While it feels a lot like the cold weather isn’t going anywhere soon (because, well, it technically is still winter), your babe’s skin will always need TLC. We’re talking the art of baby skincare, and with chilly weather, it’s just as important to focus on as it is during the summer. Of course, it’s a little different when the seasons change. A combination of dry indoor heat, cold air, low humidity levels, and harsh winter wind creates the perfect environment for your babe’s skin to need extra moisture. As with all thing baby-related, there are an astounding amount of product options, and naturally, you’re looking for the best baby lotions available. That’s where we come in.
Whether you’re into all-natural, ultra-sensitive skin formulas, rich creams, or lightweight lotions, we’ve got you covered. Actually, we’ve got your baby covered. From their fuzzy little heads to their sweet toes, you’ll be able to help protect them all though the season. Why use a baby lotion? Because they help replenish and retain their skin’s moisture level. That’s important year-round, obviously, but especially in the fall and winter. Protecting your baby’s skin barrier from birth with regular moisturizing is even linked to preventing food allergies. So keep a bottle of one of our best baby lotion picks upstairs, downstairs, and in your diaper bag. You won’t want to be without them.
Tubby Todd All Over Ointment
A balm for everything! Tubby Todd's All Over Ointment is a rich, creamy formula made from plant-based ingredients like colloidal oatmeal, jojoba esters, and camellia leaf extract to naturally moisturize and soothe sensitive skin. It can be used for newborns and up and is available in fragrance-free or gentle rosemary lavender scent.
Tubby Todd All Over Ointment ($20.00)—Buy Here!
Noodle & Boo Super Soft Lotion
Noodle & Boo Super Soft Lotion is light and silky, plus it includes sweet almond oil and vitamins E and C while a protective layer of antioxidants shield your baby's delicate skin from the elements. It's plant-based and mild enough for newborns.
Noodle & Boo Super Soft Lotion ($17.99)—Buy Here!
Aveeno Baby Daily Moisture Body Lotion
Aveeno is a household name, so you know this is a solid choice in a sea of baby lotion options. Aveeno Baby Daily Moisture Body Lotion with natural colloidal oatmeal features a nourishing, non-greasy formula that helps protect your little one's delicate skin and moisturizes for a full 24 hours and helps prevent and temporarily protect chafed, chapped, or cracked skin.
Aveeno Baby Daily Moisture Body Lotion ($9.00)—Buy Here!
Ever Eden Nourishing Baby Face Cream
Have you noticed that your baby's face tends to get drier than the rest of their body? Just like adults, facial skin is so sensitive, so this face cream is developed specifically for their little noses (and cheeks and chins...you get it). This deeply hydrating, yet fast-absorbing cream is loaded with superfood oils that nourish and soothe dry, sensitive skin with 72-hour hydration. It's great for babies and sensitive skinned adults, too.
Ever Eden Nourishing Baby Face Cream ($29.00)—Buy Here!
CeraVe Baby Lotion
Formulated with 3 essential ceramides to reinforce baby's skin barrier, hyaluronic acid to help retain skin's moisture, and Vitamin E to soothe, this lightweight lotion locks in moisture. Accepted by the National Eczema Association, so you can feel good about using it on your sweet babe's bod.
CeraVe Baby Lotion ($8.97)—Buy Here!
EllaOla Hydrating Body Lotion
This lightweight, silky formula not only moisturizes but also helps restore skin's natural barrier to keep irritants out and dryness away. It provides 96 hours of hydration thanks to the plant-based blend of marine algae, coconut water, jojoba oil, and squalane.
EllaOla Hydrating Body Lotion ($31.50)—Buy Here!
Bubbsi Whipped Coconut Oil Body Cream
Coconut oil is excellent for skin, but can be super greasy. Bubbsi's body cream is non-greasy, and also includes she butter and vitamin E that melts into baby's skin to absorb quickly and soften immediately. 98% naturally-derived and adorable packaging are icing on the coconut oil cake.
Bubbsi Whipped Coconut Oil Body Cream ($22.00)—Buy Here!
Proudly All Over Balm
You'll want to use this one, yourself—trust us. Created by Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade, this multi-use all over balm uses mango butter, jojoba oil, and calendula flower to moisturize and protect delicate skin. You can also use it on your cuticles, lips, heels, and elbows.
Proudly All Over Balm ($16.78 for a 2 Pack)—Buy Here!
Cetaphil Baby Daily Lotion
Cetaphil Baby Daily Lotion is formulated with vitamin E and sweet almond oil along with sunflower seed oil and unsaturated acids that work together to soften skin for a full 24 hours.
Cetaphil Baby Daily Lotion ($4.97)—Buy Here!
Eucerin Baby Lotion
Eucerin fragrance-free baby lotion is gentle enough to use every day and this sensitive skin baby lotion is enriched with soothing ingredients. Plus, the pump style makes it super convenient.
Eucerin Baby Lotion ($9.29)—Buy Here!
Pipette Baby Lotion
Gentle enough for even the most sensitive skin, Pipette Baby Lotion is a fragrance-free moisturizing superhero you can use every day, all over. It restores the moisture balance of your baby’s skin with essential fatty acids, ceramides, and plant-derived squalane (a version of an ultra-hydrating molecule naturally found in babies’ protective vernix at birth).
Pipette Baby Lotion ($14.00)—Buy Here!
8 Sheep Organics Junior's Bedtime Lotion
Junior’s Bedtime Lotion was specially developed to keep your little one calm, relaxed, and ready for bed. It's gentle on sensitive skin, and contains Vitamin E oils to leave them as soft as they're meant to be.
8 Sheep Organics Junior's Bedtime Lotion ($23.00)—Buy Here!
Mushie Baby Body Lotion
Derived from natural ingredients, the Mushie formula protects and hydrates dry, delicate skin while leaving your little one's skin super soft from head to toe. The fresh Lavender scent adds a floral note to your moisturizing routine and leaves skin feeling naturally dewy. Also available in green lemon scented.
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