| Acne is recognized as the number one skin problem in | | | | parents are not attentive toward their babies' diet. If |
| the world with teenagers as its more common victims. | | | | you are thoughtful of your baby's diet, then what is |
| Acne is not limited to teenagers, but it can occur to | | | | causing your baby to suffer from acne is -- |
| people of all ages. Infants or babies are not any | | | | Change of Hormones: |
| exceptions to that. | | | | It can happen to infants before their births. Mother's |
| Causes of Baby Acne: | | | | hormones get passed to the baby via the placenta. |
| Baby acne, also known as infantile acne, is not | | | | Change of hormones can also happen when the baby |
| uncommon. Following are the causes of infantile acne. | | | | has been separated from the mother. Mother's milk is |
| ַExcessively oily skin | | | | also a source of hormones for the baby. |
| ַBad nutrition | | | | Due to any of the above mentioned causes of baby |
| ַChange of hormones | | | | acne, acne can occur to babies in as young age as 2 |
| Excessively Oily Skin: | | | | to 3 weeks. |
| Although infants usually don't suffer from oily skin, | | | | Baby Acne Treatment: |
| however, in rare cases, baby acne is caused by | | | | Many doctors suggest not using anything for baby |
| excessively oily skin. If you find that your bundle of joy | | | | acne, but just mild baby soaps with warm water on |
| has oily skin and has acne, you should wash the skin | | | | the baby's skin during baths for cleansing the skin in |
| of your sweet little baby with warm water and mild | | | | order to treat baby acne. You should do just as the |
| baby soap at least three times a day. | | | | doctors suggest. However, if acne doesn't disappear |
| Bad Nutrition: | | | | by the advised cleansing method, you can try, after |
| Since your baby cannot pick up bad eating habits at | | | | consulting from your baby's doctor, very mild |
| this early age, infantile acne due to bad nutrition is very | | | | over-the-counter 100% natural acne treatment lotions |
| rare. Bad nutrition can be the cause of infantile acne if | | | | or creams. |