For those of us (and our children) who have sensitive skin, it can be a challenge to find creams, lotions, balms, and generally any beauty product that is not irritating. At about six weeks old, when my son started to exhibit signs of eczema, I went in search of a remedy that would not involve smearing cortisone on his newborn skin. At a breastfeeding group, another mother recommended a product called Baume Conception by Quebec-based company Les Soins Corporels l’Herbier. The description on the jar reads “Body and Massage Balm”, and it’s especially made for pregnant women and for babies. Its ingredients are organic, and consist of a mixture of sunflower, palm and sweet almond oils, mixed with “cera alba” (white wax) and vitamin E – no preservatives, artificial perfumes, or other irritants in sight. The consistency is unique and required some getting used to, since it is a malleable solid which turns into oil as you rub it in. Given that Baume Conception is a mixture of oils and not a moisturizer, it is best applied after a bath.
Within a few days of rubbing the Baume Conception oil onto our little baby, the very rough patches of eczema on his body miraculously disappeared! And I didn’t have to worry when he would promptly put his hands in his mouth immediately after applying the balm. We still use other moisturizing creams in between baths, but this product became part of our nightly bathing routine, and I could also see it being wonderful for baby massage (unfortunately our baby seems to think massage is a stimulating activity so we tend not to do it anymore). As he has gotten older, the balm has not been as effective on the rough patches on his face, so we have had to resort to prescription cortisone creams for the nastier outbreaks, but for the milder instances we still use this balm.
Given how effective this balm is, I wish I had known about this product when I was pregnant to ease the rapidly-growing-itchy-belly-lengthening-stretch-marks condition. Well, at least for now, I can try out the other products that this company offers – you can find the full list here. The small jar of Baume Conception I purchased costs about $18 CAD for 100g. Products can be ordered directly from the company’s website, or can be found in select natural products stores in Quebec and Ontario.
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Les Soins Corporels l’Herbier is offering the readers of Spilt Milk Moms a discount of 15% off on orders of Baume Conception! Simply call their toll-free number 1-866-758-9543 and mention that you saw this product on the ‘Spilt Milk Moms’ blog.
Thank you Les Soins Corporels l’Herbier!
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