Acne Solutions - Baby acne remedies

Can a baby catch acne from mother?

A baby is like a clean slate and whatever the mother eats, smells, wears, speaks, or even thinks is received by the baby. It is on this account that any self medication during pregnancy is strictly prohibited. Expecting mothers are especially asked to refrain from any skin treatments even if they are topical because they too seep into the baby skin through crossing the lining of placenta. A major cause of baby acne is the hormonal imbalance in the body of expecting mother during pregnancy.

Do gestational cravings cause baby acne?

Some expecting mothers develop weird cravings to consume odd foods (sometimes even non foods) during the gestational period. Of the items on record, consumed by expecting mothers, a few are:

Ice cubes, Clay, Lime, raw rice, roasted red meat, and citrus fruits particularly lime and lemon, Fruit peels particularly shredded orange or lemon peel, pickles, seeds of vegetables, and depending upon the cultural background there is a long list of many more queer items.

These items do impact the acne formation through interfering different processes going on, in the body and deviating from their normal course of action.

Some mother and child, myths and superstitions

Eastern mothers are very superstitious of that exposing the expecting mother to open air during a solar or lunar eclipse, leaves visible impact on the skin of baby in the form of some permanent scars. They are also very anxious about an expecting mother seeing a horror movie because they think that, looking at Dracula will give Dracula image to the new born. Some say consuming coconut milk and coconut cream by expecting mothers ensures smooth skin and fair complexion of the new born baby and is considered by some as an effective baby acne remedy.