Husband. Father. Leader.: Diaper Rash Remedies

Facebook is a powerful tool! Sure you can waste a lot of time playing games, creeping on people, or arguing with someone's friend that you don't know about something that doesn't really matter. (guilty of each and am now in remission) But facebook can also be a powerful tool to help you in times of need.

For example, yesterday Katy and I woke up to find out our son Beau had a diaper rash. Talk about out of nowhere! So of course I did what any parent would do, I googled "Diaper Rash Remedies". I found a ton of information, so much that I didn't know where to start. So I decided to ask the masses on Facebook. The great thing about asking questions like this on Facebook is you get real answers that have actually worked for people you know. Answers on Google are probably good but you never know if they are being promoted.

So I asked, What are your diaper rash remedies? I was blown away as around 40 people responded with a remedy that worked for them! Impressive!!

Here is what worked for us;

Air Dry - We went diaper-less a bunch, even overnight. WARNING! This is an "accident" waiting to happen! Have carpet cleaner, towels, antibacterial spray, etc on hand. When he was wearing a diaper we changed it at the first sign of wetness.
No Wipes - We used wet and dry paper towels, patting clean and dry instead of wiping or rubbing.
Oatmeal & Baking Soda Baths - I heard about both so we just combined them together for a soothing bath. For his real bath we added a little of the baking soda.
Calmoseptine Skin Ointment - Katy's sister Kristy bought us some and dropped it by the house. We think it worked wonders! She got it at a local drug store but allegedly they have it behind the counter at Walgreens & CVS.

So we decided to attack this diaper rash and use as many of the remedies that we could. Part of me wishes we would have used a more scientific approach to see what helped the most but the other part of me is glad we got rid of the rash quick! Who knew facebook cures diaper rash!?!

Here is the facebook post with 20 plus tried and true diaper rash remedies from real people. Thank you again to everyone that shared your advice and for using facebook in a positive way! Social Networking at it finest!!

Brett Bradley

Yesterday via iOS

HEY PARENTS. What are your diaper rash remedies?

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Heather Sterling Angle if you can't get rid of it it could be yeast infection and then he will need Niastatin cream...This has happened to my boys a couple of times...

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Alicia Powell Blackburn When Easton had a really bad one the drs had us make a paste with liquid Maalox, triple antibiotic, and anti fungal cream. I can remember if there was anything else or how much of what but it was amazing. Might be able to google it?

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Jennifer Farmer Aquaphor, desitin, antifungal & if bad add neosporin. Just make paste in hand & apply with each diaper change

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Carmen Newbury soaking in warm bath w/ baking soda helps also. lots of air drying

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Anthony Puryear We use Lotrimin AF and it has worked well when her rash is bad.

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Kelly Ross A@D

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Kelly Ross @*

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Kelly Ross Ugh! &*

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Leann Woodward-Gann Bag balm is really good!

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Laurie Tomlinson We use Boudreaux's butt paste or aquaphor and lots of air time!

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Lainey Porter Iron skillet brown flour along w sargents vet cream in a blue square can and air!

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Mary Elizabeth Clark My mom said that the stuff in the wipes are bad for it.. so she takes a few of the wipes and washes them out. Then she soaks them in corn starch and water. And use neosboren.

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Katie Massinger West I second the baking soda bath and air dry-let him be naked for awhile if you can(play outside or on hard floors in case he pees). There's also stuff called calendula you can get at whole foods(make sure to get the ointment, not the gel or cream) and I put a thick layer on at each diaper change and within a day I can tell a huge difference. I also found that disposable diapers gave my kids rashes so we use cloth diapers now(if you're up for an adventure). Good luck!

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Bobbi Mangrum Don't use wipes for a few days...I cut up old t-shirts & used those then trashed them when done. Wipes can be irritating. Air lots of air. Like Heather said if its not improving with diaper rash cream could be yeast rash would need a different cream for that.

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Todd Drake We use equal parts A&D Ointment and Desitin cream. Takes it away very quickly! You just mix those two together and put in a container. its great!

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Crystalyn Cook Butt paste, it's in a yellow tube

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Amanda Steuernagel Lassiter Cornstarch and air!

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Melissa Neuenschwander calmoseptine!!!! A hospital in colorado gave it to us but walgreen sells it behind their counter. you just have to ask for it

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Brett Bradley Thanks everyone! We will be trying a few of these until something works. Also good to know that we aren't horrible parents. thanks again for the advice!

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Michael Houston Equal parts zinc oxide vasaline and milk o magnesia. Mix it up well and the rash will be gone by next diaper change.

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Michael Houston We call it crack spackle

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Nikki Long Changes in food,drinks,wipes,and diapers can cause it to happen Brett not bad parenting! Also Tanner used to get one when new teeth were coming in!

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Miranda Richardson Cornstarch is amazing!

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Carolyn Lawrence Air

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Marci Stier If things don't clear up with those remedies, keep in mind they can get yeast infections, so if you keep trying and trying take him to the dr

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Shandy Lee Hilton Protopic is the miracle!!!

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Autumn Dawn Eudaly Galbreath There is a miracle diaper cream that a doctor here in san antonio developed. It's AMAZING. I tell all my patients to get it. It's available other places, but it's hard to find. I'd be happy to mail you some if you mdssage me your address! (And, no, i don't have any stake in it- i just know it works!)

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Cora Fletcher I'm with Miranda...cornstarch!

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Jacqueline Long We've used Questran (compounded with Aquaphor) for diaper rash and Triple Paste AF for yeast infection with great results. No wipes until the rash is gone as they can be extremely irritating. Good luck!

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Barbara Charbonneau Tilley Air dry as much as possible, browned flour, no wipes and good old Vaseline when in a diaper. It creates a protective layer.

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Sarah Siems Vera Not it's intended purpose, but lansinoh is awesome for diaper rash and it's not medicated, which makes me happy.

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Mary Mitchell Brawner Our pediatrician introduced us to Calmaceptine ointment. It's a miracle in a tube! It's behind the counter at Walgreens and CVS no script needed. E had a rash so bad she was bleeding. Two days of this stuff with Vaseline on top of that to create a thic...See More

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