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Baby skin getting dark after massaging
I used olive oil for baby massage. She is one month old and her color is getting darker after massaging with that olive oil. What to do to return her complexion back
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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao
Pediatrician
32 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
That is an erroneous observation,oil has NO role in darkening(OR lightening,for that matter) of the the skin tone.
Indian skin tone is naturally beautiful and dark,and as child grows older,WILL be what it's finally destined to be.
Concentrate on her feeds,hygiene and vaccination.
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