Natural Diaper Rash Creams

Before we switched to cloth diapers, my daughter was getting a lot of diaper rashes.  After doing some research on diaper rash creams, I decided to try some natural ones.  Since my daughter had at least a couple of yeast diaper rashes, I decided to try the Motherlove Diaper Rash & Thrush Relief cream.  It was an expensive cream, but it did work well for us.  Once the cream was gone, I decided to go with something a little more readily available.

The diaper rash cream I decided to try next is made by Lunar Eclipse and is available in Loblaws-owned supermarket stores.  It’s the cream I still use from time to time.  It’s not the cheapest diaper rash cream, but you shouldn’t be using a lot of it.  If you find that you do need to use diaper rash creams a lot then something’s definitely not right.  I would either try a different detergent (if using cloth diapers) or a different diaper.  Some rashes that do not want to go away might be something more serious, so please check with your doctor.

Other natural diaper rash creams I’ve used:

• Weleda diaper cream
  It’s not an amazing cream but I still use it from time to time – as a natural sunscreen.  It contains zinc oxide which isn’t recommended for cloth diapers.
• Substance Nappy Rash Ointment
  It smells a little strong because of the essential oil used.  It contains myrrh which is good for yeast rashes.
• Budger Baby Balm
  Quite a strong smell because of the essential oil used.  A little too runny in my opinion.  Might be great for massaging though.

If you need to use something everyday to prevent and protect from rashes, I would recommend using organic extra virgin olive oil and/or organic coconut oil.  Extra virgin olive oil has anti-inflammatory properties and coconut oil is anti-microbial which might be great for killing that stubborn yeast responsible for quite a few diaper rashes.

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