What Causes Baby Acne and How Can it be Treated?
Babies are cute and adorable little angels that we love to cuddle and play with. A whole day can pass by with us just looking with joy and wonder at these lovely beings. But one day, you will wake up and see some little bumps on the baby’s cheeks or forehead, called baby acne. It might be countable with the fingers of one hand. But there are instances when baby acne can completely cover the entire baby’s face, causing discomfort and irritation to the child.
This type of acne commonly appears after a few weeks after the child is born. The baby may also be born with the acne already on his facial area. Researchers are studying this condition for years but they cannot isolate until now what the particular reasons are for this acne problem among infants. They are deducing that it might be brought about by the mother’s hormones being passed to the baby through the umbilical cord. When it happens, the baby also ingests the hormones that cause adult acne. And it manifests on their bodies, too.
It might also be caused by babies having allergy to something. They might be irritated to the detergent you are using to wash the baby’s clothes. 
It might also be caused by the baby continually brushing up his face with some irritating object or by dirty hands. Infant formula and food the baby is allergic to might also cause these acne to flare up. Unlike adult acne, infant acne is indefinitely caused by various things other than stress or clogged pores.
While baby acne is common among children, it doesn’t mean that it must go unnoticed. It will usually disappear after a couple of weeks. But sometimes, a few days of extreme irritation may keep the baby annoyed—with some colic-like symptoms. As a mother, you wouldn’t want your baby to be in this uncomfortable situation.
What you can do to ease inflammation and irritation in the area of the acne is to gently wash it with water. You can do this up to two times in a day until the acne disappears. There’s really no need to use ay topical acne creams that adults use for their own acne problems. Babies have extra sensitive skin that might be hurt from using anti-acne creams made of chemicals. Instead of curing the problem, you might be aggravating the simple baby acne of your beloved child.
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*Disclaimer* Please consult your doctor before begining any type of acne treatments. The information on this site is for reference only. We are not doctors, we just play them on TV:)