Baby soap

The skin of the child must be looked after from the moment of its birth. For children, it is extremely important to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the skin. The main assistant in the care of baby skin and its cleansing is baby soap, which has its own characteristics and varieties.

The skin of the baby has significant differences from adults. They are much thinner, more sensitive, prone to allergic reactions. The system of sebaceous and sweat glands is still not perfect in the children's epidermis, which makes it defenseless against harmful environmental factors. That is why baby soap is so different from the usual, like washing powder, shampoo and other products.

There are three types of soap for kids by their consistency.

1. Solid remedy most familiar to a wide range of buyers, especially the older generation. It foams well and washes away dirt from both skin and baby clothes. It is lumpy soap that is recommended to use if there are stains on clothes and baby’s underwear. It will cope well with its mission of cleaning, while it does not contain corrosive substances for the skin. Yet such a product is quite hard can affect the delicate and sensitive skin. It can dry the epidermis excessively, so it should be used no more than once a week to wash the whole body. Every day you can use for washing clothes and washing pens, for example, after going out.
2. Liquid soap much more gently and gently affects the dermis. It has a convenient dispenser that allows you to get the right amount of money using only one hand, which is very convenient for the mother, who can cope with her baby alone. Its delicate effect, convenience and pleasant aroma make it possible to use the composition for daily hygiene, all the more so that it is necessary to wash the baby often enough.
3. Cream soap may be liquid, and lumpy. In addition to the purification function, it usually has other useful properties depending on the additives included in the composition. Manufacturers often add ingredients that have the function of moisturizing, killing bacteria or removing inflammation. Necessarily in the composition of such products have emollients, for example, glycerin.

All the ingredients that make up the baby soap can be divided into three categories: foaming agents and surfactants, caring and additional components: perfume composition, stabilizers, dyes.

As a surfactant, toilet soap may contain sodium lauryl and laureth sulfates. For children's skin, these substances are too aggressive and can cause allergic rashes. Manufacturers can use as a gentle detergent component palm or palm kernel, coconut oil or animal fats. If the use of animal products is not intended in your daily life, pay attention to sodium tallowate and avoid it - this is how the detergent components derived from animal fat or its combinations are marked. Other designations, such as palmate or cocoate, mean plant-based raw materials for cosmetics.

Mandatory baby products contain caring ingredients. Glycerin and lanolin, boric acid and spermaceti can be used to soften the skin during preparation. To give the desired properties in the composition add natural oils and plant extracts. Many herbs have a pronounced healing effect:

• A series of soaps is renowned for its excellent sedative effect; it is a remedy for allergies, inflammations and bacteria.
• Plantain extract products are known for their wound-healing effect, with chamomile - soothe and disinfect, with calendula - moisturize and fight inflammation, with celandine - wounds heal, disinfect.
• Lavender soap soothes the nervous system well, promotes good sleep.
• A product containing olive oil or avocado oil softens, fights peeling and other skin problems.
• Products with milk gently and gently affect the epidermis and moisturize. Soap with fir and spruce needles has bactericidal and regenerating properties.

Any industrial soap is made using various thickeners, preservatives and stabilizers. These are the necessary components to give the product a proper look and a pleasant texture. When choosing the most natural soap in the store, you can pay attention to the products without additives and fragrances, dyes.

Baby soap has certain positive properties that can be used not only for baby skin care, but also for adults. When creating recipes are usually used the most safe components, mild detergent elements. High-quality children's detergent is made without sulfates and without parabens.

Quite a large number of people prefer to wash their faces with baby soap. Many desperate to find a suitable means for washing and removing make-up stop their choice on this product, considering that this is the best proven tool for cleansing the skin. The ladies who use it say that it helps get rid of acne. However, like regular soap, baby often dries the skin, even with mild surfactants in the composition and a neutral pH. Users recommend using in this case not a solid product, but a liquid one or using bathing facilities for babies.

In addition to the usual washing, users recommend using this product instead of shampoo, considering that this is the most suitable remedy for oily hair and dandruff. But many believe that it is still able to drain and weaken the hair. Also, baby soap because of the use of mild detergent components is simply not able to clean complex dirt, such as varnish, residues of styling products, grease, sweat and dust.

Of course, you can use children's tools for washing hair, face and body, if they suit your skin type and curls. They are usually hypoallergenic, may have a moisturizing and antimicrobial effect. It should be noted that antibacterial agents are not recommended to be used constantly at home. This generates more microbes that have adapted to difficult survival conditions. It is best to use antibacterial products in hospitals and people with reduced immunity, in other cases, ordinary soap will do.

Choosing soap, you need to focus on several important points. The age of the child is crucial. For newborn crumbs, the remedy should be absolutely safe. It is desirable if it is soappot without alkali, dyes, flavors and harmful substances. Vegetable and animal fats, such as coconut or palm oil, can be used as detergent components; there are products with sheep fat in sheep or a combination of animal fats. Check the labeling: most likely, it will indicate "0+" or "from birth." Such a product is usually odorless or has a light, subtle scent.

An older child will like more interesting options. After five years, you can purchase colored or shaped soap. Most often, it adds pleasant flavors that mimic caramel, chocolate, strawberries and similar goodies. The kid will be happy with this hygiene product, and everyday procedures will turn into a game.

Pay attention when choosing a detergent is primarily necessary for the composition. Neither the brand nor the assurances of the sellers will not give you as comprehensive information as the list of ingredients. Avoid the presence of dyes, perfume compositions, synthetic components. It is unlikely that it will be possible to find a product on the shelves of stores without artificial ingredients at all, but analyze the composition - the more natural ingredients in the product, the better.

There is a huge number of companies that produce baby soap. The domestic manufacturer is represented on the market with the following brands:

• Company "Freedom" produces well-known products: "Children" and "Tik-Tak" in accordance with GOST, the lines "I and Mother", "Disney Baby", "Lion King", "Alice".

• "Our mother" launches a line of funds under the same-name brand, including "Chamomile and Calendula", as well as products "My duckling".

• The brand "Clean line" specializes in herbal medicine and in the range has baby liquid soap with chamomile extract.

• Company group "Efko" creates products based on animal fats with the addition of essential oils; it has a children's line "Malio".

• Nefis Cosmetics manufactures products under brands "Baby" and "I was born."

• "NMGK" presents a series "My baby".

• "Casper" produced by the company "Neva cosmetics", like brand "Eared nannies" and "Bunny" with cute hares on the package.

• Manufacturer "Spivak" produces baby soap with sea salt, lavender, kiwi, all products are positioned as natural, handmade. Also produces soap-shampoo "Birch", Marseilles soap and various beldi.

• Facilities "Chic" and "Ooty-Way" produced by the company "Slobozhansky soap boiler" and contain natural plant ingredients.

• Products "Limpopo" from the concern "Kalina" They look like different little animals (hippopotamus Gosh, hare Stepashka, Willie's dolphin) and a sweet smell, which will be very attractive for children after three to five years. The concern also represents stamps "Dragon", "Little Fairy", "Karapuz".

• Facilities "Pretty boy" hypoallergenic, have a natural composition and approved by dermatologists.

• "Umka" in the series "Classic" has cream soap for babies from birth without fragrances and dyes, as well as with various extracts and useful additives.

• The brand Natura Siberica is one of the few representatives of all-organic cosmetics in our country. Line "Siberica Biberika" includes funds "Ladushki-palms", which due to the composition can be used for allergies. Also in the assortment of the company there is a series "Little Siberica", using the power of Siberian and Far Eastern herbs.

• Soap "Tabernacle" produced by a special recipe that does not contain salts and dyes. Also, the brand produces a special antibacterial soap for maternity hospitals and child care facilities.

• Vesar lets out liquid means under marking "Baby".

• "AQA baby " produces hypoallergenic children's cosmetics under the supervision of German experts.

The choice among domestic producers is quite large. At the same time, there are also foreign brands that are no less in demand.

• Institute of Klorane uses plant extracts in the manufacture of cosmetics. Products "Bebe" developed on the basis of plant extracts and has European quality certificates.

• German production Bubchen produces a good tool for newborns that does not contain harmful additives, but not all products of the brand can boast of harmlessness.

• Cosmetics from Johnson's baby can not be called perfect. It is frightening that the composition for the market of Russia and European countries is strikingly different.

• Sanosan - German company specializing in products for problem and damaged skin. It does not use mineral oils in its compositions, however, parabens can be found in them.

• Weleda - one of the best European manufacturers. This is a high-quality and certified cosmetics. Vegetable soap with calendula does not contain harmful substances, it is enriched with useful oils, glycerin, and herbal extracts.

• Italian brand Babycoccole releases a series of children's products. They contain essential oils and plant extracts.

• Babyline nature - a brand that uses German, Israeli and Japanese equipment in the production of various series for children.

• Mustela produces products for moms and babies that do not contain alcohol, parabens, GMOs, triclosan, phthalate and other harmful substances.

• Ecolab produces products that are 99% composed of natural ingredients. Great for daily care.

• Turkish brand Duru very well known to the consumer. Especially popular "Duru Clean & White Baby" for washing baby clothes.

• Cosmetics from Belarus Bielita famous for its price and quality.

• "Baby Soap" from Japan does not contain dyes and fragrances and is suitable for babies from the first days of life.

• Sodasan - Organic soap, certified by Ecocert certificate.

• Under the brand "Hello Kitty" Colorful and diverse products are produced for children over five years old.

• Japanese foam "Kewpie" has moisturizing properties and is suitable for use from birth.

• World brand Dettol specializes in antibacterial agents, including special soap.

Review brands of baby soap, see the following video.

Produced in industrial conditions, the soap can not be completely natural and meet all the requirements of moms. Therefore, an increasing number of consumers resort to making soap with their own hands. The easiest way to cook your own soap on the basis of the purchased baby. But you can personally collect and prepare a substance for washing your baby from scratch.

The standard recipe based on purchased soap will be the following recipe. In it, you can change the ingredients depending on the needs and characteristics of the skin.

1. 100 grams of baby soap, preferably with the simplest composition without additives.

2. 10 grams of vegetable oil, for example, almond, olive, sesame, sea buckthorn, grape seed or any other.

3. Essential oils, for example, orange, juniper, pink, lavender, pine, lemon.

4. Food colors, but they are not required. When using vegetable oils soap will have a certain color, but it will not be too bright.

5. 100 grams of water, herbal infusion or milk.

The process of soap making with these ingredients is quite simple:

• hard baby soap grated You can preheat a piece in the sun or battery;
• the resulting crumb is poured with the selected liquid - milk or infusion, and leave to swell;
• melt soap in a water bath for 10-30 minutes or in the microwave for 30 seconds three times. The mass should be homogeneous, similar to sour cream, but it should never boil;
• add flavors and dyes and pour into a mold for curing.

Thus, you can get a natural organic soap with the perfect composition. For the greatest benefit, you can enrich the composition with oatmeal, honey, coffee, cucumber juice, lanolin oil and various vitamins.

See the following video for a recipe for baby soap.

Users prefer foreign manufacturers of soap for kids. Especially in the issue of care for newborns. Rating of such funds open brand Weleda, Mustela, EcoLab. Factory Products Johnson's Baby and Bubhen Doubtful buyers with their ambiguous composition. European manufacturers often have well-deserved certificates of quality, but the price of their products is not available to every consumer.

Top Russian manufacturers are crowned Natura Siberica, "Our mother", "My sunshine". Older people tend to choose proven "Children", "Tik-Tak" from "Neva cosmetics".

Choosing baby soap is a very important and important matter. It is well to prepare for it, decide on the necessary properties and the desired composition and consciously go for a purchase. Or you can do soap at home and be completely confident in the composition of the resulting product.