Europe 1 4:18 p.m., November 09, 2021
Babies are more and more affected by eczema and according to dermatologist Annick Barbaud, parents have stripped the skin of infants a little too much in recent years.
The specialist gives her good advice in "Bienfait pour vous", Tuesday, to avoid the appearance of too many red patches on their skin.
INTERVIEW
This is a warning to parents of babies with atopic dermatitis, a type of eczema.
On Europe 1, Tuesday, Professor Annick Barbaud, head of the dermatology and allergology department at Tenon hospital in Paris, discusses the case of baths and showers for these infants.
And to begin with, in the first months of their life, there is no question of having too much use of baths for these already very fragile skin, defends the specialist in
Bienfait pour vous
, Tuesday noon.
No more than two baths per week
"The skin needs to be preserved a little and to put soaps on the little oily layer on the surface of the skin, it's not very good. It is used to protect the skin so that the water comes out. the inside of the skin does not evaporate ", assures the specialist. "Showers are not bad for babies at all. Up to two baths a week at most, rather one. It should be very short, no more than ten minutes with water that does not exceed 37 degrees. and without foaming product. The little photos with the baby playing for minutes in the water, you have to take the photo quickly, but then quickly take it out of the water. "
In addition, drying these babies is very important.
“This skin being very irritable, you should not rub too hard but dab with a very soft towel. It is a skin that cannot stand to be irritated. It is fragile on its own. 'mechanically and chemically irritating, it will respond by causing even more eczema,' explains Annick Barbaud.