Do you always apply lotion after bath?

[Anonymous]

Since my DC were little, I always applied a baby cream to them after their bath. As they have gotten older (now almost 2 and almost 4), I have been lazier about applying lotion. Is this something everyone does religiously after a bath? Or was I the only one doing it before? And if it is the former, what brand?

[Anonymous]

Yes. Their skin absorbs the lotion better right after a bath. We are still using Aveeno.

[Anonymous]

I always apply lotion after a bath to my 16 month old. Partially I do it because that’s what my family, including myself, always do after a bath. In the winter she gets dry skin so that’s why I do it then. We use Aquaphor. It seems weird to me not to use lotion after a bath- it’s just one of the steps to the ritual. But again I’ve been doing that my whole life.

[Anonymous]

I've never done it. I also don't bathe babies more than once every ten days till they're about 3 months. I feel like the less you put on their skin the better, the more I read about microbiome the more I think they need less stuff on them.

When we do use lotion I use eucerin or cetaphil, something with no fragrance or parabens.

[Anonymous]

I am a white parent of a black child and yes I lotion after every single shower. I have been told I cannot let my child out with ashy skin.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I put lotion on the kids every night after bath.

[Anonymous]

Yes but because DD has eczema. Not sure I would do it otherwise unless she had a specific need. I only lotion up my own face and I'm generally more on the dry skin side. I don't think it's malpractice to skip the lotion if you think your kids don't need it.

[Anonymous]

Yes. We were only putting lotion on after baths but she got eczema and ped suggested lotion twice a day. It's much better now.

[Anonymous]

Yes I do. My sons skin gets very dry if I don’t. Plus he loves the lotion and it smells so good (Aveeno lavender) so I will probably Keep doing it for as long as he lets me.

[Anonymous]

Only on eczema. Why lotion otherwise?

[Anonymous]

Yes of course. It's something every black child has ingrained since babyhood. Never get your skin wet unless lotion is nearby. Constant moisturizing is part of the reason why so many of us have great skin well into our senior years. That post-bath lotion massage is also amazing for the parent-child bond in those early years, increasing skin-on-skin contact that's so important to a baby's development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never done it. I also don't bathe babies more than once every ten days till they're about 3 months. I feel like the less you put on their skin the better, the more I read about microbiome the more I think they need less stuff on them.

When we do use lotion I use eucerin or cetaphil, something with no fragrance or parabens.

Same here. I never put any lotion on baby or a toddler. I don't bathe them often.

[Anonymous]

Nope. My kid is 3.5 and has lovely skin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes of course. It's something every black child has ingrained since babyhood. Never get your skin wet unless lotion is nearby. Constant moisturizing is part of the reason why so many of us have great skin well into our senior years. That post-bath lotion massage is also amazing for the parent-child bond in those early years, increasing skin-on-skin contact that's so important to a baby's development.

Not everyone has the same type of skin. The more lotion I use the drier my skin gets, it stops making its own moisture. I use nothing on my own body but soap and water.

[Anonymous]

Bathe 5 month old 2x per week and always have. Never put on lotion.