Shea Butter Pregnancy and Babies
There are endless ways to use shea butter. Shea butter is used to relieve dry skin and eczema, acne treatment, and even to relieve insect bites, burns, or skin rashes. Moreover, shea butter is great for adults and babies. Shea butter is great for the mother during pregnancy and the baby after birth. Dry skin is a very common trait in many babies and even babies without eczema. The antioxidants and beneficial ingredients in cold pressed shea butter creates a perfect culmination of things to combat the dryness out baby skin and eczema patients.
Dry skin
Your child’s skin can have dry patches and look flaky. Unlike eczema skin, dry skin usually isn’t very itchy or causes red skin. Furthermore, dry skin can develop out of nowhere. It will appear on both children and adults. Dry spots and skin on children usually happens on their faces, elbows, and legs, especially the knees (front and back); those are the usual hot spots.
There are many viable options to treat dry skin and eczema on children. You might need to try several different moisturizers before you find the best one. The most important thing is to make sure that the moisturizer doesn’t have any adverse effects on your child’s skin, like stinging. It does happen to sting, wipe it off gently. Ointments are often better and less likely to sting than creams because they have fewer added ingredients. Natural moisturizers like shea butter are great to use as well.
In a case study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, (on one person), shea butter reduced eczema appearance and symptoms more than Vaseline. Furthermore, in a case study published by Hong Kong Medical Journal, about 75 percent of pediatric participants with atopic dermatitis responded well to a cream containing shea butter.
Using shea butter on your baby, very similar to how you might use other natural moisturizers e.g., coconut oil or cocoa butter, you can warm a spoonful of shea butter in the microwave and then use it as part of a baby massage. With all things baby related, always check the temperature— it should feel pleasantly warm, but not fresh off the stove hot. (please remember, a baby's skin is more sensitive than adult skin.)
Shea butter tips
Gently dip the tips of your fingers in the liquid and rub the baby's body, one small area at a time. When using shea butter or any other oil, avoid the baby's eye area and genitals. For treating baby eczema, you don’t need to heat it up to liquid state. After giving the baby a bath (which softens the skin and makes it more receptive to moisturizers), pat the skin dry and rub a small amount into the affected area. Use small amounts of shea butter to moisturize the skin of the baby – the arms, the legs, the tummy – and you will see that your baby will feel more relaxed and fall asleep much faster.
Shea butter is a natural and organic product. It means that it is free from perfumes, chemicals, parabens and other harmful ingredients. Shea butter is safe to use for daily massages on the mother’s stomach while pregnant, but also for massaging your baby every night after bathing.
Shea Butter is one of the most versatile, beneficial, and most nourishing extracts you can find out there. When you are pregnant, you need to pay special attention to what body/hair care products you use. It is also great for babies!
Pregnancy means major changes and hormonal imbalances, which translates into more allergies, weaker immune system and greater risks for inflammation/skin rashes. Once you discover the benefits of shea butter, you will never return to the more expensive commercial products. Shea butter, mango butter, or aloe butter pregancy have essential benefits for women’s skin.
Shea butter as moisturizer
Shea butter is the best moisturizer for soon to be mothers. Pregnant women can prevent stretch early if they prepare from the start of the pregnancy. Right from the start of the pregnancy, it is advised that you use a good moisturizer; using a good moisturizer like shea butter can help the skin become more elastic. You will be effectively nourishing it so that stretch marks will not develop as badly, or in the first place. Shea Butter has plenty of vitamins and nourishing elements, and you do not need to use a lot of shea butter; a small amount goes a very long way. Shea Butter is also recommended as the best remedy for dry skin problems, because it protects the natural oils in our skin and promotes the production of more collagen.
Shea butter can be used for the sensitive areas. If you are breastfeeding and struggling with sensitive, rough skin around the nipples, using a moisturizer can help with the chafe and chapped feeling. Applying a small amount of shea butter around the affected spots on your breast. This way, your breasts will be better moisturized, better hydrated, and your nipples will not be as sensitive anymore. Most women's breasts are sensitive from the first day of pregnancy, but they will continue to be this way until you actually finish breastfeeding. If you keep a jar of cold pressed shea butter or whipped shea butter, you can use it for skin moisturizing, baby massage, breast massage, hair care, etc.