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Skincare for each decade of your life. The first 10 years.

February 17th, 2024 by Dr. Hannah Sivak

The first 10: Babies have perfect skin, or at least what looks like perfect skin. But is it? The skin barrier is far from perfect, and it will allow water loss and irritation by chemicals that an adult’s skin could take without a problem. This is why you have to be so careful with the baby’s skin, and even young children. When the adult forgets to look at the ingredient list of a diaper cream, that can spell trouble, lots. Use a “natural” product with a lovely smell and a dreamy named ingredient in it (Balsam of Peru sounds like Paddington would use it). Some irresponsible “skincare” companies use it.…

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