Dry Skin In Babies
Generally, children have tender and delicate skin and how you care for their skin will go a long way in determining how healthy the skin will be in the long run. (Learn more about newborn and new mom care here)
Babies are prone to having dry skin due to the presence of fewer oil glands and if baby's skin isn't cared for the proper way, the skin becomes prone to dryness.
As a child grows, dryness of the skin should improve but sometimes persistent dry skin could be as a result of an underlying medical condition.
Here are a couple of factors that could lead to dryness of your child's skin.
Common causes of dry skin in babies;
Cold weather condition
Applying powder on the skin of little babies
If you're not moisturising baby's skin regularly
Using the air...