Comparison of Coconut and Sunflower Oil Application in Preserving Babies' Skin Integrity

Launched by SAKARYA UNIVERSITY · Feb 23, 2022

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Although there is no consensus on the use of products in daily skin care to maintain the skin integrity of newborns, many products are used. These products; mustard, sunflower, sesame, coconut, olive, soybean, palm oils, ointment (Auqophor), cream (Eucerin) and moisturizers. It is stated that these products prevent skin drying and fissures, maintain skin integrity, and reduce transepidermal fluid loss (Vaseline).

Sunflower oil accelerates the maturation of the skin barrier, there is less weight loss in newborns younger than 35 weeks of gestation who are massaged with sunflower oil compared...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Voluntary verbal and written consent of the parents of the newborn,
• • The gestational week of the newborn is 34 and above,
• • The birth weight of the newborn is 2000 g and above,
• • The hospitalization of the newborn is the first day of birth.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Unstable clinical condition and vital signs,
• • Having a major congenital anomaly,
• • High risk of infection due to surgery,
• • More than 5% of the body surface is a skin disease,
• • External application of medication to the skin in its treatment.