Desitin

Desitin max strength (purple one). My son has had sensitive a booty literally since day 1 and this is a thicker ointment than triple paste (and higher zinc oxide). He has also been a big pooper so I can attest to how well this truly works. He's 14.5mo and I swear by it.

Desitin extra strength! The ONLY thing that worked. Slather it on thick!

I swear by Desitin. Works so well for my little one when nothing else did.

We've had the best luck with Desitin maximum strength (purple label). Nothing else we had compared so we've used that for over a year now.

We like the blue Desitin. We use it after every poop, and our 7m old has never had a rash!

The second my baby has a rash forming I use the purple Destin and it's gone almost immediately!! Just use a thin layer after cleaning and letting area dry.

I've found that aquaphor works good on very small light diaper rashes, whereas desitin is a god send for bad rashes (at least for my son). Key to whichever you use is to make sure baby's bottom is dry after wiping, then put the stuff on.

Yup, A&D and Destin were truly the only ones that quickly and effectively did anything for diaper rash.

For some reason my wife was hating on Desitin for the longest time, idk why because it's significantly cheaper as well… but after 3 days of no improvement I found a mostly full tube in her newborn supplies and gave it a shot to see if it would make a difference, I think I've converted her if this improvement keeps up! And that's great advice, thank you!

Thanks for the tip! I agree. We just ran out of desitin which was waaaay better than the butt paste.

When my baby was in the trenches with diarrhea from daycare, the pediatrician recommended a 1:1:1 blend Desitin, athlete foot cream, 1% hydrocortisone cream. Cleared her rash of 10 days better than the other zinc cream

Just use Desitin! It will wash out just fine with hot water and extra detergent

Blue regular desitin is the holy grail for me. The pros outweigh the cons!

Corn starch is interesting I've never heard of that! We switched over to Destin today and it's already looking better. I think the old honest formula was similar to Destin, not sure what makes the new one so much worse but it's frustrating to see such a shift in product quality.

Desitin. I know it has a bad rap in the crunchy or scrunchy mom community but nothing else worked for my son who also has eczema and very sensitive skin. Also I would consider the brand of diapers you are using. They could not be absorbing as well as you think and playing a factor.

It's not natural but we got the Target generic version of Destin Max Strength (purple tube). It has about 40% zinc, if I recall, and our doc recommended that strength no matter the brand. Baby #1 got mad diaper rashes from food sensitivity and it cleared up in <3 days every time when we used that diaper cream. But I have heard that some rashes can actually be a yeast infection, so if it doesn't go away with diaper cream I'd have the pediatrician check it out.

The extra strength Desitin for your strongest option. Weleda is great too and healed my son's early rashes, but the 70% Desitin is probably what you want right now.

My baby is very diaper rash prone, and is still pooping frequently throughout the day, so I apply a thick layer every diaper change. I'm a FTM and I didn't use any the first couple weeks bc I thought it was only needed if there was a rash and looking back I wish I applied it as a preventative measure. We started with Mustela, then Burt's Bees, then Aquaphor, then Boudreaux, and finally we're using Desitin and it works the best at healing her rash. I was hesitant to use it bc it has talc and has a scent, but it's worth it to heal her skin. We also use Munchkin Hypochlorous Acid Spray before the cream and that seems to be helping.

Desitin for baby #1 and #2. I lean towards schmearing more for prevention so that I'd never have to deal with true diaper rash

As long as your wash routine is good enough (specifically hot water and enough detergent), you can use Desitin. Even the 70% washes out just fine for us.

I used the purple desitin for stubborn rashes when the blue would not work. Make sure you use a good amount on the area with the rash. Not just a thin layer.

I use the clean diaper to sort of fan the area before putting it on. Then i put a little desitin, but i apply it THICK and i never dont apply it.

That's what we use for mild rash. For prevention, we use Grovia magic stick. For really bad rash, we switch to disposables and Max strength desitin for a few days

We use boudreauxs in the green tube, desitin for the really bad/stubborn rashes.

Triple Paste works great for us. My son gets pretty bad diaper rash and that seems to hold it off. When it was really bad Desitin Max Strength helped get rid of it. Sudocrem is just about the same as Triple Paste except it has a pretty distinct odor that got too annoying for us to keep using it.

I use A&D ointment to create a barrier for my baby's urine/bowel movements. My baby has developed a rash, so I use Desitin. But I also try to find time to have my baby just lay without a diaper to air out from being in a diaper all of the time, it actually helps with irritation.. doctor recommended. But use cream when you notice redness/irritation.

We just used Desitin with cloth and it was fine. Leaves a white stain but didn't interfere with function

Aquafor mixed with desitin. I do a 50/50 mix and put it in an old Vaseline container.

Triple paste. Hands down. It's expensive but it was the only thing short of a prescription that worked for my LO with eczema. But as long as there is no rash we use the purple desitin every night for the overnight diaper just to save the triple paste for when we really need it. When you put the cream on, you want it to be a *really* thick layer. Like cake frosting. A lot will rub off on the diaper and it'll be messy and gross and you'll wonder if you put too much on, but if the rash is already there, you haven't. If anything, put a little bit more cream just in case. It's also good to give her as much diaper free time as you can. Fresh air is your friend because it allows the skin to fully dry beyond just the surface.

Pinxav. Our baby inherited my pale af sensitive skin and she got diaper rash a lot even though we changed her constantly. Destin wasn't bad, but we ended up resorting to using warm water and cotton rounds (no wipes) for a while and Destin extra strength did quite well after a good dry. But after finding and trying pinxav we haven't had a reoccurrence like that since. On her last diaper change of the night we use pinxav and Vaseline as an extra barrier too :)

Triple paste makes a 3x version, that's what I use when it's bad. The rest of the time I just use regular triple paste. My girl had mild diaper rash for the first several weeks of her life and I tried everything-Honest, both Desitins, A&D, and Boudreauxs. Purple desitin helped but triple paste was what finally got rid of it. Boudreauxs was my least favorite because it was hard to get off.

I didn't find anything worked (desitin or aquaphor included) UNTIL I started drying my baby's bottom after cleaning and before applying cream. Sometimes I would even blow softly or let him air out his bottom for a bit before applying cream. That's when I really noticed the diaper rash starting to heal. Now I always dry and apply diaper cream if there is a rash starting, otherwise I dry then use Vaseline/aquaphor to keep the moisture out.

Honest does not have enough zinc. The Hello Bello 40% is awesome. It stays on better than desitin

Aquaphor for just daily prevention. Definitely Triple Paste for any actual rash though. It is so much better than Desitin.

Neither. Dry baby's bum really good after a diaper change...then apply Boudreauxs butt paste. This is the only combo that cleared up my baby's rash, and we'd tried both Desitin (purple) and aquaphor.

Nothing has worked better for us than the Weleda diaper cream. Boudreaux's is ok, Desitin didn't do much. I can't recommend Weleda highly enough!