Bathing with mugwort water is not recommended for newborns.
Mugwort leaves can be used externally to dispel dampness and relieve itching, and can be used for eczema, pubic sores, scabies and other itchy skin diseases. Although mugwort water bath has a lot of benefits, but belongs to the stronger odor of Chinese medicine, may stimulate the respiratory tract of newborns; and some studies have shown that the volatile oil of mugwort leaves also has a certain degree of irritation for the skin, which can lead to skin damage and so on.
Newborn respiratory mucosa is thin, narrow airway, skin is more delicate, easy to be stimulated by the smell of drugs, etc., so if there is no special disease is not recommended to bathe in mugwort leaf water.
If the newborn appears uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended to consult the regular hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to use medication, so as not to delay the condition or cause organic damage to the newborn.