Home Remedies
Air - Allowing the baby to roam diaper free for a while can help clear up most moisture caused rashes.
Baking Soda - Soaking in a warm bath with this can help sooth a babies bum.
Breast Milk - Works wonders on rashes because it is sterile and contains antibodies. It is not recommended for yeast infections.
Coconut Oil - A cloth diaper safe skin moisturizer that helps fight yeast infections.
Cod Liver Oil - One to Four Cod Liver Oil Capsules rubbed on a rash can help encourage the skin to heal and is high in vitamins A and D.
Corn Starch - Sprinkled on a babies bottom, or mixed with a liquid to form a paste, this ingredient helps reduce moisture and is a healthier choice than other powders that can be toxic.
Egg Yokes - Apply egg yoke on a rash and it should clear up within the day.
Lanolin - An alternative to Vaseline, this helps protect irritated skin and encourages healing. This needs to be used with a liner to prevent build-up in cloth diapers.
Lard - Cooking lard can be used as a Vasoline substitute and is cloth diaper friendly.
Milk of Magnesia - Coat the child's rash to help fight rashes.
Oat Meal - Pour some in a bath and soak the rashy area(s) for about 15 minutes.
Olive Oil - A great skin moisturizer, safe for use with cloth diapers.
Tea Tree Oil - Anti-bacterial and anti-fungal ointment; TTO is wonderful when diluted in a cloth wipes solution when rashes flair up.
Vitamin E Oil - An anti-oxidant, rich in fatty acids that promotes healing in skin. Best used in cloth wipe solutions
*If you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know!
**These remedies have been proven by many moms to help clear up simple rashes. If your baby has had a severe rash with open or oozing sores or an uncomfortable rash for more than a few days, please contact your pediatrician or family doctor immediately. Please also be careful that your child can have an allergic reaction to remedies like Lanoline.
Baking Soda - Soaking in a warm bath with this can help sooth a babies bum.
Breast Milk - Works wonders on rashes because it is sterile and contains antibodies. It is not recommended for yeast infections.
Coconut Oil - A cloth diaper safe skin moisturizer that helps fight yeast infections.
Cod Liver Oil - One to Four Cod Liver Oil Capsules rubbed on a rash can help encourage the skin to heal and is high in vitamins A and D.
Corn Starch - Sprinkled on a babies bottom, or mixed with a liquid to form a paste, this ingredient helps reduce moisture and is a healthier choice than other powders that can be toxic.
Egg Yokes - Apply egg yoke on a rash and it should clear up within the day.
Lanolin - An alternative to Vaseline, this helps protect irritated skin and encourages healing. This needs to be used with a liner to prevent build-up in cloth diapers.
Lard - Cooking lard can be used as a Vasoline substitute and is cloth diaper friendly.
Milk of Magnesia - Coat the child's rash to help fight rashes.
Oat Meal - Pour some in a bath and soak the rashy area(s) for about 15 minutes.
Olive Oil - A great skin moisturizer, safe for use with cloth diapers.
Tea Tree Oil - Anti-bacterial and anti-fungal ointment; TTO is wonderful when diluted in a cloth wipes solution when rashes flair up.
Vitamin E Oil - An anti-oxidant, rich in fatty acids that promotes healing in skin. Best used in cloth wipe solutions
*If you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know!
**These remedies have been proven by many moms to help clear up simple rashes. If your baby has had a severe rash with open or oozing sores or an uncomfortable rash for more than a few days, please contact your pediatrician or family doctor immediately. Please also be careful that your child can have an allergic reaction to remedies like Lanoline.
