Baby Acne

Ance is always thought of as something which occurs in teenagers. You would be right in thinking this as that is when acne is most likely to appear but did you know that babies may also suffer from acne?

There are some parents of new born babies that find it hard to accept that their little one has acne. They will often blame themselves thinking that they must have done something wrong during the pregnancy.

But baby acne is different to the one we associate with teenagers. The acne on a baby will be seen around the nose and look like a rash.

It will often look a lot worse than it really is. Sometimes the acne is present at birth or may only start to show when the baby is 3 or 4 weeks old.

You may think that baby acne is rare but it isn’t as around 1 in every 5 babies will show some signs of acne, also known as acne neonatorum.

It is usually caused by hormones which have been passed from the mother through the placenta.

However, baby acne does not last as long as the regular acne we see in puberty and will usually disappear within 1 to 3 months. There are treatments available such as antifungal creams and vitamin A gel. But more often than not, there is no need to purchase any of this as the acne will usually clear by itself.

Baby acne is just something some babies will experience for a short time. Usually, they will not experience it again as a baby once it has cleared.