cover your child’s head and neck with a full brimmed hat to shield them from getting bites.
• Have them wear gloves when they help you in the garden to avoid bites and stings.
• Regularly check their clothes for bugs.

More Tips:

• Stay out of shady areas near bushes and shrubs. Use protective netting when sleeping or eating outdoors. Flying pests like mosquitoes and gnats come out to feast after the sun sets.
• Eat outdoors with caution, especially or in areas near garbage cans. Avoid sweetened foods and beverages.
• Give your dogs and cats flea and tick treatments
• Have properly-fitted screens on your home’s windows.
• Remove standing water from your yard. Mosquitoes commonly breed in standing water.

Use an All Natural Insect Repellent

Although it may not be possible to prevent all bug bites, observing these recommendations may reduce the number of bug bites your child gets. The first line of defense against annoying bug bites is to use an appropriate insect repellent.

 *****AWARD WINNING Baby Cakes No-Fly Zone ALL NATURAL insect repellent is for baby, children & adult care alike. No-Fly Zone baby skin care insect repellent has an herbal, natural skin care recipe that blends essential oils & extracts to work hard yet naturally to keep mosquitoes, fleas & bugs away from your child’s skin. This natural skin care insect repellent is pH balanced for healthy baby skin care - and it smells great too!

No-Fly Zone natural skin care insect repellent contains NO DEET, NO POISONS OR SYNTHETIC INSECTICIDES. It is ideal for spraying you’re your infant carrier, baby stroller, baby clothes, bed linens and even your picnic blanket.

*Baby Cakes No-Fly Zone was named as a distinguished iParenting Media Award winner outstanding product for 2007*

For more great tips about baby skin care visit our website: http://www.skincarebaby.com where you will also find more articles and great award winning baby skin care products, which are wonderful for adults too!

Here's to your family’s good health!

Diane Cuesta

Owner of SkinCareBaby LLC

A Little Known Way to Eliminate Cradle Cap

What is Cradle Cap?

It's troubling when your beloved little baby unexpectedly develops cradle cap! Although it is not very attractive, cradle cap is a very common yet harmless scalp condition found in perfectly healthy newborn babies. So take a breath parents and don’t fret! Cradle cap is like baby dandruff. It can develop between two weeks to three months after birth and may last from a few weeks to up to a year. Your baby cakes may have to put up with it for a time, however cradle cap usually clears up on its own with proper care.

Cradle cap is a condition created when a newborn’s oil-producing scalp glands become over-active as a result of hormonal changes. This can produce mild cases that look like flaky dandruff to more thick, crusty yellow patches on the scalp, the ears, and/or the eyebrows.  

Although some parents swear by using mineral oil or petroleum jelly, these products can worsen the condition by clogging the pores of your baby’s skin. Mineral oil is a common ingredient used in baby skin care products; however, did you know that it is produced as the byproduct of the distillation of gasoline from crude oil! Most pediatricians specializing in natural skin care warn parents to avoid “petroleum” jelly, which traps moisture against the skin and is also a common allergen!

Baby Skin Care Tip For Cradle Cap

Parents, here’s your best common sense tip: Frequent, gentle shampooing is the best way to control the condition until it disappears naturally.  Natural massage oil can be used to gently massage the scalp and remove the crusty scales. Do this with a soft toothbrush several times per week, let it sit for about 15 to 20 minutes, and then gently comb out the flakes.  Follow up with a mild, natural baby shampoo. You can recognize a good natural hair care baby shampoo by what it does not contain: synthetic fragrances, artificial colors, highly allergenic and irritating preservatives including quaternium 15, imidazolidinyl urea, and parabens.

Cradle Cap Treatment

Now available to parents are Baby Cakes ULTRA Bath & Massage Oil and Baby Cakes Organic Therapeutic Shampoo and Body Wash.

Baby Cakes ULTRA Bath & Massage Oil moisturizes dry skin and is free of irritants. Its pH balanced formula for healthy baby skin care is excellent for Cradle Cap care. Creating a soothing layer of protection for baby's tender skin, it protects delicate baby skin with Calendula infused Soy Oil, Borage & Avocado Oils and Green Tea Extract. Baby Cakes massage oil softens dry skin while it calms and relaxes. A gentle massage with Baby Cake’s massage Oil can be a loving experience for you and your baby!

Baby Cakes Organic Therapeutic Shampoo and Body Wash - Natural Organic Therapeutic Baby Shampoo and Body Wash for baby problem scalp & skin care. Baby Cakes organic therapeutic baby shampoo & body wash is a mild, safe and effective natural skin care & natural hair care cleanser enriched with herbal extracts, vitamins, Tea Tree Oil and soothing organic oats, organic gourmet coconut milk and pure organic honey. Baby Cakes baby shampoo provides relief from symptoms of scaling, flaking and itchy dry skin also associated with Eczema, Psoriasis and Dandruff. It improves dry skin & scalp WITHOUT the use of harsh acid peels, tars or steroids.
Pamper precious skin with this rich, baby skin care cleanser that contains no parabans and is pH balanced for healthy natural skin care & natural hair care. Oils give it a natural fragrance everyone will love without the use of perfumes.

For more great tips about baby skin care visit our website: http://www.skincarebaby.com where you will also find more ideas and great award winning baby skin care products, which are wonderful for adults too!

Here's to your family’s good health!

Diane Cuesta

Owner of SkinCareBaby LLC