(Welcome Allyson from Pocklock! Take it away!)
I live with one rosy cheeked little girl.
My daughter’s skin is super sensitive and it has been since birth. She’s also very allergic (she got that from her mama) to everything. I’ve always been super cautious on trying any new bath or lotion product on her after her hypersensitivity was called out during our first vacation to visit my mother in Miami when she was just eleven weeks old. I had asked my Mom to buy all the same lotions we used on her skin at home which she did, however, on the third day we were there Lyla’s legs broke out in this horrible looking rash. She was too young for sunscreen so we weren’t taking her outside without being fully covered. When I called the pediatrician, they recommended Aquaphor.
The Aquaphor caused the rash to become even more red and BLEED. And the child? Screamed her head off.
My kid is allergic to Aquaphor. Go figure.
In the winter time here in New England, she’s prone to her skin chapping and bleeding much like it did that one time in Florida. I worry most about this when it comes to her face. Most Mom’s recommend using Aquaphor on their kids to prevent chapping in the winter. And um. Well, we know how that turned out last time.
Instead, I’ve started using Boudreaux’s Baby Kisses. I apply it after bath at night before bed and in the morning before we leave the house. She also has a tube that I keep in her cubbie at daycare and her teachers apply it before they go outside and before nap. The ointment is not too think or greasy. It’s quickly absorbed so it doesn’t immediately get wiped off. If I stay on top of the applications, the difference is truly noticeable. And the best part? She has zero negative reaction to the product which is a huge win in my book!
Oh, and I totally have nothing against Aquaphor. It just doesn’t work for us. (Please don’t send me hate mail!)
Boudreaux’s Baby Kisses, $3.99 at local stores and drugstore.com
Jen
aw poor kid, allergic to Aquaphor?? Sensitive little girl! I might have to check this Boudreaux’s stuff out- Maggie isn’t allergic to anything (that we know of yet) but her cheeks and lips have been chapped this winter (no more paci = sucking on her bottom lip a lot!) We’ve been putting Vaseline on at night and it works, but it’s messy and wipes off too easily and doesn’t last.
It’s funny because I know when her cheeks are red that they must be sore… but they sure look adorable with the rosy cheeks ;)
February 19th, 2010 @ 9:36 pm
Kate
I’m so glad to hear I’m not the only one that loves this stuff! We got it for a shower gift before Keaton was born and I used it alot that first winter and while we were going through the good ‘ol drool while we teeth stage. I dug it out again this winter and I’m still in love.
February 22nd, 2010 @ 12:11 pm