Cloth Nappies #186

[CrazyLady]

The rash also was on her legs where the nappy touches her skin
at first i thought it was because i put her in a sposie one afternoon but soon figured out that it was the night nappy.

OOOO, That explains the little blisters on DD's thighs a few weeks back. I usually canestan rinse once a fortnightish here because we get TONNES of sun. I have a lovely undercover drying area that gets sun for 8ish hours straight.

The canestan rinse is in the soakers section at my woolies. I had to actually ask because at first I couldn't find it. They put it right at the top.

WOCB: Abby Gro pink skulls Minky all day!

[teresa]

poor DS has a small bllister on his bottom at the moment. have been busy with creams and such trying to get rid of it. its going very slowly. always putting on curash powder the last few days too.

might get some of that canestan rinse in the shopping this week and give that a go.

WOHB - CT with rocketships and spacemen.

[meow]

Our son has had the odd blister nappy rash on his bot and we found it was related to food. Watermelon was the thing for him- will find out again next summer if it still affects him. We found curash powder worked really well because it sticks to the open weepy bit. Poor little bubbas!

[LimeSlice]

you will all find much cheaper, and more effective, to use lavender oil instead of canestan. you only need 6 drops per wash (full load) and 2 for the rinse, once a week.

[CrazyLady]

you will all find much cheaper, and more effective, to use lavender oil instead of canestan. you only need 6 drops per wash (full load) and 2 for the rinse, once a week.

OOO! That's bound to smell much nicer too! I don't like the canestan rinse smell. I have some of that around too!

WOCB: Nothing, Daddy's bathing her and I'm slacking because dishwasher is too hot to unpack!

[kawazuki]

ok will grab so,me water soluble lavender oil..

thank you ladies..

[Kitt3n]

you will all find much cheaper, and more effective, to use lavender oil instead of canestan. you only need 6 drops per wash (full load) and 2 for the rinse, once a week.

Yep, or tea tree

[meow]

I don't use canesten as a regular thing, I only bought it when I suspected thrush in my nipples while BFing. I have since used it up when my son had nappy rashes or gastro so it's good to hear of an alternative to buy next time- thanks

My questions for the oils though- why once a week? As I said, I only used canesten when needed otherwise I was liking the idea of using it every wash when we have two sharing the same nappies/wipes. Would every wash be too much?

Where do you buy it? Is it labelled 'water soluble'?

[LimeSlice]

Nope not at all, I use it every wash.

Lavender, Tee Tree and Eucalyptus Oil (MUST be 100% PURE oils, not dilutions or solutions) are the only 3 oils that are anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-bacterial.
So basically they will kill EVERYTHING lol. Great not just for nappies but for normal wash - will kill thrush on your undies, tinea on your socks and bacteria on you teatowels.

Which makes them excellent for bathing in, I put 4 drops in a full size bath for Charlotte everyday - work better than soap and keeps her fanny clean and free of iss-ewes Also removes the need to use any soaps (not good for mucous membranes) or bath washes (chemical crap) in the bath. Lavender will heal burns up to 50% faster than 'burn cream' with no blistering at all and usually no scarring...same with cuts.

ETA: no, not water soluable, essential oils do not need to mix or dissolve into water for their properties to be accessed. In fact they don't need to be in the water at all... but am faking so will come back to explain lol
You can buy it from supermarkets, priceline, chemists, health food stores etc...usually in the first aid isle

[meow]

Thank you!!

I hear a lot about oils and I have to admit I haven't started using them because I keep meaning to follow up and learn more. I've heard of lavender oil for burns for example but how would you use it? Do you need to put it in a carrier oil first? What's a good carrier oil and how do you learn the concentrations needed?

[LimeSlice]

For burns, just onto cottonwool and dab it on.

There really aren't too many occassions on a daily basis where you need to dilute these oils in any carrier oil. Unless using them on a tiny baby directly , then they must be diluted with carrier oil.
A good one though is Sweet Almond Oil.

Just remember less is more with most oils in most situations. And more can change their effect...IE 1 drop of lavender in a warm bath will make children calm and sleep better before bedtime....3 drops will make them hyperactive and keep them awake. (for tiny bubs bath, put one part essential oil in 10 parts carrier oil and add 1-2 drops of this solution to the bath or massage cream)

Get a hold of a book called The Fragrant Pharmacy and its companion book

[meow]

Thanks so much for your help! I just ordered eucalyptus, tea tree and lavender oil online I ordered some sweet almond oil too as we used that on my son when he was a baby so I figured with another on the way it's a nice oil to have around.

Looking forward to trying some on the nappies

[LimeSlice]

Most welcome
Just remember Sweet Almond Oil is a nut product (sorry, sounds obvious but so many people don't think about it) so keep an eye out for any reactions on a new bubs as an idication of an allergen.

[meow]

Thanks. We were mindful of that last time and made sure to keep it off his hands/avoid ingestion. We have no history of allergies though so that helped us feel less concerned and happy to use it I guess.

[Livinthedream]

Hey, congrats on the ticker LS.
We are another lot here who only found a decent nights sleep in a sposie (actually,most nights it is 2, one on top of the other as he out pees 1 )
We *think* it is the smell. I dont know if he has super reeky pee (I suspect so) but OMG, when you walked into the room after he as been in there for 8 hrs, the smell just assaulted you. So he was fine, up until about 2-3am and then was just awake constantly. Put him in sposies and he sleeps through till 5.30 -6.00.
Some people find the smell of sposies feral, but i guess the evil chemicals in them must do something to neutralise our ponky pee.

[LimeSlice]

Thanks Shelley!!

[elliskirsty]

Hi Guys, I normally sit back and read what you have to say, but don't normally have too much to contribute

I noticed that a few of you use Eucalyptus Oil, and a few more possibly about to start? A couple of months ago our playgroup organised for a presentation from Kidsafe Victoria. It was very useful, and the one thing that surprised us the most is that Eucalyptus Oil results in a number of hospital visits to emergency a year for babies and toddlers. A few of us used Eucalyptus oil for cleaning as it is a great product, but have since stopped. I am sure it is OK to use in the nappy wash, but wanted to pre-warn if using it as a cleaning product.

I found this extract from the kidsafe website on their poison cabinets in new homes media release (just search on eucalyptus - it was the only result returned)
---“Medications and household chemicals are associated with the majority of child poisonings, with many resulting in hospital admissions. Examples of these include paracetamol, cold and flu medications, antihistamines, heart and blood pressure medication, as well as eucalyptus oil, mouse baits, methylated spirits and dishwashing detergeants” Dr Stokes said.---
Poisons Cabinets in ALL new Homes | News & Media | Kidsafe Victoria

Sorry I can't be more useful/exact in my post...I'm trying to remember information from a couple of months ago. From memory it was one of the top 10 poisoning related visits to hospital. If you use it, it may be worth while to give kidsafe a call.

[Kitt3n]

I am pretty sure that as long as you keep such things out of reach you should be fine to have eucaluptus oil in the house and to use it too