2024/01/17

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  • Sustainability

Merries Good Skin Together with the Indonesian Midwives Association (IBI) Educate 200 Midwives in Jabodetabek in Good Skin Day Activities!

-Merries is committed to always bringing smiles at every growth moment of Indonesian babies.
-Merries Good Skin has been continuously providing education related baby skin health since 2016.
-Merries Good Skin together with IBI (Indonesian Midwives Association) educated 200 Midwives in Jabodetabek regarding the importance of healthy baby skin.
-Merries is the only baby diaper that has been clinically tested by Perdoski (Indonesian Association of Skin and Venereology Specialists).

Jakarta, Dec 14th 2023Merries, through one of its product lines, Merries Good Skin, together with the Indonesian Midwives Association (IBI), collaborated to educate 200 midwives in Jabodetabek related baby skin health. Launch of series of activities with the theme Good Skin Day! This event was held on December 14th, 2023 at the Trembesi Hotel, South Tangerang and was attended by Susilowati as Vice President Marketing Kao Indonesia, Dr. Ade Jubaedah, S.Si.T, MM, M.KM as General Chair of the Central IBI, and Dr. Dr. Tubagus Rachmat Sentika Hasan, Sp.A, MARS as a spokeperson and 200 midwives in the Jabodetabek area as educational participants.

Susilowati, Vice President Marketing Kao Indonesia said "Merries Good Skin has continuously been educating mothers and midwives in Indonesia, especially in Jabodetabek since 2016. Merries Good Skin understands that midwives have an important role and are the front guard for pregnant women, both during pregnancy until post preganncy and can be an extension of hands in educating pregnant mothers regarding the importance of healthy baby skin which is very influential in baby's growth. This activity is certainly a concrete manifestation of Merries Good Skin's commitment to bring smiles to every growth moment of Indonesian babies."

In 2023, education will be carried out in collaboration with IBI, where this collaboration is Merries Good Skin's effort to increase collaboration with Midwives in the Jabodetabek area and to present better and more interesting educational activities and with the hope of reaching more Midwives and Mothers.

Dr. Ade Jubaedah, S.Si.T, MM, M.KM, General Chair of Central IBI said "We welcome the collaboration of Merries Good Skin as a private sector in this activity to be able to increase knowledge and refreshment for midwives in providing information to mothers, especially regarding the importance of baby's skin health, we know that skin health also has a big influence on baby's growth. hopefully with this activity, midwives can provide better information to mothers, so that babies in Indonesia, especially in the Jabodetabek area, can avoid skin problems that can interfere baby's growth."

Presented by Dr. Dr. Tubagus Rachmat Sentika Hasan, Sp.A, MARS as spokesperson, this activity was the opening of a series of educational activities that would be carried out. Where in this activity 200 Midwives were provided with various knowledge regarding how to prevent allergies to baby's skin and the importance of baby skin health so that they could then independently educate pregnant women and mothers with babies at their respective practice locations until the end of January 2023.

Dr. Dr. Tubagus Rachmat Sentika Hasan, Sp.A, MARS as the spokesperson said, "Talking about paying attention to children's health also includes paying attention to their skin. Regarding skin disorders, you need to pay attention, some are related to allergies, some are related to contact with various items, tools, topical medicines and types of food which must be paid attention to by parents and midwives, because healthy skin is very important for the growth of babies, where the baby's skin or toddlers are very vulnerable to irritation and allergies which can hinder their growth. Also, skin is the largest organ in the human body so it really needs to be looked after. There are many things that parents can do to maintain baby skin health, apart from maintaining skin cleanliness, namely by choosing the right baby diapers. The right baby diaper can certainly prevent your baby from rashes, irritation and allergies that often arise due to the use of baby diapers."

Merries Good Skin is here for Indonesian babies and is the only baby diaper that has been clinically tested by Perdoski (Indonesian Association of Skin and Venereology Specialists). With its Witch Hazel content, Merries Good Skin is able to reduce the risk of allergies and irritation on baby's skin. Not only that, the soft layer is equipped with good air circulation and can absorb up to 5x pees, making Merries Good Skin the right diaper for babies.

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About Merries

"Merries" is a quality baby diaper and is one of Kao Indonesia's proud products, launched in 2012 with the Merries Premium product line and followed by Merries Good Skin which was launched in 2014. Merries through Merries Smile Lab always innovates with Japan Technology which continues to be developed to be able to helping parents enjoy valuable time in raising their children comfortably and happily. In 2021, Merries launched its newest product line, Merries Skin Protection. The Merries brand name was inspired by the English word "merry", which means cheerful and smiling, Merries hopes to continue to be the best friend and always bring a smile to parents and babies.

About Kao Indonesia

Kao Indonesia is committed to always wholeheartedly innovating with technology that continues to be developed and adapted to consumer needs for more than 39 years to increase the satisfaction and quality of life of the Indonesian people through its good quality services and products such as Attack, Bioré, Laurier, Liese, Merries, Men's Bioré, Magiclean, Megrhythm and Jergens. With the vision to be the closest to consumers, currently Kao Indonesia operates two production facilities as well as a logistics center that ensures Kao Indonesia's products can be present and reach all Indonesian people. Visit the Kao Indonesia website for the latest information at https://www.kao.com/id/, Facebook and Instagram @kao.indonesia.

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