What's the best and fastest way to heal a diaper rash?

Answer 1

A cream with zinc oxide is the best.

Answer 2

You probably won't like my answer but the best thing you can do to control diaper rash is to switch to cloth diapers. Until then, make sure your baby has time to get plenty of air to the area where the current rash is. If you must use a cream of any kind get zink oxide, it works wonders.

Once this rash is cleared up and you switch to cloth diapers they you probably won't ever have trouble with diaper rashes again. That's probably the biggest advantage of cloth diapers over disposable diapers. The lack of diaper rash.

I know this from experience, personal experience. I'm incontinent and wear diapers 24 / 7 due to a medical problem. I started out wearing disposables because like everyone else, I figured they were the best and the most convenient. Was I ever wrong.

I continually had diaper rash problems and was going through a lot of diaper creams. I finally switched to cloth diapers on my doctor's recommendation. It's the best thing I've ever done.

I made my own contour diapers with elastic in the waist and legs. As far as a cover, I guess I'm still a little old fashioned, I use plastic pants over them. I haven't had a diaper rash since I switched to cloth. I happily wear them and never look back.

I do two extra loads of laundry a week and that is only because I don't have enough diapers to make it through th week until my normal laundry day, otherwise I would be doing only one extra load.

I hope this helps, may you clear that rash up quickly and make your baby comfortable again. Switch to cloth.

Good luck.

Answer 3

I usually use A & D cream but my baby is in daycare and they either dont always put it on or it just doesnt work sometimes. So then I'll switch to Desitin for 2 days and it usually heals up pretty fast. However, this past 2 weeks, my baby had a really bad case of diaper rash so I made my own concoction from ingreditens I found in the regular first aid aisle at Target:

2 ounces of Zinc oxcide cream,
2 ounces of A & D first aid ointment (its yellow and I bet its the same as the yellow A & D diaper rash cream),
1 tablespoon of liquid antacid (like Maalox) and
1 tablespoon of BACITRACIN ointment (its one of the ingredients in Neosporin).

Mix it up and lather it on.

Like I said, I bought all the indredients at Target - and I bought the 'generic' store brands. It was very inexpensive and so far has cleared up the worst rash my baby has seen yet.

Answer 4

A&D works the best for my son. I put it on with every diaper to try and prevent the rashes. Sometimes though he'll get a rash and what I'll do is let him go without a diaper and air it out for as much as I can, then before bed I put a really, really (and I mean really) thick layer of A&D on him and his little toosh wil be so much better in the morning. This stuff is great!!! Good luck!!!

Answer 5

I don't know about the fastest way but the best way is don't use the commercial stuff. Don't use wipes or commercial diapers. Use damp wipes made from 100 percent cotton (homemade or cut yourself.) Don't use soaps of any kind. Use distilled water with about 10 percent vinegar solution. Use a cotton diaper but leave off for a while afterward, it helps keep the skin dried. Also be careful what you are feeding such as cows milk, apricots, sugary things, etc., this may contribute to diaper rash.

Never use commercial products such as diaper rash cream, baby powder, soaps, or cow milk products or soy milk formulas.

Answer 6

I always used Desitin (the original kind). Rash was gone in a matter of hours.

My parents had their kids in the 1950s and 1960s. More diapers rashes back then because cloth diapers DON'T pull wetness away from baby's skin like today's disposable diapers. Desitin back then (same formula as Desitin Original) worked well too.

Answer 7

Airing out just hasn't been practical for me, so I would use wet and a couple of dry pieces of toilet paper to wipe my baby girl. This would be instead of wiping with baby wipes. Then I would apply Balmex after a BM diaper or powder after a urine diaper. If I did this consistently, the diaper rash goes away in about a day. Also a nice warm soak in the tubby works well; just be sure to Balmex and powder after the bath, too.

Answer 8

Corn Starch is what has worked for me the best. I have tried all diaper ointments and going without the diaper but I still keep going back to the corn starch because it seems to work the fastest and it is less haarmful than some of the creams. Good Luck!!

Answer 9

Wash the area well and rinse well. Dry it with soft towel by dabbing. If you can, let the diaper stay off for about an hour. Then apply a very liberal amount of Zincofax cream all over the area plus a margin. Cover with a clean new diaper and change often. ( Mom of 4 )

Answer 10

Magic Butt Cream!!! (Yes, that's the real name.)

A doctor can give you a prescription for it but you likely have these ingredients lying around the house and can get relief tonight. Even severe diaper rash will be almost completely healed within 24 hours. Combine equal parts of the following ingredients and store in a sealed container:

Hydrocortisone 1%
Lotrimin or Lystatin (sp?)
Zinc Oxide

Answer 11

On a very little baby, one so young you can't leave the diaper off, set your hair dryer on low and blow the baby's bottom dry after changes (and I use a washcloth during diaper rashes, because baby wipes burn!)

Otherwise I make a thick pad of baby towels, plonk the affected twin down, and play with her for a while while she dries off naturally. I use Weleda's calendula based baby cream, and for the really rotten rashes, I use a half and half mixture of cortisone and Gyne Lotrimin. Sometimes I mix on A&D ointment or petroleum jelly too, especially for overnight diapers.