All parents sooner or later resort to the use of diapers for their little children. Some mothers wear diapers to their children exclusively for the night or for a walk. Others use diapers even when the baby is at home. In any case, the use of these absorbent products can lead to diaper rash and redness. Therefore, experts in the field of pediatrics in order to avoid any skin problems in a newborn baby recommend using a special baby cream under a diaper.
Why do I need a diaper cream
The skin of the baby is quite sensitive and susceptible, and the constant presence in a dense and practically non-breathing diaper can lead to a number of troubles:
- redness on the ass of the newborn;
- rash;
- irritation;
- dermatitis;
- peeling;
- diaper rash (see about diaper rash).
Therefore, it is important before putting on a baby diaper, use a baby cream under it. Modern products have a calming, protective, anti-inflammatory effect and provide reliable care for the delicate skin of the child.
In addition, a diaper can act not only for prevention, but also for treatment.
How to apply cream
Apply the cream under the diaper, taking into account several rules:
- The skin of the baby must be dry and clean. To do this, before applying the cream and putting on the diaper, you need to wash the child and dab the moisture with a soft towel.
- After this, do not immediately apply the product. Let the baby enjoy air baths for 5-7 minutes. During this time, his skin will completely dry and will be ready to apply a special cream.
- Now you can use the tool under the diaper. With light movements, apply the cream on the area around the newborn’s butt and a little on his buttocks. Pay attention to the folds and inguinal area. Lubricate the product well so that it does not roll. Wait until the cream is completely absorbed. Only then can a baby wear a diaper (See how to choose diapers).
Rating of the best creams
Which cream is best used under a diaper is a question that worries many parents. The following trademarks have proven their effectiveness:
- Bubchen. The composition of this cream from a German manufacturer contains chamomile, panthenol and zinc oxide. Thanks to these substances, the product has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect and can eliminate redness in a short time.
- Bepanten. Contains provitamin B5.It is considered an excellent treatment for not only diaper rash in children, but also nipple cracks during breastfeeding in mothers. Almost all young mothers use this tool.
- Eared Nannies. These products of a well-known domestic manufacturer of child care products are very popular due to their quality and reasonable cost. Peach oil and calendula, which are part of this product, have a protective property.
- Johnsons Baby. This cream for newborns has a calming effect. Being hypoallergenic, it can be used from the first days of a baby's life.
- our mother. Herbal extracts (calendula, chamomile), as well as sea buckthorn oil, quickly and permanently eliminate redness and diaper rash.
- Sanosan. Another fairly popular diaper product from a German manufacturer. Ingredients: talc, D-panthenol, zinc oxide. Perfectly soothes and protects the sensitive skin of the child.
Powder or cream
Often young parents prefer the use of baby powder. In some cases, the powder does relieve irritation and prevents diaper rash, but do not forget that it dries the skin (and this, in turn, can contribute to the appearance of peeling).
Therefore, choosing what is best to use - cream or powder - it is preferable to focus on the effectiveness and speed of eliminating unpleasant manifestations. Each child has different reactions, even to the same children's remedies. If you noted that the redness and diaper rash on your baby’s ass disappear after using the powder, feel free to use it. If the baby cream is better for the baby, the choice is obvious.
Regardless of which means you prefer, remember: neither cream, nor baby powder can save you from the possibility of diaper rash and irritation if the baby is constantly in the diaper. Try to put on a diaper for a newborn only in exceptional cases (for a walk, for going to a children's clinic, etc.).
Useful on newborn care:
- Read about the right newborn baby skin care;
- Detailed article on newborn hygiene and necessary hygiene products;
- Types of baby creams (what are baby creams), how to choose the right cream for a particular case, the technique of applying creams.
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None of the above unfortunately came up to us. But the priest reacted very well to the old grandfather method - ordinary starch. Instantly relieved irritation and rashes.
From the entire list in our house, Bepanten cream has taken root and settled for a long time.Versatile and very effective, solves many problems and is suitable for the whole family - both for mom and baby.
I belong to mothers who try to minimize wearing a diaper. I dress my two-year-old daughter only for a walk, and that’s because it’s winter. And I used Bubchen cream, presented a small jar in the maternity hospital, I liked it. So we are still friends with him, I decided that there is no need to arrange experiments on the child if this tool has worked well.
I have the third baby, I resort to the use of any funds under the diaper extremely rarely. Usually I put on a clean ass without creams, only sometimes there is a slight reddening, smear with salicylic-zinc ointment, once enough, the redness goes away and no longer smear. I believe that the skin should breathe, since the diaper is already on, and even attack, this is already a double load.
Apply the cream under the diaper with each change of the diaper in a thick layer on the clean and dry buttocks of the baby.
Bübchen was good with his eldest daughter, but he didn’t go with his youngest son, but Greenlab little milk cream with vitamin E protected his ass well, and there was never any irritation.
We also use Bepant, a truly universal thing. I immediately ordered 10 boxes for a pharmacist and I do not care about it even more.
So nothing came of us from the above. But the cosmetics on lactose greenlab little turned out to be very good.
My daughter is almost always in a diaper (thanks a lot to the creator of these wonderful pieces), I smear either with bepanthene, sometimes with powder (when it's hot) and emolium cream for dry skin. The cream is very good! It’s possible to smear a child’s whole including a face if some allergy has spilled out, and also smear oneself. ))) the truth is the price is not cheap ... 700 rubles ... but enough for a long time.
Apply the cream under the diaper with each change of the diaper in a thick layer on the clean and dry buttocks of the baby.
I do everything as described. I’m done :)) Only we don’t have any powders - we don’t need it, there is enough cream, because it copes. I bought Antral, I liked the packaging very much)) And now I'm not disappointed at all. We have never even gottenies. Not that diaper rash. ttt
We change diapers often enough, the ass in front of the cream is always dry, so everything is according to the rules)) but not every cream for the diaper came up to us. Left only Antral Baby. First I took a small bottle to try the cream, and then a liter - a very good cream. We also do without powders. No sticky film, no slipping, hypoallergenic
Better Sudokrem for me there is nothing)
Very useful article and found it in time. Our boy began a completely misfortune, had not encountered diaper rash before. And there are so many practical tips and useful information, just super. Thank!
This baby skin care company was advised by a pediatrician. I bought a diaper cream in the first month of my baby’s life. Because she was afraid that diaper rash might appear. Each time I change the diaper, I do not use the cream, only a couple of times a day I put it on the baby’s ass, usually after an evening bath, and after the baby has pinned. And this is quite enough for us, for all nine months I do not know what diaper rash (pah-pah) is. I am sure that this is a great achievement of the cream.
we have libriderm cream with cotton extract, the best diaper cream. and protects the skin perfectly and no diaper rash