What to use as a barrier cream in a diaper when there's NO rash?

my 5 month old just got over a BAD diaper rash. i WAS using vaseline with every diaper change before the rash started. The people started telling me i shouldn't be using vaseline...so my question is what should i be using when there isn't a diaper rash?What to use as a barrier cream in a diaper when there's NO rash?
A+D ointment was fantastic for my little boy. It's lanolin based so easy on sensitive skin and it's got medications and vitamins A and D in there to help prevent diaper rash in the future. I bought a 1lb tub, it lasted a year!


Vaseline isn't the greatest, if there's moisture on the skin, the vaseline holds it right there and will cause diaper rash, so something lanolin based like A%26amp;D will let the skin dry out naturally while providing protection.What to use as a barrier cream in a diaper when there's NO rash?
A%26amp;D ointment first followed by Butt Paste. We bought generic A%26amp;D usually sold as Vitamin A and Vitamin D cream but make sure it has the flip top rather than screw top (screw top is small and our baby picked it up and tried to put it in her mouth).





We used A%26amp;D at every diaper change until she was 9 -10 months and used both A%26amp;D and Butt Paste after her evening bath. She's 22 months now and has yet to have a diaper rash. Now we only use them if her butt looks a little red.





We used disposable diapers (pampers or huggies) and since they were super absorbent they may have also helped protect her skin. This advice may not apply if a baby has cloth diapers.
i use sudocream or zinc and Castor oil cream. i also use pure water for cleaning at each change and then sprinkle a bit of baby talc but make sure that s/he is completely dry first also let him/her go around naked helps we weren't designed to have clothes on all the time. my 9 month old suffers with nappy rash each time a new tooth is about to appear, it is caused through feces reacting with urine so an immediate change is a good idea and if the nappie looks full change it. my little one gets changed first thing after he wakes and then with each drink or meal/snack he has during the day and last thing before he goes to bed i also change him if i wake during the night with his last tooth by doing this no rash.
If this is the only time he has had nappy rash, then you may not need to use a barrier cream as long as you make sure he is dry after every change (from the water or wet wipes that you use), but if you think he is prone to nappy rash, try sudocrem which is a zinc oxide based emolient cream and acts as a barrier cream. Its also great on little patches of excema and adults can use it too for things like sunburn or acne. Brilliant stuff.
Barrier cream isn't necessary. I understand that you're looking to prevent diaper rash, but making sure your baby is _completely dry_ before putting on a diaper is likely to be just as effective. Well, at least it was for our 3 children, and we only used wet washcloths (not baby wipes) to wipe down after each diaper change.





Good luck to you and your little one!
Not sure what you have available in the US (I'm in Australia) but we have something called Sudocream? Or there are other creams which have bepanthen in them or zinc and castor oil. I have heard vaseline is no good as it's petroleum jelly and is not as gentle on their skin as others.
we use lucas pawpaw ointment!


its texture is like vasaline but its amazing!!!!!


its good for lip balm or if your skin is dry or your cuticles, or hair ends!! its a wonder cream!!!


My lil man has never had bad nappy rash ever becasue we use this stuff!! not sure if can get it in the States....its Australian....but try online!!! its in a red tube or a red little tub!!!!! look on ebay maybe!! sooooooo worth it!! a tub it about $10 but ours is only half empty and we have used it for 2 yrs all the time!!!!





good luck!
drapolene or any other ';preventive diaper cream';


- go natural - olive oil or coconut oil (meant for skin , not cooking oil)
We use AD%26amp;D or Butt Paste - both were recommended for use at every changing by the pediatrician and also the nurses in the NICU.
I never used anything but pure old baking soda. Creams are way too thick. An ointment would be best. Frequent changes along with good ole fashioned air did the trick for us.
i would just use regular petroleum jelly
Zinc and Castor Oil cream is the best - u can pick it up from any drug store.
None...if there is no rash, why do you need cream?