Products...

Hi ladies,

just wanted to find out what products (powder, soap, shampoo etc) u use on baby?
geez, when u are pregnant u hear a whole shabang of stories, about how not to use this that and the other.... and not to use scented products etc,

so i just wanted to get advice straight from the horses mouth (aka, u experienced mommies )

Thanks!

We use Cetaphil cleanser for her body and as shampoo and a cream called Epimax (cheap as chips) for her face and body. She had a rash a while back from my preg hormones and these products cleared it up so quickly. Her skin is beautiful. They don't have any scent to them. When she's a bit older I want to use the Woollies Natural range and I have already used it on and off. I use Bepanthen as bum cream occasionally ( I don't use bum cream every time we do a nappy change.) I also use Pure Lan on my nipples and her lips which sometimes get very cracked from breastfeeding. I don't use any talcum powder. I also use Pampers nappies and the Pampers Sensitive wipes. Hope this helps!

I used Woollies naturals from birth to 7 months. From 7 months I started some scented products. I use fissan paste after every nappy change (no nappy rash yet). I use any wipes, no favourites. Huggies Gold is the best.

I also used the woolies range when they were small or the weleda stuff.

I just like the idea of no harsh chemicals on such delicate skin.

We now use a mix of organic stuff and johnsons but the DOc informed me that what I thought was pimples was exema and it is quite bad

so back to the naturals.

Fissan paste is the best! And I am not shy using it on their bums - I put alot on.
For bathing I use Johnsons bedtime bath (purple bottle) and elizabeth anne special shampoo (pink bottle) and then cream them with Elizabeth Anne aqueous cream.

I got cetaphil products from medi clinic,awesome but expensive so when they were done (only after a few months), i didn't continue using it because it's R99 per bottle. Ps: You probably won't need to buy too much. I only stopped using my baby shower gifts ( got lots of baby products) after she turned 1..oh and fissan paste is awesom

Thanks ladies

Annique has a lovely baby range. We use that. And the Johnsons purple one also... like that alot.

most babies are allergic to J&J, the only products I was able to use with D was Annique Rooibos Baby Range & I am using again with Wihan, no skin problems like eczema, Wihan just had very dry skin so my pead prescribed epizone e cream. xx

I used Elisabeth Annes with both my kiddies due to the fact that I was allergic to J&J as a baby, was scared that the same would happen with Hanco and Zhané, not having any problems up to date

I was given heaps of diff things when I was preggers and basically kept most of the and tried them all out. And found the ones I liked, that smelled nice, that washed the hair well etc.

Same as Eileen, Zander didn't have sensitive skin and no allergies, so I tried everything out, lOVED the Elizabeth Annes.

I recently bought this 1litre body wash/baby shampoo winnie the pooh bottle at Ackermans and it is awesome. Zander smells like the taste of those red lollypops after a bath.....divine...

J & J Bedtime,elizabeth anne special shampoo,epizone cream,bennets bum cream. no problems

my kids don't have sensitive skins and I used everything from the baby showers and then I go with what i prefer, either based on price or smell.

My favourites are:

• Bumbies wipes (R16 at ToysRus)
  
• J&J baby powder
  
• Elizabeth Anne's baby shampoo
  
• J&J soaps - i like the purple one the best
  
• J&J vaseline for bums and of course
  
• any aqueous cream that I find - I seem to use a different one every time!
  
• Pampers! I'm strictly a Pampers gal
  

oh & if your LO has really dry skin E45 is the way to go! bum cream I prefer palmers bum butter - smells yummy! or bepathen. I am proud Huggies Gold mommy. I have tested all tipes of wipes, some are hard, some are too wet, others are too thin you stick your finger through & I found the huggies wipes to be the best - nice & strong, not too wet & not hard!