When Can I Give My Newborn Their First Bath?

It’s a good idea to wait at least 24 hours after they’re born to give your baby their first bath. Until those 24 hours have passed, you can use soft towels to gently wipe your little one’s skin if needed. When you do go to bathe them for the first time, make it a sponge bath. Your newborn won’t be ready for a regular bath until their umbilical stump falls off in a week or two. Sponge baths — or just wiping with a towel — gives your baby time to learn how to regulate their body temperature outside the womb.

What Supplies Do I Need To Bathe My Newborn?

Bathing your newborn doesn’t take a lot of extra gear, so don’t feel like you have to run out and buy everything you can get your hands on. To keep your baby safe, you will need a small baby bath tub or sink insert that your little one can lie on comfortably within the larger body of water (e.g., the bathtub in the bathroom or the sink in the kitchen). After that, you’ll need a body wash, shampoo, or an all-in-one cleanser, like our Gentle Cleansing Gel, to wash with. To round out your list of supplies, have a soft towel, washcloth, plastic cup (for pouring water over baby’s body), and a clean diaper and pair of clothes nearby and ready for use.

How Often Should I Bathe My Baby?

Babies don’t really get sweaty or dirty — other than the occasional spit-up, drool, or diaper blowout — so we typically recommend giving your little one a bath two or three times a week. Between those baths, you can clean up messes with baby wipes or our Organic Micellar Water with Olive Oil and Aloe . Bathing your baby only two or three times a week helps prevent their delicate skin from drying out and becoming irritated, cracked, and uncomfortable.

How Do I Use Mustela’s Gentle Cleansing Gel?

Using our Gentle Cleansing Gel is super easy. • Dispense a pump or two of Gentle Cleansing Gel into your hand. • Rub your hands together to work the gel into a lather. • Gently wash your baby’s body and scalp. • Rinse skin and hair with fresh water. • Pat baby dry with a soft towel taking particular care of the diaper area and skin folds (thighs, armpits, neck, etc.). For even more moisturizing and protection, apply lotion before dressing and make sure their clothing doesn’t irritate their skin.

What Is Avocado Perseose?

Avocado contains a long list of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that are good for your skin, including folate, magnesium, monounsaturated fatty acids, niacin, and vitamins A, B-6, C, E, and K. At Mustela, we give you the best of those vitamins, minerals, and nutrients by including Avocado Perseose® in many of our most popular products. This unique ingredient derived from sustainably sourced avocados strengthens skin cells, reinforces the skin barrier, and locks in hydration to help keep skin healthy. So, with our Gentle Cleansing Gel, not only are you cleansing your baby’s delicate skin, you’re also actively working to keep it soft, supple, and silky smooth.

Gentle Cleansing Gel For Baby's Hair & Body

It’s a good idea to wait at least 24 hours after they’re born to give your baby their first bath. Until those 24 hours have passed, you can use soft towels to gently wipe your little one’s skin if needed.
When you do go to bathe them for the first time, make it a sponge bath. Your newborn won’t be ready for a regular bath until their umbilical stump falls off in a week or two.
Sponge baths — or just wiping with a towel — gives your baby time to learn how to regulate their body temperature outside the womb.
Bathing your newborn doesn’t take a lot of extra gear, so don’t feel like you have to run out and buy everything you can get your hands on.
To keep your baby safe, you will need a small baby bath tub or sink insert that your little one can lie on comfortably within the larger body of water (e.g., the bathtub in the bathroom or the sink in the kitchen).
After that, you’ll need a body wash, shampoo, or an all-in-one cleanser, like our Gentle Cleansing Gel, to wash with.
To round out your list of supplies, have a soft towel, washcloth, plastic cup (for pouring water over baby’s body), and a clean diaper and pair of clothes nearby and ready for use.
Babies don’t really get sweaty or dirty — other than the occasional spit-up, drool, or diaper blowout — so we typically recommend giving your little one a bath two or three times a week.
Between those baths, you can clean up messes with baby wipes or our Organic Micellar Water with Olive Oil and Aloe.
Bathing your baby only two or three times a week helps prevent their delicate skin from drying out and becoming irritated, cracked, and uncomfortable.
Using our Gentle Cleansing Gel is super easy.
• Dispense a pump or two of Gentle Cleansing Gel into your hand.
• Rub your hands together to work the gel into a lather.
• Gently wash your baby’s body and scalp.
• Rinse skin and hair with fresh water.
• Pat baby dry with a soft towel taking particular care of the diaper area and skin folds (thighs, armpits, neck, etc.).
For even more moisturizing and protection, apply lotion before dressing and make sure their clothing doesn’t irritate their skin.
Avocado contains a long list of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that are good for your skin, including folate, magnesium, monounsaturated fatty acids, niacin, and vitamins A, B-6, C, E, and K.
At Mustela, we give you the best of those vitamins, minerals, and nutrients by including Avocado Perseose® in many of our most popular products.
This unique ingredient derived from sustainably sourced avocados strengthens skin cells, reinforces the skin barrier, and locks in hydration to help keep skin healthy.
So, with our Gentle Cleansing Gel, not only are you cleansing your baby’s delicate skin, you’re also actively working to keep it soft, supple, and silky smooth.

Overall rating: 4.72549 / 5 from 255 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

This gentle cleansing gel is a newborn-friendly, tear-free option for safely cleaning and soothing baby's skin and hair. It is crafted with 93% natural ingredients, including Avocado Perseose® and Vitamin B5, and is effective in cleaning and nourishing without stripping the skin's natural oils. Customers appreciate its gentle and effective cleansing experience, pleasant fragrance, and how it leaves the skin feeling soft and moisturized.

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Fragrance (6%): Customers expressed satisfaction with the fragrance in this gel, describing it as wonderful, light, and pleasant.
Cleansing Effectiveness (6%): Customers expressed appreciation for the gentle and effective cleansing experience provided by the product for their skin and hair.
Skin Feeling (7%): Customers loved how the product left their skin feeling soft, moisturized, fresh, and refreshed.
Skin Sensitivity (18%): Based on many customers, the general consensus is that this product is gentle and effective for sensitive skin.
Ingredients (6%): Customers keep praising the clean and effective ingredients used in this body wash, perfect for cleaning baby and also doubles as an amazing bubble bath.

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Review highlights

"Its mild formula is tear-free and soap-free, ensuring a gentle and safe cleansing experience for your little one." — Willowi1
"When it comes to bath time, we love the simple formula, soft scent, and easy pump dispenser." — Erin I.
"It smells incredible all the while keeping my sensitive baby's skin and scalp feeling good!" — Tee M.

Reviews

Son is Mustela user since birth

"I've been using Mustela on my baby since he was born. He is now 3 years old. I've been happy with their products and I like the scent of the head and body wash. It's my first time ordering the shampoo and it smells good but I wish it was "no tears" its not. My son let me know that right away."

— Silay K. (4/5)

New fragrance is totally disgusting!

"Why to change so gentle and cool scent of your Baby Gentle cleansing gel. It stays on you for hours and it's impossible to get rid of it!!! Kids don't like as well as parents. Be advised. . . ."

— Adam (1/5)

A little goes a long way

"I love that little goes a long way and just two or three pumps can clean my child’s whole head of hair and body. It’s also very hydrating. Even if we don’t lotion after I never have to worry about his skin."

— Annie S. (5/5)

New scent is TERRIBLE!!

"I have bought the body wash and lotion for so many years, my kids and I used it; we all loved it. They have recently changed the scent of both the lotion and the wash and it is terrible. I’m so sad. I’m returning all the bottles I’ve bought recently and never buying it again, unless they change the scent back."

— Lucy (1/5)

Haven't strayed since kids were born!

"I started with Mustela when my son was born, and it is just so gentle and lovely that I haven't used anything else on my now 2 kids! Love it. This one is central to our bathtime routine."

— Katherine T. (5/5)

The best!

"I have used this cleanser with my twins since they were born and it’s our holy grail. Smells amazing and leaves their skin so smooth."

— Daniella G. (5/5)

Terrible new smell.

"We have been Mustela customers for years. They recently changed their formula and scent and the new smell is horrid. We specifically loved to snuggle up even more with our babies after a fresh bath because how great the original scent was, but now we wouldn’t want to use it"

— Chandni S. (1/5)

Best baby soap!

"We've been a fan of this product for 5+ years since having our first child. It smells great and gentle on their skins."

— Kat C. (5/5)

Amazing!

"Love this cleansing gel so much for my baby! It truly is so gentle yet effective. I use it for her body and hair and it works great"

— Celine A. (5/5)

Artificial chemical scent!

"We used mustela cleansing gel from the time my 7 year old was born but will be now switching. There is a new horrible artificial chemical smell they must have changed the formula that we trusted for so long."

— Jacklyn B. (1/5)

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