Wash your baby's face with warm water on a daily basis. For severe baby acne, a mild soap may also be used.  Use soap formulated for babies whenever possible. Soaps meant for adolescents or adults may be too harsh for your baby's skin. If you cannot use soap meant for babies, use a mild moisturizing facial soap or a soap with a high percentage of emollients. These soaps are usually mild enough for most babies, but you should stop use immediately if your baby's skin turns red or if the acne gets worse. Do not wash your baby's face more than once a day. Over-washing the skin can irritate it, causing oil-producing glands to work even more and ultimately creating more acne. When you wash your baby's face, do so by patting it or wiping it down gently.  Since baby acne is caused by over-active oil glands rather than dirt, scrubbing the skin will only irritate it and cause the glands to produce more oil. Use a soft sponge or terry washcloth to wipe your baby's skin. Use a soft terry bath towel to gently pat the skin completely dry. Do not wipe or scrub your baby's face dry, since doing so can further irritate the skin and produce more oil. Avoid applying lotion to the face, especially over acne-covered patches, since lotion can aggravate the problem.  Even though the patch of acne may seem dry, the fact that it is caused by over-active oil glands means that adding further oil will only make the acne worse. If you are concerned with how dry your baby's face seems because of the acne, use a moisturizing baby soap as you cleanse the skin to minimize further drying out and pat the skin dry as soon as possible. If your baby's skin seems especially dried out, you could also try a non-oily cream instead of an oily lotion. Only apply the cream to a small patch of skin and monitor it closely to make sure that the skin does not get worse. If the cream seems to help, you can apply it to the rest of the affected area. Do not, under any circumstance, attempt to “pop” your baby's zits, since doing so is never helpful and is almost always harmful. Squeezing the acne irritates the skin. As the skin gets irritated, the oil-producing glands react by producing more oil. More oil can cause even worse acne. A breakout of baby acne usually disappears within a few weeks to several months without special treatment.  Even though this skin condition can look awful, it rarely causes your baby pain or discomfort. If it does, however, you can go to your doctor for more advanced, professional treatment. Baby acne usually makes its first appearance at the 2 to 4 week mark, and it can last until your baby is 5 to 6 months old. The breakouts are usually at their worst between 6 and 12 weeks of age. Note that baby acne is usually most severe when your baby is hot and fussy. Baby acne generally lasts longer with breast-fed babies, since the same residual, oil-triggering hormones that the baby was exposed to in the uterus can come through the mother's milk, too. As a result, it often begins clearing up as your baby is weened off of breast-milk. It may even clear up sooner if your baby's oil glands have matured enough to handle the hormones before then.
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