rash on face , but how do I figure out what it's from?

[Anabellesmumanddad]

My 8 month old has a rash on her face. I suspect it is from food that she rubs around, but I could be wrong. it's pretty bright red and I am not sure how to figure out what it's from.
Ideas?

[ScottishThistle]

What has she eaten?...Tomato & citrus fruits are quite common for causing rashes...My 3yr old charge still has a slight rash around her mouth when she gets either on her skin.

[Anabellesmumanddad]

the newest food she has been given lately is baby yogurt and cauliflower. No citrus or tomato yet.
dinner is usually a combination of potato, pumpkin, carrots, courgettes, beans, peas, she gets chicken too...

[ScottishThistle]

I'd have a look at the ingredients in the baby yoghurt, it may be a slight reaction to cow's milk if they contain it & she hasn't had it before?

[Anabellesmumanddad]

good idea.
I think it is special baby yogurt which I thought didn't have cows milk in it for that reason. They give it to her at creche, so I will check next time I am there

[Anabellesmumanddad]

just read up on baby yogurt, it does have cows milk (duh) but it is apparently easier to digest when they are little

[ScottishThistle]

She can have a slight reaction but it's not necessarily something you have to avoid yet, give it a bit of time.

[katelyle]

It may not be an allergy at all - my children used to get a red rash on their cheeks and chin if their sleeves or a collar of their tops got damp and wasn't changed at once. It only took a few minutes for the damp fabric to rub enough to make their skin red. Nightmare with ds, who was a sleeve chewer!

[boo64]

My ds (2) has a similar thing - triggered I think by suncream but wipes are making it worse. Could it be caused by suncream?

Anyone know what wipes are good for this kind of thing - Huggies sensitive are causing a problem I think

[expatinscotland]

Wipes, perhaps, if you're using them to clean her face.

Also, my DD1 is allergic to SLSs in many shampoos and soaps and get a rash from them.

[Quootiepie]

DS used to get a rash around his mouth and chin just from dribbling etc. Wipes made it worse, just mopping dribble helps, and yogurt from around his mouth.

[crayon]

DS2 used to get a red rash because his fleecy hood rubbed his cheeks. Has she started wearing a sunhat with flaps perhaps? or a high collar?

[MissGolightly]

what do they wipe her with at nursery? DS gets a rash if they clean his face with baby wipes instead of water.