Silly question about Moisturising my 11 month old??

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My DS is 11 months and i still moisturise him every night after his bath.

Im still using the Johnson bedtime bath range (bubble bath, talc and cream) as he as always sleep so well since using it that i darent stop.
I have started to notice that he looks a little dry on his back and back of his neck.
Any ideas, could this be the Johnson bedtime moisturiser is pants, or maybe the talc drying his skin out to much.

Do i even need to moisturise him daily now, even if im using talc??
If its ok to still do daily, has can anyone recommend a good moisturiser to use??

DS uses the same bubble bath and I have noticed his skin getting dry - figured it was the cold weather. I have been putting baby oil (johnsons bedtime oil) on him after his bath and its working.

I use moisturiser on my DD who is 2 daily as she suffers from dry skin. I use Palmers cocoa butter as its excellent and it smells like melted chocolate!

If his skin looks dry, I'd stop using all products except something to wash with. Put something like E45 on the dry bits.
IMHO, there's no need for bubble bath and isn't talc dangerous?
We use the Little Me Sleepy Head body wash on DS. It smells of lavender but not sure if it helps him sleep! You could always try a drop of lavender on a tissue near his bed

The bedtime bath and talc dont say they have added moisturises so wonder if they where the prob maybe, and that the moisturiser just isnt good enough to sort it out.

Really wanna try something else but darent stop incase he doesnt go off to sleep so well.

Why is talc dangerous, surely they wouldnt sell it if it was?

it can be dangerous if inhaled and has been linked to certain cancers e.g.ovarian cancer.

Is talcum powder safe for babies?

I use Waitrose Baby Bottom Butter as a post bath moisturiser on my ds and the same thing on myself!

It's yummy, smells heavenly and has no freaky ingredients. It's also quite cheap.

i never knew about the talc thing, i will stop using it now.

Top tip - cornstarch instead of talc works a treat, also very good for nappy rash!

I always found J&J stuff very drying. I wouldn't use talc at all, and if you do want to moisturise then a simple emollient will do the job -- if he hasn't got eczema then you should be fine with something like aqueous cream (v cheap from chemist).

I never moisturise dd at all and never have

she never looked like she needed it

but then I have never used any products to wash her anything except a smidge of the Halos & Horns stuff to get the food out her hair

I suspect all the products are drying him out

if you are wedded to the smell, smear some of the lotion on a flannel and hang up by the cot.

My Ds has got quite dry skin, but I find J&J or any scented products really drying, so only use plain, unscented oil in the bath / after the bath, and a smidgen of E45 or Aqueous cream on his face when it's cold, as he gets a especially dry there.

just posted this on another thread

try and avoid the ingredient Sodium Laureth Sulphate or SLS for short. It is an extremely nasty chemical (is used to strip industrial oil) and unfortunately in alot of high street products.

Personally I would try 'little me range which you can get in boots or 'halo N horns' which is now available in tesco.

IMHO Johnsons are not as baby or skin friendly as they seem to make out.

OK thanks everyone.

I live overseas and dont speak the language so buying stuff like this isnt easy but im in the uk for xmas so want to stock up, but on the right stuff!

I used to massage dd with olive oil about once or twice a week when she was a baby. This seemed to keep her skin (and my hands!) lovely and soft. She has eczema too, and I found that I prefered to use something so natural. No wI used Halo's and horns in the bath and if she has any little dry patches I use a little olive oil based ointment or oilatum emolient.