Has anyone used baking soda to treat a diaper rash?

Question

My little girl (6mo) has very sensitive skin. Saturday, we both slept pretty long and when I went to change her, she had a massive poop and she was red as a tomato.

Is baking soda safe? What are some alternatives besides vaseline and a&d that would help it go away faster?

Answer 1

It won't treat it but it will work like baby powder. So if your baby has it you need to get some thing that will work to get ride of it there are lots of good stuff. But no baking powder won't make the diaper rash better it will help it no happen when it;s not there.

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Home treatment is usually all that is needed for most cases of diaper rash. At the first sign of a diaper rash, try the following steps.

Decrease skin wetness and minimize skin contact with urine and stool.
Change the diaper or incontinence brief frequently, at least 8 times every 24 hours.
Use a superabsorbent disposable diaper.
Gently wash the diaper area with warm water and a soft cloth. Rinse thoroughly and dry completely.
Do not use any soap unless the area is very soiled. Use only a mild soap if soap is needed.
Do not use "baby wipes" that contain alcohol or propylene glycol to clean the skin while a diaper rash is present. These may burn the skin and spread bacteria on the skin.
You may use a blow-dryer set on warm setting to get the diaper area fully dry on adults. Do not use a blow dryer on babies or small children.
Leave diapers and incontinence briefs off as much as possible.
Protect the healthy skin near the rash with a cream such as Desitin, Diaparene, A&D Ointment, or zinc oxide. Do not apply the cream to broken skin, because it can slow the healing process.
If you use a disposable product, fold the plastic area away from the body, and do not put the diaper on too tightly. Avoid bulky or many-layered diapers or incontinence briefs.
Avoid using plastic pants until the rash is gone.
Increase fluid intake to make the urine less concentrated. Cranberry juice may be used by adults and children over 12 months of age. Do not use other juices, which may make the urine more irritating to the skin.
If the diaper rash continues without improvement for several days, try the following steps.

Soak in a warm bath for 10 minutes, 3 times a day, if the skin is very raw.
For babies and young children, add 2 Tbsp (30 mL) of baking soda to a baby tub or basin of warm water. Remember, do not bathe a baby until the umbilical cord has fallen off, and never leave a child alone while he or she is in the bath.
Have older children and adults sit in a bathtub with a few inches of warm water or use a sitz bath.
If you use a disposable product, change brands or switch to a cloth product. Try a superabsorbent disposable diaper or brief with absorbent gelling material (AGM), which pulls moisture away from the skin. Some people are less likely to develop a rash with one diapering product than another.
If you use a cloth product, switch to a disposable product. The cloth or the products used to clean the cloth diaper may be contributing to the rash.
If you use cloth and don't want to switch to a disposable product, change detergents.
Rinse diapers or briefs twice when washing.
Use vinegar in the final rinse at a strength of 1 fl oz (29.6 mL) vinegar to 1 gal (3.8 L) of water.
When treating a diaper rash:

Do not use a nonprescription adult vaginal yeast medication on a baby or child. Check with your health professional before using any product designed for an adult on a baby or child.
Do not use baby powder while a rash is present. The powder can build up in the skin creases and hold moisture, allowing the growth of bacteria that may cause infection.
Do not use cornstarch on a rash in the diaper area. Cornstarch also allows bacteria to grow.
Symptoms to Watch For During Home Treatment
Use the Check Your Symptoms section to evaluate your symptoms if any of the following occur during home treatment.

A rash in the diaper area gets worse after 24 hours or does not improve after 48 to 72 hours of home treatment.
A rash in the diaper area looks like a rash on other parts of the body.
White patches appear in the mouth.
Pimples, blisters, open weeping sores, boils, or crusts develop in the diaper area.
Signs of infection develop.
Symptoms become more severe or frequent.

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Answer 3

NO!! not baking soda! its caustic and will burn like hell in a moist place like that.

Bathe her, powder her, and leave her diaper off her for a few hours. Double up a blanket a few times, lay it on the floor and let her play there. OR better yet, its warm out, take her outside and let her play naked out there.

Do that a few times a day until it clears. Use powders instead of creams as a preventive measure. creams are treatments for when there is a rash. Powder keeps the moisture and friction away to avoid the rash in the first place.

Air is always always helpful.

Answer 4

Sitz Baths!!! The best salt is at Whole Foods. Buy the unscented and it is going to be pricey. Large size about $30.00. Taste the water and make sure it is salty and have her soak in the warm/hot water. Pat dry...don't wipe. Whatever size diaper she is in....go up a size in the Pamper's swaddlers/cursiers style. NO and I repeat NO wipes, water or wiping during diaper changes!!!! You have several problems here and her skin needs a break to heal. Viva white paper towels are her new friend. If it is only a pee pee diaper...just pat her dry with a Viva sheet. If it is a poop...grease the paper towel with Aquaphor and wipe off the poop. Every 2nd to 3rd diaper change...grease her butt up big time with Aquaphor. You want her sitting in it!! The diapers are so efficient that it will wick the Aquaphor away from her skin if you do not cover her tushy. This should do the trick and never get her diaper area wet again. The water and wipes is the major cause of her delicate skin issue. Tubby at night is all she needs. If that does not work.... two other tricks left ----1st is silver sulphate cream & 2nd is a mixture of gynolotromin cream, monistat and calamine. Write me for the formula if needed. BYT...the more sitz baths the better. Good luck -

Answer 5

NO BAKING SODA!! It's true, it will burn like HE**. You should use something gentler, like cornstarch (just sprinkle some like baby powder), or get a baby powder made with cornstarch, just make sure to wash it off with each diaper change and reapply. If the diaper rash persists for more than a couple of days, or reappears more than once every two weeks or so, you should go to your pediatrician. Ask for DESONIDE cream. It works, and is often used in the treatment of excema and skin rashes. :D Good luck.

Answer 6

Two things I've found work better than desitin or A&D are called Dr. Smith's Diaper Rash Cream which you can ask the pharmacist for and they will give it to you from behind the counter without a prescription or Boudreaux' Butt Paste at WalMart. I prefer DR. Smith's and the hospitals use it too, so it must be good. It will clear up redness very quickly. It worked for all of my kids who had such sensitive skin they would get open bleeding areas on their bottoms until I found Dr. Smith's!!

Answer 7

Baking soda in the bath water...yes....applied to the skin...NO! it would sting. Here are some good old fashioned remedies that work......let the babies bottom air dry a couple of times a day.....use corn starch as a powder--it draws the moisture away from the skin.....try A&D ointment or good old Destin cream--these creams when applied to completely dry skin, make a barrier that keeps wettness away from the skin....change the babies diaper as often as practicle....is there something in the disposable diaper that is irritating the skin--try a different brand. If all else fails, ask your pediatrician, they can prescribe very effective ointments or creams.

Answer 8

I haven't used baking soda, but baby powder works well. Let it air dry for a while, that will help too. By that I mean take her out of the diaper, maybe outside the house for a while until it gets dry.

Answer 9

Baking soda in a nice warm bath with help a lot! Aloe vera is good for cooling the area after. Good luck!

Answer 10

Go to your local drug store and ask them for Triple Paste it is pretty expensive but seems to be one of the most effective treatments for diaper rash and various other things.