This heartfelt question on YouTube prompted me to respond and turn this into a post (so hopefully others looking for answers can find their way here):
“My grandchild has had a terrible diaper rash for over a year. I have tried so many creams, essential oils, powders, feminine yeast cream, changed brands of diapers and wipes, used water wipes, even energy remedies… It’s an itchy and red spot on the front of her groin area.”
So there are a few things that can cause a stubborn, chronic diaper rash like this:
- Yeast or fungal infection
- Bacterial infection
- Allergy or intolerance – to food or materials that come into contact with the environment
The first thing I would do (and I had three children, two of whom had diaper rash issues at the same time) would be to state the obvious:
1. Do not use wet cloths – All baby wipes, wet wipes, etc. leave a residue that can be irritating – no matter what the label says. Place your diaper changing station on the bathroom counter and easily clean your baby with warm water and plain, fragrance-free Kleenex wipes or 100% cotton flannel.
2. Use natural diapers – Use either cloth diapers or organic, natural disposable diapers (not bleached with dioxin!).
3. Apply medicinal herbal powder – I and many of my friends had great results using a blended powder of equal parts elm powder, marshmallow root powder and comfrey root powder. Put it in an old talcum powder or spice bottle and sprinkle it on every diaper change. After cleansing your baby with only warm water, leave the skin slightly damp (not wet) and apply the powder. You should see positive results within 3 days. I order organic herbs online from Mountain Rose Herbs.
*Note: If you don’t want to use comfrey root (due to FDA warnings), you can replace it with calendula powder.
4. Check for infections – If that doesn’t work and/or you suspect a yeast or fungal infection, start by applying a coat of DILUTED wild oregano oil.
Dilute 20:1 with olive oil (20 drops of olive oil to 1 drop of wild oregano oil). This applies to commercial wild oregano oil. If using oregano ESSENTIAL oil, dilute it with olive oil in a 80:1 ratio. If necessary, increase the dilution to 15:1 or 60:1 (for essential oil). Then sprinkle with the powder mixture.
5. Diet and probiotics – If the rash keeps coming back (after you have cured it), you definitely need to pay attention to the diet of the nursing mother and her baby. It may be that some food intolerances occur and at the same time the baby’s intestinal flora is not strong and healthy.
I gave all of my babies probiotics from Natren’s Life Start (I also took high-dose probiotics orally myself) and when they started eating foods other than breast milk, I introduced each of the three adult bacterial species. Further information on treating food intolerances in toddlers/babies and the dosage of probiotics can be found HERE. And remember: if the baby’s intestinal flora is not good, then the mother’s is not good either! That’s why it’s best if Mom also takes Healthy Trinity daily.
For more information on how to evaluate and choose an effective probiotic, how much to take to achieve significant results, and how to take probiotics; Depending on whether you are prone to constipation or diarrhea, you can download my FREE report, “What You Need to Know About Probiotics.”
Jini Patel Thompson is an internationally recognized expert in natural healing for digestive diseases. She healed herself from widespread Crohn’s disease and has been medication and surgery free for over 25 years. Jini has appeared on numerous podcasts, TV and radio shows in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, giving people hope and vision on how to heal their colitis, Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) using all-natural methods. Her books on natural healing of digestive diseases have been sold in over 80 countries worldwide. Jini is married and has three children, nine sheep, 11 horses, a cat and three dogs.
