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However, certain types of leaves are highly beneficial for bathing, aiding in keeping the baby clean, preventing illnesses, and effectively treating diaper rash.
1. Noni Leaves
According to traditional medicine, noni leaves are a climbing species with a strong, aromatic, warm taste. They are ideal for bathing babies in winter. Noni leaves contain antibiotics, helping to dispel wind, reduce inflammation, disinfect, and fight bacteria. Noni leaves are highly effective in treating diaper rash, primarily for antibacterial purposes and reducing itching in babies with allergic reactions.
Bathing Method: Take about 10 noni leaves, wash them thoroughly, slice thinly, and put them in a pot of boiling water. Let the leaves steep in warm water for a while to mix with warm water for bathing babies on cold winter days, which is very suitable for keeping the baby's body warm.
In addition to its antibacterial properties, noni leaf water is also very effective in treating diaper rash in babies. However, to prevent allergic reactions, mothers can apply a little noni leaf water to the baby's hands before bathing directly.
2. Artemisia Leaves
During winter, bathing with Artemisia leaves not only helps children treat itching, eczema, prevent diaper rash, soothe wounds, and inflammation effectively.
Bathing with Artemisia leaves also helps children relieve cold symptoms, effectively prevent colds during the chilly season, and feel warmer during bath time.
Bathing Method: Wash Artemisia leaves thoroughly, chop finely, put them in a pot of boiling water for a while to release the essence of the leaves, then mix with bath water for babies. You can also add a few grains of rock salt in the bathtub.
3. Bathing with Green Tea Leaves
Green tea leaves have many benefits such as treating ulcers, diaper rash, and skin ulceration. During winter, daily diaper use can lead to diaper rash and ulceration. Bathing with green tea leaves twice a week or washing the baby's genital area with green tea leaves daily can prevent diaper rash effectively.
To brew green tea leaf water, follow the instructions above, and when bathing, mothers can add a few grains of salt to it.
4. Bathing with Eucalyptus Oil
Bathing babies with eucalyptus oil in winter is very suitable because it has the ability to resist colds, avoid wind, coughs, antibacterial, pain relief, mosquito repellent, anti-bloating, and indigestion. It also keeps the baby's body warm.
Mothers can add 2 to 3 drops of eucalyptus oil to the baby's bathwater to keep the baby's body warm, prevent colds, and coughs. However, it is important to wash the face before adding oil to prevent stinging the baby's eyes.
Apart from this, in the long run, you should bathe your baby with soap-free bath milks such as lactacyd, centafil, mustela, cadum..
Notes when bathing for babies
– Clean the baby's bathing tub thoroughly with soap before and after bathing. For newborns, to be extra cautious, mothers can disinfect the tub by wiping it with alcohol inside.
– Bathwater for newborns should be boiled to warm, avoiding bathing with lukewarm water.
– Test the baby's reaction before bathing by applying bathwater to the baby's hand first.
– Trim nails and clean hands and feet thoroughly before bathing.
– Start by washing the cleanest parts of the baby's body before moving to areas like the groin and skin folds.
– Use a clean cup to rinse the baby.
