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To: David Hosking>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 12:53 AM
Subject: nappy cream
Hi, i purchaed your nappy cream and had some questions.
Is the cream something i should use always or only when a rash begins.
If used often will he get used to it.
My son gets horrible diaper rash when he teeths and
i am hoping this will help. Also will it heal old rash marks left behind?
thank you ali
Hi Ali,
The cream is safe to use all the time and some people do.
However, You do not need to use it all the time.
Just use the cream as soon as his skin looks a bit red and continue to use
it until the skin looks normal again.
Since he is teething you may have to use it for some time until he is over it.
Your son will not become used to the cream because it makes a healing
protective barrier between the skin and the urine & bowel motions. This
protection speeds up the natural healing process while protecting the skin
from further damage.
My experience with my own children (and my clients) is to do the following.
- Use a disposable nappy as they are much more absorbent.
(A cloth nappy is not much more environmentally friendly as it needs to be
washed with so much detergent chemicals )
- Apply the nappy cream at the first sign of irritation and use it until
the irritation has gone.
- Avoid packaged nappy wipes as they often contain chemicals that irritate
the skin, use damp face wash cloths instead. Pack 3 or 4 in separate
zip-lock plastic bags from the supermarket to carry them in your nappy bag
when you are not at home.
Simply put them in the wash and reuse them
- If your child has frequent loose bowel motions during teething or for
other reasons this will irritate the nappy area. Foods like broccoli tend to
make this problem worse.
Once the child gets over the loose bowel motions the nappy rash will
disappear very quickly.
The scarring from old rash marks will fade in time, the nappy rash cream
will not speed this up. It will stop more nappy rash from making them worse.
Hope this helps,
Kind Regards,
David Hosking.