I'd get some cloth wipes and just use water. You can make your own very easily.
It's not that unusual to react to the chemicals in the disposable nappies, also, so once you switch over that may also help.
On the wipes I bought a couple of 10 pack face washers that I use for wipes. I also made my own but find that the face washers are fine, I keep a Pump bottle in there as well with a tiny bit of Gaia bath wash in it and water.
Actually if you wanted wipes try the Gaia ones they are quite nice DD always reacts to something in the wip-es but doesn't with these or Eco Nature ones!!
I swapped recenly to the Gaia wipes after DD had terible nappy rash andshe does not even wince when I wipe her with them. The other day we were out and I didnt realise I hadnt put any gaia ones in the nappy bag ans sge cried wgen u wiped her bottom.
The gaia ones are also made from bamboo I think and are softer.
I am going through a similar thing at the moment. We also use facewashers instead of wipes (I keep a sample pack of wipes in the nappy bag in case we get stuck somewhere without water) - it's not a problem to wash them when you're already washing nappies.
On the creams: I use MooGoo (I use the eczema/psoriasis balm bc it is milk free and DS has a dairy allergy) most of the time. I use Daktozin when he has had thrush, and I use hydrozole when it's just a normal nappy rash that has gotten very sore-looking. Hydrozole is VERY effective but as it's a steroid cream, I don't like to use it if I don't have to.
We use microfleece liners, and I'm actually beginning to wonder if they are causing some of the problems (due to being synthetic). But they do keep him nice and dry. How do other people go with liners?
the other thing we did when DD had SHOCKING nappy rash was stop all creams (under doctors orders) and give DD a salt water wash 4 or 5 times a day.
1 TEASPOON of salt to 600mL of water.
Then make sure you just pat the area dry not wipe.
It was amazing the difference this made.
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