No one likes a rash. No one likes repelling diapers. So when your little one gets a rash or you simply want to prevent them what are you to use?
Most “regular” diaper rash creams are not cloth diaper safe. This means that they create a barrier on the inner material and cause the diaper to repel instead of absorb moisture.
Thankfully, there are quite a few cloth diaper safe diaper rash creams available at most grocery stores.
Cloth diaper safe diaper rash creams:
1) California Baby Diaper Rash Cream: can be purchased at most Target stores
2) Method Baby Diaper Cream: found at Target
3) Northern Essence Bum Butter Diaper Rash/Barrier Cream
5) Avalon Baby Protective Ointment
6) Grandma El’s
There are a TON of WAHMs that also make great formulas for preventing and treating diaper rash and are cloth diaper safe. Feel free to add your favorite and experiences with any of the ones I have listed.
I personally use the California Baby Diaper Rash Cream. I don’t use it often but on the occasion that I do I have not encountered any repelling or staining issues.
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Has anyone tried Badger Balm Baby Balm with cloth?
Hi there. I just wanted to add my experience with one of the creams on your list. I tried the Angel Baby Bottom Balm for a rash after much research on what is safe to use with cloth diapers. Although the ointment itself is nice, it DID NOT wash out of my diapers. I use fuzzi bunz and the fleece was stained by it and they started repelling badly. I spent the entire day yesterday stripping my stash with Dawn detergent. The squirt in the washing machine did not do the trick so I ended up scrubbing each individual diaper (the fleece part) with a scrub brush and hot hot water in my kitchen sink! That was a lot of work!! I’m so disappointed. I’m not even sure that my diapers will perform as well. I sure hope they do. Now I’m scared to try anything else. Nor, do I want to spend another $20 for rash cream (I find that a bit pricey for the product). I just want to keep rash cream far far away from my dipes. I may, unfortunately, have to go back to using disposables when she gets a rash which is a shame.
Anyways, I thought I would share in case others are looking for a safe cream to use. IMO, don’t use this one with your Fuzzi Bunz. Lesson Learned…
Ack – I feel Christina’s pain re: trying to get diaper rash cream out of my cloth diapers!!
My daycare provider used some zinc-based cream on my BG’s this week and two of them are COVERED in it … any hints on how I can clean them?? I’ve tried using dish detergent, letting them soak, using rockin’ green and lots of hot water but they’re still slimey to the touch – I’ve even tried scrubbing with a toothbrush!
any advice?
Thanks,
Dominique
Dominique that’s awful that the daycare used the cream with your diapers. I’ll tell you exactly what I did with mine (although the cream on mine was not zinc based) I filled my kitchen sink up with water that I boiled and a good squirt of original Dawn detergent (the blue kind) and then added my diapers and stirred them around with a wooden spoon. I let them soak in that until I could stand to put my hands in the water. Then I used a scrub brush (you may have to use one larger and firmer than a tooth brush). You know the kind you would clean with? I picked it up from a dollar store and the bristles are quite firm. Then I squirted more dawn on the spots where the cream was and brushed the heck out of them. I even flipped the diaper inside out and scrubbed the other side of the fleece too. When I rubbed the fleece between my thumb and finger after doing this I could feel that it was less “slimey” feeling. So I rinsed the heck out of them until I saw no more bubbles in the sink, then rinsed them one more time in the washing machine. I tried 2 of them today on my daughter. One still leaked and the other seemed okay. But the one that leaked may have been a problem with the fit (she is filling out and has lost some leg “chub” recently). I also thought I would try an experiment with two of my diapers (two I could swallow losing money on if it didn’t work). I’ve never seen anyone recommend using it, but there is an all natural product called Oil Lift. I’ve used it on my laundry to get oil stains out before and I thought I would give it a shot. I sprayed it on, let it sit for 2 minutes, then scrubbed with the brush and rinsed. The cream (and the stain) came out much more quickly with that product. But I have not checked to see yet if those two diapers have been fixed. I’m hoping that this product worked and did not do more damage than good. I figured, if my diapers are already wrecked, I may as well give it a try and see. I will try those two dipes on my daughter tomorrow and post again to let you know how it panned out.
Sorry for the long winded post, but I know how hard it can be to get rash cream out and if I can help even 1 person out there who is in my shoes, then I’m happy. It really is no fun.
Wow – thanks Christina!! I’ll go pick up some blue dawn (apparenlty here in Canada you’ve got to hit up the dollar store for some real original blue dawn) and i’ll get a good stiff scrubber too. I tried again last night with the hot boiling water and lots of soap and scrubbing but a lot of cream is still visible on the diapers. Cottonbabies (makers of BG’s) told me the same thing – dawn, hot water, scrubbing. I’m also going to look into a grease remover …
Thanks again and good luck with yours. I’ve since supplied my daycare with a bunch of disposibles in case she deems it imperative that my son be slathered in cream …
Dominique
Does anyone know if Weleda Calendula Diaper Cream is safe for cloth diapers? What is the water repelling ingredient in most creams that damages cloth diapers?
@Jenny: I have read reviews that state Weleda is cloth diaper safe. The reviews also state that it is very effective
You may also try Rash Magic http://www.jacksmagicbeanstalk.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=331&products_id=49 I’ve heard many good things about it.
Dominique, It worked!! My diapers are saved!! The Oil Lift worked like magic and I’ve since tried it on a bunch more of the diapers and they are all working as good as new!! Oil Lift did not wreck them. And I like the fact that it’s an organic product! Who knew? If you’re game to try it, you can buy it at Canadian tire. I somehow managed to have a small 50 ml spray bottle of it in my house and I’m not sure where I got one so small, but I’ve seen it in a large bottle for around $25.
Good luck and let me know how things worked out for you!!
Yeah! Praise the Lord. I love how my readers help each other out.
i use burts bees diaper cream with a liner each time i change my little one to prevent rash. i havent had a problem with leaks and i havent had to strip the diapers. i recently purchased method cream and was wondering if anyone has personal experience with it on their diapers. i have fb and bg. also, i wasnt sure if the charlies soap i have been usingn could be the cause of the rash. the rashes showed up after purchasing some imse vimse liners and using those in her diapers, maybe since they werent “stay dry” it caused her to rash? in any case, now i always use a fleece liner, mostly to make clean up easy for me. also, one more question, i have since switched to seventh generation powder free and clear detergent. any ideas whether or not this is goood for the diapers? i also do a soak/prewash using oxiclean each time to keep the diapers looking fresh. thanks! (im new to cloth diapering if u cant tell…and can get all the advice that comes my way!)
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