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Frequently moisturising your baby, regardless of whether they have dry skin, could reduce their chances of developing eczema, according to international research. The team recruited just over 1,200 infants and their parents and split them into two groups; In the first group, parents were asked to moisturise their baby's body daily from nine weeks old to 24 months, while in the second they were asked to avoid using moisturiser unless their baby developed dry skin that really needed it. At 24 months of age, the researchers say 36.1% of the moisturiser group had reports of eczema, compared to 43% of the non-moisturiser group. They say this suggests this kind of skincare for babies could potentially reduce the rates of a condition that can cause a range of problems for children as they grow up.
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