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Be careful, this is the danger if babies are often kissed

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Who does not love seeing small and cute babies? Because they want to show affection, many people love to hug and kiss babies. However, it turns out this is not good to do, you know. The reason is, if the baby is kissed often, then he will be more susceptible to infectious diseases. Unlike adults, babies have weak immune systems. This makes the baby's body vulnerable to germs and viruses that can cause various health problems. Be careful if the baby is kissed Germs and viruses that cause infectious diseases can settle in any part of the body, including the nose and mouth. When a baby is kissed, the germ and the virus will move to the baby's mouth and face, thus causing the baby more at risk of developing the disease if he is often kissed. Some infectious diseases that are at risk for infants who are kissed often include: 1. Herpes simplex One of the diseases that can afflict Little if he was kissed by someone else is a herpes disease caused by herpes simplex virus type ...

Wrong Baby Swaddle Can Be Dangerous for Your Little One

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Swaddling a baby is considered to help him feel comfortable and sleep better. However, be careful! If the method of membedongnya wrong, it could be dangerous to the baby, you know. Baby swaddling is a technique for wrapping a baby's body, especially a newborn baby, using a blanket or swaddling cloth. That said, techniques like this can make babies feel comfortable, warm, and protected like when in the womb of a mother or being held tightly. Thus, Little is calmer and sleep more soundly. Many parents choose to membedong baby because it is considered to be able to provide several benefits, such as: Calms babies when they are fussy and have trouble sleeping. Keeping the baby from waking easily. Make babies sleep more comfortably without distractions and parents also have time to rest. Risks of Baby Swaddles That Need to be Cautioned In addition to benefits, the tradition of baby swaddling also has a number of risks, especially if the swaddling method is wrong. Wrong swaddli...

3 Easy Steps to Eliminate Dandruff on Baby's Scalp

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Is there white flakes on your little scalp that looks like dandruff? No need to worry, Mother. This is natural, really. To overcome this problem, let's pay attention to the following steps! Flakes or white crust on the scalp that looks like dandruff or cradle cap is a common thing in babies, and is not a sign that the baby's hygiene is less maintained. Generally cradle cap on the baby's scalp appears in the first few months and will disappear within 6-12 months. Causes of Dandruff on Baby's Scalp Although the cause of cradle cap is uncertain, some experts believe that this is influenced by hormones from pregnant women in the last trimester of pregnancy delivered to the baby. The hormone then produces excessive oil on the scalp. Another possibility that makes babies experience cradle cap is Malassezia fungus and bacteria that grow on the oil. Generally cradle cap is not contagious. It's just that when the condition is severe, the baby's scalp will feel itc...

Ingredients and Benefits of Candlenut Oil for Beauty and Health

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Candlenut oil is now packed into many products that are sold freely with various claims. Starting from fertilizing hair to enlarge the penis. But the truth of the actual benefits of hazelnut oil needs to be further examined. Candlenut tree height which is also called hard fruit in Malaysia is an average of 15-25 m. Candlenut oil itself is in a very hard skin which as the name suggests (candlenut) can be used as a basic ingredient in making candles. In Indonesia and Malaysia, hazelnut is often used as part of cooking spices. Among Javanese people, candlenut is one of the basic ingredients of making peanut sauce as a vegetable companion. While in Hawaii, hazelnut is used as fuel to power electricity. Candlenut tree plantations today are generally used to supply the candlenut oil industry. Each tree will produce at least 30-80 kilograms of candlenut which can produce oil with a volume of 15-20 percent of the weight of the hazelnut. If not yet processed, raw hazelnut can contain sapo...

Benefits of Chamomile Tea, Can Help You Sleep Well

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For those of you tea lovers must have heard the type of chamomile tea. Tea made from chamomile flowers not only has a fragrant aroma, but is also believed to have many benefits for the body. The benefits of chamomile tea are obtained from the content of flavonoids, coumarin, polyacetylenes, and sesquiterpenes, which are compounds that have a medicinal function. In chamomile extract there are also several phenotic bioactive compounds that can be useful for the body. Various Benefits of Chamomile Tea Many benefits of chamomile tea for health. Are as follows: Helps sleep better For those of you who have trouble falling asleep at night, try to drink a glass of warm chamomile tea. This tea can have a calming effect on the body and can make you sleepy. The calming effect given by chamomile tea is from the flavonoids contained in it. This content can bind to benzodiazepine receptors in the brain, causing drowsiness. Chamomile is also known as a mild anesthetic. Relieve abdominal p...