I try a couple of products before settling down for the ones that work for me and my family. I got that from my Mom who told me to check out a couple of products first before settling down for one or two.
The same thing goes for baby products to heal rashy cheeks and red bottoms. Below are seven products I used on my childen to help treat and prevent my some skin issues:
1. Natural Nipple Butter (Earth Mama Angel Baby)
Nipple butter to heal rashy cheeks and red bottoms? Oh yes! I bought this one upon the recommendation of my friend to help me with my sore, bleeding nipples during the first days of breastfeeding my little boy. I love the smell of chocolate in this product. It’s lanolin free and I need not wash it off before nursing. I wrote a full review of this product here.
The brand also has a product for red bottoms but I chose to use this for Jeff Junior’s irritated cheeks and red butt because it’s mild and organic. My baby smiles every time I put this on his cheeks. Heals fast too! It usually takes two to three applications and the redness goes away. I started using it on my baby in October 2015 and I have continued to buy more of this butter. It retails between $8.99 to $12.99 per 2 oz bottle. I buy mine in ebay and Amazon.
2. Natural Baby Wonder Oil (Human Nature)
I first bought this in 2013 for the twins. I’ve been buying it since then as I use it to clean my children’s outer ears and use it as a massage oil. It also prevents and soothes diaper rash and insect bites. It’s an all around wonder oil. I’m a big fan of using oil as moisturizers so from time to time I also use it. A 100 ml bottle is sold at $4.99 in Human Nature website.
3. Diaper rash ointment (Angel of Mine)
Why did I buy this? Because I saw it at the Dollar Tree Store and I thought: “What the heck? Just buy it. It only costs a dollar anyway.” I used this on Jeff Junior’s bottom a couple of times when he has diaper rash. But it didn’t work. I turned to the wonder oil or the nipple butter when this does not work when diaper rash is there. However, I discover that if I apply this to prevent chafed and dry skin, it worked! So my verdict? This one is better in preventing rash but not in healing or curing it. I’ve stopped using this though because I worry about the amount of chemicals manufacturers dunked into this product. Even though it only costs a dollar, I can’t afford to sacrifice my young child’s wellbeing because I wanted to be frugal.
4. Organic Healing Balm (The Honest Co.)
There was so much rave about this product when I read reviews on Amazon so I had high hopes that it will work wonders on my baby’s diaper rash. It did not. It also didn’t heal his rashy cheeks. The Honest Co. guarantees that this product was made without lanolin, paraben, fragrances, dyes, mineral oil, or most common allergens but it really didn’t look and feel (texture) that way. It’s pretty pricey too: around $13 for a 3 oz bottle. Thanks but no thanks. I’ll stick to Human Nature.
5. Soothing Balm (Human Nature)
My favorite brand does it again in this newly released product: soothing balm infused with bergamot, eucalyptus, and peppermint. Moms, if you ever need a one-stop balm to help you out with dizziness, mental fatigue, stress and diaper rash/rashy cheeks and every other skin boo-boo, consider this product as your bestfriend. It’s stored in a small .35 oz (10g) container and cost $2.99 but goes a looong way. When my baby seems to be inconsolable, I apply some of the balm on his belly and feet and massage these areas. He calms down almost immediately and then falls asleep. I haven’t tried their rescue balm… that should be next on the list.
6. Healing Ointment (Aquaphor from Eucerin)
This product is a great all-around healing ointment. It does not only treat, relieve, and prevent diaper rash, it can also be used for dry skin for you and your older children. You can also use it as a lip balm in this cold winter season. It’s greasy and rightfully so because it is not a moisturizer and it does its job as a healing ointment. Wallgreens sells it at $8.99 for a 3 oz tube and the price is alright with me but considering the results that the nipple butter and soothing balm delivered, I was inclined to just drop this product.
7. Baby powder
The picture shows a brand called Baby Days but when it comes to baby powder, I’m not really picky as long as it unscented. Baby powder was my last resort in 2014 when my twins suffered really bad diaper rash. We lived in China then. We’ve used all types of diaper creams. I haven’t discovered the nipple butter then, the soothing balm wasn’t available in the market, and I ran out of the wonder oil. I called my Mom and told her about my dilemma and she said to go back to good old baby powder. “It was the only thing that cured your diaper rash when you were a baby,” she told me. I followed her advice and true enough, it worked. So I always keep one or two bottles of baby powder at home for that purpose. When all else fails, try baby powder.
Care to share the products or home remedies you use to heal rashy cheeks and red bottoms?
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