ok bit of history..
we swapped to cloth when dd was about 5mths old we used a mixture of AI2s and flats.. we swapped because dd has a horrible rash we couldnt shift.. sure enough after not long of using cloth it went away... we used them for a few months untill one day i tried disposables again because my nappies werent dry and she seemed to have no reaction.. now at 15mths old almost 16mths shes developed a rather nasty rash.. i have a feeling it might be somewhat fungal as well as a really horrible dry sore cracked part in the crease where her leg joins her hip if that makes sense.. so since nothing seemed to be working i dug out my softest nappy of my old stash ( a jam tots berry blush) and phew it still fits but on a much bigger setting haha.. ok so to get to my actual question as i know zinc creams are a PITA to scrub out of these nappies is there anything else i can put on it that u guys would recomend? preferably something more natural coz dd is quite sensitive..
TIA
I have used a herron zinc and castor oil one with cloth nappies before, and because it's more oily haven't had a problem getting it out. Although if you have a fungal infection it's probably not going to do the job. We've had one really terrible episode of nappy rash that involved a trip to the dermatologist, so I advise getting in quick to nip it in the bud before it escalates, if you do think it's fungal and the normal creams aren't doing the trick. Particularly important during this terribly hot weather. Daktozin (very not natural) may be needed from your pharmacist if it turns out to be fungal. Good luck.
I use all cloth nappies and SUDOCREME (zinc and caster oil) and haven't had any problems washing them out of the nappies...mine are all hemp and bamboo and I use a prewash cycle, but only dry pail.
I use cream occasionally, with a mircrofleece liner, so it doesnt ruin the nappy.
As a treatment however, go down to your local health store and grab some calandula flower tea and a packet of camomile tea (from woolworths is fine) and make up a batch, one tea bag and some a tablespoon of calandula tea (its usually loose) in a small pot or a cup each... let it cool then add a bit of cool water (half half) and use this to clean dd bottom with each nappy change (i made fleece wipes so that i can wash and reuse each day).
Also make up another batch and add to her nightly bath until it clears.
I would also recommend some nappy free time each day - playing in the garden or do you have floorboards or lino so that accidents can be easily wipped up? we have several hours of nappy free time every day, i believe this helps too
I use this solution and we have only once had an incidence of nappy rash and that was when we were away camping and i didnt use it and she had no nappy free time...
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