Is it good to bathe your newborn every day?

Daily bathing is generally not recommended for newborns, as it may disrupt the skin barrier function, resulting in some adverse symptoms. The skin of newborns is relatively fragile and delicate, and if bathed every day will lead to dryness and dehydration of the skin, resulting in the appearance of skin peeling. And the longer the bathing time, the newborn’s skin keratin will be thinner, resistance to external environmental aggression ability to decline. The outermost oil of the newborn’s skin is able to protect and nourish the skin, and daily bathing will destroy this layer of oil, so that the skin will appear dehydrated and dry, and severe allergic reactions can also occur. It is generally recommended that newborns take three to four baths a week in the summer and one to two baths a week in the winter. Although it is not recommended to give newborns a bath every day, but for the diaper area and other places, it is best to wash every day, to avoid the emergence of newborns red buttocks, as well as folds more places such as eczema.