A little lesson in baby skin care products for new parents...

When we first adopted Hudson I, of course, was new to the differences in his skin care vs. what I had known. I searched the Internet looking for information to help this new mama out. I've talked with numerous other adoptive parents. I joined a yahoo group for adoptive parents of AA or bi-racial children. For those of you that will be adopting soon or recently have adopted, I wanted to share with you what I have found to be the best products for Hudson's skin and hair. I've tried gobs of products and these are the ones that far outweigh them all.

We love Burt's Bees. It is gentle on his skin. He doesn't break out from it. We use the milk bath, the baby wash, the buttermilk lotion, and talc free powder, the apricot baby oil, and the diaper ointment. All of these smell divine! The baby oil is all natural and mineral oil free. I use it in his hair too. For those of you new to adopting a AA or bi-racial baby, you will find their skin to need much more hydration that you would imagine. Another superb product is Bath and Body Works Lay it On Thick shea butter lotion. This also smells delicious and people always comment on how yummy Hudson smells when I rub this on him.

I did google searches to find Burt's Bees products on clearance. I found them significantly reduced at Vitacost (I think...I can't remember which website I found them on). I've also found some Burt's Bees natural mosquito repellent that I plan on trying on him later this summer...oh, and some Avacado Butter Pre-Shampoo treatment. It can be used as a styling agent and it works well in his hair for that as well. It hydrates nicely and smells good. Both of these were clearanced out so I thought I'd try them. Anyway...I just wanted you to know that you can find them at reduced prices. Target also carries them if you need them right away.

I've tried Coconut Oil...it is nice, but the smell was just a little weird on him. I now use it for baking. :) I used Eucerin cream, but it was pretty hard to spread on him. He would wiggle around and it would get everywhere. :) Ok...I'll stop there, but just know that I've tried a lot! We don't do as many baths, because his skin just can not handle it. We do sponge baths, but keep the actual baths to weekly. We just make sure to keep him lotioned-up.

He is 5 1/2 months now and his hair is really beginning to change. His soft baby hair is growing into kinky curls. It is more coarse and dry. I love it!

I hope this helps some of you out. I know I was so confused about what I should and shouldn't use on him. If there are products that you have found to be great, please leave them in the comments...I'd love to know what other products are great. If you have any questions, please post them.