What Massage Oil Should Be Used For A Baby?

Posted on Sat, 25 Nov 2017

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Question : What massage oil should be used for baby? How ofteb shud baby be massaged in a day? my baby is five weeks old

thanks.

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Not recommended

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on Healthcaremagic.

No baby massage or application of any oil is recommended. This is because contrary to popular belief oil is not absorbed through skin. Application of oil is therefore not advised for.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee