Third Trimester | Jun 2018

My baby was very fair at the time of birth. I massage her daily with himalayas massage oil. But now her skin gets darker? Is it because of massage or something else? What should be used in my baby's face after bath? Can I use turmeric in her body.. She is 3 months and 23 days old.

79 Answers

Jun 2018

Hi dear
Using turmeric for a 3 months old baby is a very bad idea. I am a mother of two my both babies were born very fair but later color faded. But again after few months they both started gaining color back. So don’t worry it’s not a problem. I used olive oil for both rather any baby oil.

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Anindita Dey Sharma

Jun 2018

don't put turmeric n all.... complexion change, it not remain same so don't panic. Himalaya oil is good if u want to change oil then u can use coconut oil.

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Sonia Sehrawat

Jun 2018

babies changes der complexion up-to 6 month.. my daughter was born wid pink texture, Bt later on within few months she got dusky😵I was heartbroken.. 💔Bt experienced people u know, dey showerd me wid der valuable suggestions, said, don't use ny cosmetics, just massage her with pure coconut oil, ND wid pure ghee on her head only, trust me, it worked, after passing few more months, she was fine, got back her complexion she had at her birth time.. u also wait for some more tym.. she ll b fine.. 👍till den don't experiment ✋

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Rohini achari

Why should you be heartbroken if your child gets dusky.. is being dark so bad!!!

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JYOTI RAWAT

Jun 2018

it's normal dear baby's complexion keeps on changing till 1 yr....u can use baby cream on baby's face which r easily available online n in markets ...... don't use anything except baby products over baby body she may get rashes or allergy from it....

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samriti kapoor

Dont even use baby creams. Let them stay natural. Baby products are just marketing gimmick. Babies dont need creams.

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Vidhi Duggal

Jun 2018

I would not suggest the use of turmeric for a three months old baby. Rather go in for Johnson's products like milk and bath range which is very mild and gentle. For the face apply a gentle baby cream. The baby's complexion changes as she grows. Don't worry about that.

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Preksha Singhvi

Jun 2018

Baby color and massage oil has no connection dear .
I suggest you to use mamaearth earth soothing massage oil , as it’s made of cold pressed essential oils . It’s all natural and no chemicals are in that . Very good for babies skin .
Rather than applying anything else just use this mamaearth oil . Also use mamaearth milky face cream for babies so that skin will not get dry . It’s very soft cream

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Gitika Kartik Damani

Jun 2018

No it is not because of the oil. Babies change their color for few months. Later she will come back to her original color. My son and my daughter both had the same thing. Once they turn 1 year their will be a lot of change (improvement in color as well).

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Gitika Kartik Damani

Anytime! :)

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Vaishnavi Gupta

Sep 22

hi.. am a mom of 5 and half month old baby boy.. the birth colour of any baby a not the true cimplexion.. its cos of the effect of amniotic fluid.. if u notice, the colour of the baby's ear during birth s the baby's true colour..

and regarding turmeric, yea u can use fine turmeric powder. mix equal amts of fine turmeric powder and green gram flour and use this mix for bathing the baby.. turmeric s antimicrobial and good for baby.. green gram flour makes the skin soft and supple..

massage the baby with pure coconut oil and leave for 5 mins.. then bathe using this powder.. u can see improvement in colour complexion which s good and natural..

well as long as the baby is healthy and active, complexion doesnt matter.. so dont worry too much abt t.. ☺

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Deepthi Raavi

Jun 2018

Baby colour changes , All babies are born fair, that is not the real colour. Skin colour is dependent on genes and nothing will change it..
as days pass babies get their true complexion..
use sebamed soap

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Rachana Jain

Jun 2018

skin color changes when it comes in contact with external components..so dont worry abt that. it may get fairer again after some time. you have to take care that baby is getting proper feed and diet really helps. also you may apply a little amount of kaccha milk on baby's face and leave it for some time to get absorbed by skin. and wash gently with normal water. you may use some good company baby lotion or oil for massage. i am using mamaearth baby oil and lotion for my daughter and found it good.

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swathy partha

Aug 2018

Even my baby also in first she is too pinkish white then she faded then al are started to tel how much black she is u couple are fair but she is black but later she turning to white it's took nearly 1.5 month to change even now sometime she looks little dusky sometimes white so nothing to worry again they wil coem to their original Colors

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swathy partha

Aug 2018

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Jyotsna Malhotra

Jun 2018

Do not apply anything on baby,s face. Oil makes the baby face darker. when bathing, just rub wet hand on his face thats all. babies r not so dirty after all. after bath apply any baby cream in a very less quantity on his face. U will see the change.

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richa gaur

Jun 2018

i also faced the same issue with Himalaya oil.. so I stopped it and using coconut oil.. as its summer do use coconut oil and within 2-4 days u will feel the difference

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Jass Raman Dehion

Jun 2018

Dear dnt panic

Baby’s keep on changing their color at least for 5 months then they get same color back as they grow dear

Birth color is the actual color of babies
Mine daughter too get darker after some time of birth bt now she is back in her complexion dear .....
so dnt worry

Nd try to use anything on babies skin as they r hving to soft skin.....

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Er Pradnya Amit Pawar

Dec 2018

thanks ladies, I hv also started Himalaya baby oil for my baby n her skin has become darker. she we fair before a week n be looks dusky. I got my answer why is it so.. thank you so much.. wl use coconut oil for her instead. pla suggest best oil for her.

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Prity Rani

Apr 23

hi dear,
All colour is beautiful. many mom's don't now this, dear, baby got skin inside the womb but the pigmentation of colour that will come after 15days of birth that is called actual skin colour, it will lighter after 6-9month not like wheat brown to peach fair ,but you can feel some shade .
it fully depends on baby's DNA which shade is triggered.
:-)

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SHIKHA SAHNI

Jun 2018

hi dear, I would suggest you to not to use anything on baby's face. just massage her body and hair. it's not bcz of fair or darker but anyways also. I don't use anything on my daughter's face and I use almond oil for her massage it's sooth out the skin and give gud complexion also. you can try that.

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samriti kapoor

Jun 2018

1st thing -skin colour will keep on changing till they are 6 months
2nd thing- how does the skin colour matters? why are you so worried about it that you are thinking to use turmeric on such small baby?
leave her alone please.

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Lini Ickappan

Aug 2018

babyz color infact looks too changes as days progress. don't worry they will gain their original color by 2 year max...
moreover ibside the womb they were having fluid as their environment..color getting dark is due to their exposure to outside of womb and blood circulation .. kids with good hb usually have dark color in early days of life

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