When it comes to babyface creams, the markets online and offline are flooded. As a mom, I felt confused with the bombardment of product recommendations from friends, family, and Television. Nowadays, it’s even on social media. As a mom and a practicing Doctor, I am careful about what I put on my face and my baby’s face too. That’s why I only share information about brands and products I have used and trust. This is my complete list of The Top 10 Babyface creams for kids so that you can choose with awareness.
Table of contents
- Mother Sparsh Plant powered Natural Baby face cream.
- NMFe Skin Cream
- Chicco Baby Cream
- Moms Co Natural Baby Cream
- Himalaya Baby face cream
- Johnson’s Cotton Touch Newborn Baby Cream,
- Cetaphil Baby Cream
- Softsens Baby Moisturizing Cream
- Sebamed Baby Cream
- Derma Dew
- Aveeno Baby Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream
- What to avoid in baby care products?
- Which cream is best for a baby’s face?
- How to do a patch test?
- Will you put moisturizer on your baby’s face?
- Comparing 12 Popular Baby Face Creams at a glance
- What can you put on your baby’s dry face?
Skincare is not just for today, but it’s the building block for good immunity life-long. Skin is the largest organ, and a baby’s skin is thinner and more delicate than adult skin. Choosing products that will care for, nourish, protect and make firm your baby’s skin is essential. What you apply to your baby’s skin today will have an effect even years later.
Mother Sparsh Plant powered Natural Baby face cream.
The barrier function of the skin, its protective function, can only work when it’s nourished, healthy, and strong. This is where Mother Sparsh shines. Since it’s a Made in India brand, their understanding of the Indian skin and climate conditions are superior to that of foreign brands; their baby care cream formulation is thus as light as a mother’s touch; the cream is well absorbed without any signs of stickiness.
The main ingredients are organic coconut oil, jojoba oil, and wheat germ oil.
Coconut oil: Best oil for getting absorbed into the skin and nourishing it from inside is coconut oil, and my love for this oil is well known. Even when I shared about my favorite baby lotions.
Wheat germ oil: It helps protect from allergies. It’s enriched with Vitamins A, B, and D and helps keep your baby’s skin moist and supple for a long time.
Jojoba oil: Reduces redness and irritation with its hypoallergenic properties.
It also contains shea butter, aloe vera extract, Apricot oil, beeswax. It hydrates gently and prevents loss of moisture from your baby’s delicate skin. It gives hydration and long-lasting nourishment to soothe dry, irritated skin. The formulation is absorbed quickly; it’s nongreasy, hypoallergenic, and has no synthetic fragrance. The baby cream is safe, organic, nongreasy, travel-friendly, pocket-friendly, skin-friendly, and baby-friendly, making it a perfect fit for my baby care needs.
It’s free from harmful chemicals such as silicon, parabens, dyes, phthalate, etc. The Mother Sparsh baby care range is focused on quality baby care, plant-based, safe for the baby, safe for the skin, and environment-friendly. It’s a made-in-India brand that makes quality and affordability both possible.
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NMFe Skin Cream
Contains aloe vera, Vitamin E, pentavitin, a skin-identical factor binding with and providing deep hydration to the skin. It keeps skin moisturized for more than eight hours and works effectively on dry skin.
It’s especially suitable for summers and dry and sensitive skin. The soothing and cooling effect makes it suitable for all seasons as it gets easily absorbed into the skin.
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Chicco Baby Cream
Chicco Natural Sensation Face Cream promises twenty-four-hour protection for your baby’s skin. That’s a significant promise, and their product is world-renowned for baby care. Chicco baby care cream was one of the first baby creams I used for my child. It has –
· Shea butter
· Vitamin E.
· Panthenol
· Rice oil
Chicco Natural sensation face cream is easy to apply, spreads easily, absorbed quickly, and has no greasy after effect. It doesn’t have mineral oil, dyes, parabens, phenoxyethanol. Its dermatologically tested and approved by Pediatricians. It’s suitable for daily application in all seasons and especially good for dry, irritated skin: It has a good barrier and hydrating function lasting for a long duration.
Moms Co Natural Baby Cream
Moms Co Natural Baby Cream is another natural baby care cream that takes excellent care. It’s rich in the goodness of Hydrolyzed milk protein, organic Apricot, Organic jojoba oil, shea butter, cocoa butter. The milk proteins, good fatty acids, and Vit A help to deeply moisturize and nourish the baby’s skin. It Australia certified and is free from toxins, sulfates, and paraben. Its hypoallergenic, mild, and gentle on the baby’s soft and sensitive skin.
Himalaya Baby face cream
One thing about Himalaya you can’t ignore is their brand recognition in India. With their range of various plant-based products, they were among the few brands that reliably brought plant products even to the Babycare market. Their USP is their promise.
Ingredients include-
Olive Oil, Country Mallow, licorice, Ashvagandha. It’s free from mineral oil, but the main oil base is only olive oil, which can cause skin breakouts if it’s the only oil base.
Johnson’s Cotton Touch Newborn Baby Cream,
Johnson and Johnson were a favorite of many moms worldwide before the J and J fiasco. Their powder caused immense face loss and trust issues. Before that, Johnson was synonymous with baby care. The newer range of Johnson and Johnson cream looks better than their older counterparts, and the cotton touch range doesn’t have mineral oil. The ingredients are-
Water, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Oil, and some more chemicals.
The classic J and J fragrance is really their USP. Still, as we know, any artificial fragrance is not recommended in baby products. It’s a choice that, as a mom, you have to make. The price range is competitive, and it’s readily available online and offline all over the world.
Cetaphil Baby Cream
Baby Soothe & Protect Cream with Allantoin Skin Protectant is a cream whose name is a household favorite all over the globe. Their USP is their product which is free of paraben, mineral oil, petroleum-free and is clinically tested for use on baby skin.
Softsens Baby Moisturizing Cream
This brand is one of the newer entrants and has the goodness of shea butter and milk protein in this baby cream. It is non-sticky and gentle on the baby’s skin. It’s free from parabens, SLS, SLES, Sulfates, Phthalates. But it does contain PEG 100 and alcohol which many moms may wish to avoid.
Sebamed Baby Cream
It’s made in Germany and is a reputed International brand having an entire range of quality Baby care products; Sebamed Baby care cream has clinically proven barrier function, nonirritant, and has almost no allergic reaction. Its ingredients include:
· Water(Aqua)
· Mineral oil
· Petrolatum(petroleum jelly)
· Hyaluronic acid and Squalene
· Vitamin E
· Rich in Panthenol (Vitamin B5)
· and allantoin
· Chamomile
· Alcohol
· Some more chemicals
It’s ideal from one month onwards. But contains mineral oil and Petroleum.
Derma Dew
One of the bigger brands of Baby care cream. One of the ingredients of Dermadew baby cream is Turmeric oil that has anti-inflammatory action and helps soothe the skin. Other ingredients are-Aloe vera, Glycerin, Vitamin E, Shea butter, Almond oil, Rice bran oil, Turmeric oil, Dimethicone, Light liquid paraffin. The cream absorbs well and does the job. But the liquid paraffin is not an ingredient I feel comfortable with.
Aveeno Baby Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream
This is used for dry, irritated skin prone to eczema. It is dermatologically recommended. It’s free of parabens, phthalates.
Ingredient list:
Oat kernel, oat flour: Ingredients I love,
Other constituents are- glycerin, mineral oil, sodium benzoate, acrylates, cetyl alcohol, coco glucoside, and many more chemicals. I wish Aveeno would re-evaluate the not so lovely ingredients and make it even better.
What to avoid in baby care products?
Avoiding products with parabens, Mineral Oil & Synthetic Colors, artificial fragrances, SLS, Sulphates, and their derivatives as far as possible is a good first step.
You should also not use any adult products on baby skin.
Checking the expiry date of baby creams before applying them is crucial.
Which cream is best for a baby’s face?
Creams that contain baby-safe, eco-friendly products are best for a baby’s face. Creams without parabens, mineral oil, synthetic dyes, alcohol-containing products, or Sodium Laureth sulfate. There can be no blanket recommendation because every baby is unique, and so is their skin. Before using and baby care products, don’t forget to do a patch test on your skin.
How to do a patch test?
Apply the product on the soft inner skin of the forearm next to the elbow. The skin should be clean and free from any irritation, abrasion, or lesion. Keep a watch on the area for forty-eight hours. Check for redness, itching, or any other skin changes. Usually, absence of such a reaction denotes the product is safe to use.
Will you put moisturizer on your baby’s face?
Yes, you can put moisturizer on your baby’s face. Baby moisturizing lotion and cream serve two different purposes. Lotions classically have more water content and spread more quickly. Creams being heavier are suitable for dry skin, needing more barrier function.
Comparing 12 Popular Baby Face Creams at a glance
Baby Cream | My rating | Mineral oil /Paraffin/ Alcohol/PEG |
Mother Sparsh | ***** | No |
NMFe | ***** | No |
Chicco | ***** | No |
Moms Co | ***** | No |
Himalaya | ***** | No |
Johnson and Johnson Cotton Touch | **** | No , Cetyl alcohol |
Sebamed | *** | Yes both mineral oil,Paraffin and also Alcohol |
Cetaphil | **** | No |
Softsens | **** | PEG 100, Alcohol no mineral oil or paraffin |
Johnson’s Baby cream | *** | Yes mineral oil |
Derma Dew Baby Cream | *** | Yes paraffin |
Aveeno | *** | Yes mineral oil |
What can you put on your baby’s dry face?
You should always consult your Pediatrician in person before choosing baby care products.
For Summers: Moisturizing baby lotion for daycare and baby cream at night.
Winters: Baby creams are better both day and night during winters.
Moms really know best, so choose with care.
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