Home Remedy For Diaper Rash

PLain old corn starch. We have used corn starch in the nursing homes and hospitals for years. My mother used it on us, and I in turn used it on my babies not only for diaper rash but prickly heat in the summer as well.

Try using cornstarch and make sure that their diapers are cloth-like and breathable. I suggest prokids and huggies dry. Also, let them use panties or shorts or cloth nappy for several minutes. Also change your baby's diaper regular. I change my baby's nappy every 4 - 6 hours. When they poo, change it ASAP.

i don't know if this is a home remedy but vasaline or petroleum jelly. thats supposed to help. also frequent changes and baby powder normally does the trick.

dont let them wear diaper specially when your inside the house, let their butts feel the air so that it makes dry..also, if they poo, wash it with soap and water, not a wet tissue it will get irritated more because of the ingredients..it's very expensive when they pee on their diaper you change it over and over..let not them wear in the morning, only in the evening when its time for sleeping..

The only thing my girls respond to is cool to luke warm baths and naked time. The ointments only irritate them so I have to let them air out. Also, dont use wipes when you change them if you can help it. If they are just wet skip the wipe and let them air dry for a bit, if they have dirty diapers you can use the wipes a little and then put them in a bath to bring the irritation down or just use a soft wash cloth and a bath. And if they gat rashes that often is it possible it could be the diapers?

I'm sure this is going to sound insane in today's world... but what about cloth diapers? Do they even still make those? They defintely breathe! Other than that, cornstarch, baking soda in the bath water, and wash with a mild soap such as Ivory and water instead of using wipes. If you must use wipes, such as when out and about with no easy access to washing, use something that is scent free because sometimes the perfumes can cause alergic reactions. You said you tried all the ointments, does that include A&D Ointment? It's a petroleum jelly based ointment with vitamins A&D in it. The Dr. suggested that (26 years ago, so who knows what they suggest now!) to me rather than things like Desitin or zinc oxide, and we still use it on rashes and prickly heat.

first to prevent diaper rash be sure to keep the skin of your baby dry and clean. For diaper rash treatment there are few that i know 1. Protect irritated skin from further contact with waste by applying a thick layer of an over-the-counter barrier cream such as Balmexointment or A and D Ointment. 2. Wash babies bottom with soap and water then dry completely next sprinkle babies bottom with the corn starch, then put a layer of desitin then top it off with Vaseline. 4. Add some baking soda to the bath water of the baby. Soak the bottom of the baby in water for about 10 minutes. this is an effective home remedy for diaper rash. 5. Pour milk of magnesia all over the rash and next diaper change.

I'm putting in my vote for cornstarch. It's great and worked wonders!!! Baby powder and most creams just made my kids worse. But cornstarch did the trick - no clue why.

Here's the advice I got from my long time family doctor many years ago who not only practice medicine for about 60 years but who also had 10 kids of his own: Let them without a diaper for as long as possible as often a possible, use plain old cornstarch and wash them with Camay Soap. Annie

Well, my daughter is the same with having extra sensitive skin, i tried a couple of things - used cloth nappies instead of disposables - the cotton breathes so it lets the bum breathe too :) It's not so hard but you will find you'll change them more often. Also, use baby powder EVERY change, that will absorb most of the moisture for you :) Also, with the cloth nappies, it'll cost you less & if you add in the little liners, they're not as hard to get clean as people think - just toss the liner each change & soak the nappies/diapers immediately. Also do nappy free time a couple times a day - it doesn't have to be for a long time but it depends on age as to how often they pee - when you take off a wet nappy, don't put on another one for 10 - 15 minutes :) If they're walking etc then you may be able to manage longer nappy free time coz they can hold off longer! Good luck & i hope this helps some!

Could be irritated by the wipes. Try rinsing the soap out of the wipes or just use wet paper towels for diaper changes. Also, very little soap at bath time, and tepid water. Water that is too warm dries the skin and irritates it more. Be sure any lotions or powders you use have no perfumes or dyes in them. I think corn starch is probably better than baby powder since the powder has fragrance. Try letting them go without a diaper as much as possible. I know it's tough- you don't want messes everywhere. If the have predictable BMs you could wait until right after they go, then you'd only be risking pee, and that's not so bad. Even 10 minutes once or twice a day without a diaper will do a world of good for their skin.

hi emma..its always a common problem but as a mom like you I also encountered it with my baby..I only applied petrolume jelly everytime i change a diaper for my baby 9 yrs ago ha ha ha..U better tried it it is really effective and it cost less and the skin become smoother...especially after giving him or her bath u applied it all over and it is effective..thats the most effective way of avoiding diaper rash even how sensitive the skin is...hope you could find petrolume jelly there... please do try it...then that worry of yours will gone..God Bless

I'm a mother of three and i learned that some diaper rash creams and powders will burn, and make things worse. If you have a Family Dollar store around go there and buy their brand baby powder with cornstarch, it has a blue label on it, it work wonders, trust me.

Have you tried exsposing thier little bottoms to the air for a few mins. each time you change them, or even use a hair dryer,(I had to do this on an adult once)then apply cornstarch litely? And keep as dry as possible, especially overnight, apply vasaline only at nite time? Keep at it, you'll find what works for them. RD

When my babies were born the disposable diaper was just becoming popular. They were just starting to use them in the hospital. I always used the cloth diapers and had very little diaper rash. The only problem I ever really had was when I wased the diapers with bleach and didn't get all the bleach out. My stupidity gave my poor baby these big blisters. I wanted my diapers to be pretty and white. I never washed any of my babies clothes in bleach again. My aunt put some Noxemia on him and he was cured that same day. We used Noxemia for every thing from washing our face to healing sunburns. I found that when i was still having the monthly I couldn't use the Kotex brand of napkins so maybe your babies are allergic to something in the disposables that you are using.

My sister had the same problem with her niece, her doctor told her to use Lotriman, the stuff for athlete's foot. Apparently, the diaper rash was caused by the same thing. I know this isn't a home remedy, but her rash disapeared quite quickly when she used it, maybe it will help.

My mother used cornstarch since she couldn't afford even baby powder. Vaseline even sometimes helps just to protect them from having anything on them. Good luck with it since the little ones get so miserable when their bottoms are sore.

I haven't read other responses but when my kids were babies letting them go diaperless always worked. You have to be on them constantly but fresh air is the best medicine for a diaper rash. Other than that Corn Starch is awesome since it has no chemicals in it. Definitely don't use baby powder which was my first mistake when I had my first baby...what a mess it turned out to be!

The only time my kids ever got diaper rash was when we use disposable diapers. They never had diaper rash with cloth diapers. With my first child I used vasaline after her bath before putting her cloth diaper on. With my son I just put the cloth diaper on havent had to use vasaline. I probably didnt need it with my daughter either just didnt think to not try that. The huggies brand of diaper rash ointment makes my daughter cry she says it burns. The equate brand from walmart of diaper rash ointment worked great when she does get diaper rash. I used baby powder with cornstarch no talc in it many times with her and she has had 2 Urinary track infections so I no longer use that as I think that might be the culprit. A friend of mine after her daughters bath said she uses tea tree oil which smells horrible lol but is a good anti-fungal and stuff. I was leary about trying it but I tried it on my daughter and I felt horrible because she cried so hard and said it burned. My nephew had diaper rash really bad a lot where it would bleed even. They used disposables on him and they noticed certain disposable diapers made it worse. They had to take him to the doctors to get a stuff for yeast or something I think it was. Nystatin maybe I cant remember.

here is an old fashioned remady my own mom showed me. take some regular baking flour. Put some in a skillet and brown it. After it cools put it on the babies bottom and see if it helps. I have done it and it worked. becasuse when my children had diaper rash and nothing the drs prescribed or even things I brought over the counter didnt work. But an old time re3mady works.Some times they work better than even what the dr prescribes.