Why you should use Luxury Water for your Baby's skin?
3.June 2021, 11:00
Luxury water has several benefits for your newborn baby but there are also many benefits for you too! Luxury Water® can help you in your daily life
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Two types of water
There are two different types of water, hard and soft water. Around 60% of the UK has hard to very hard water. Counties like Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire are known for being ‘the UK counties with the hardest water.’
When the water is hard, a water softener can reduce the hardness and create softened water with more benefits than you can imagine. Silky soft Luxury Water can transform your home and lifestyle with the gentle touch of BWT softened water.
Luxury Water® leaves your skin feeling softer, smoother and more replenished, whilst giving your hair a beautiful shine, also protecting the colour. There are also many benefits for home appliances, with softened water, say goodbye to limescale in pipes and heating appliances, which keeps them working longer and can lower overall maintenance costs. Luxury Water protects you, your home and most importantly, your family.
Luxury Water for babies
Have you ever noticed how soft the skin of a baby is? Have you ever considered how water can affect a newborn baby?.Some babies love being in warm water, and with Luxury Water, bath time can become an enjoyable time of day. Bath time can become one of their favourite places to retreat to, where they can relax, be calm or enjoy playing with toys or having fun and singing!!
How to keep your babies’ skin naturally healthy
Did you know that hard water can in some case even contribute to the development of eczema? A study by researchers at King’s College London and the University of Sheffield, found that exposing the skin to hard water, damaged the skin barrier and increased the sensitivity of the skin to potential irritants found in everyday washing products, such as soap or washing powder.Newborn babies have highly sensitive skin and are more vulnerable to skin and health problems than anyone else is. Co-senior study author Dr Carsten Flohr, from the St John’s Institute of Dermatology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, said: “One in five children and one in 12 adults in the UK suffer from eczema, costing the NHS well over £500m annually. It is during the first few days and months of life that our skin is most susceptible to damage and most at risk of developing eczema.” (1)
One possible way to help reduce the risk of developing eczema is to use a water softener to create softened water and prevent hard water from having a negative effect on your skin.
Are water-only baths beneficial?
Many believe that water-only baths are the gentlest way to wash your newborn baby. However, that is only true if you live in an area with soft water. Many believe that water-only baths are the gentlest way to wash your newborn baby. However, that is only true if you live in an area with soft water because the water has an acidic pH. A newborn baby’s skin surface also changes to an acid pH. The acidic film on the surface of the baby’s skin is called an acid mantle and it acts as a barrier to protect the skin. Hard water, on the other hand, has an alkaline pH. So if you live in a Hard Water area, and wash your baby with just water, it may unsettle the acid mantle of your baby’s skin and dry it out. (2)
The more soap lathers, the better!
Luxury Water removes minerals like calcium and magnesium from hard water, to replace them with sodium ions, leaving you with softened water. Softened water creates a lot more soap lather and bubbles during bath time. As such, you only need a small quantity of soap or shampoo for every wash – saving you money and time (3). Soap lathers are also gentle on a baby’s skin, and leave your baby’s skin feeling smooth and soft.
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Disclaimer: This blog provides general information and discussions about health related subjects. The contents of this blog and website are not intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. If you are experiencing extreme dehydration or have a medical concern, please seek immediate advice from your health care provider.
(1) Nursing Times: "Washing hands with hard water ‘could increase eczema risk"
(2) Baby Centre: "Is water-only best for bathing my baby?"
(3) ThoughtCo: "Why Is It Harder to Rinse Off Soap With Soft Water?"
