tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121990538298585863.post972277106001344254..comments2023-10-12T11:47:31.517-04:00Comments on JEDSpeak: Essential Oils - Lavender For Diaper Rash - TrialDaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517584283479000601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121990538298585863.post-86809260457314762572010-04-05T19:35:06.872-04:002010-04-05T19:35:06.872-04:00It's now April, and I'm still using lavend...It's now April, and I'm still using lavender EO on the occasional redness that my DS gets. It feel that it works very well. I have pretty much weaned from using anything else. I have found that I only need to apply it once or twice, and it does the trick. It works especially well if left on overnight. I am very pleased with the results.Daishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517584283479000601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121990538298585863.post-60535192450098555262010-02-17T00:26:24.297-05:002010-02-17T00:26:24.297-05:00EWG has a great website for looking into the poten...EWG has a great website for looking into the potential toxicity of ingredients of baby products:<br /><br />www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/browse.php?category=diapercream<br /><br />Unfortunately, they don't have enough data on a lot of newer, natural ingredients, but it's amazing what they have on desitin, for example:<br /><br />http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/product/111/Desitin_Diaper_Rash_Ointment/<br /><br />The BHA and methyparaben (and fragrances) are ingredients to avoid, it sounds like.<br /><br />Triple Paste looks better depending on which ingredients yours has (the lanolin or the anhydrous liquid lanolin):<br /><br />www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/product/5210/Triple_Paste_Medicated_Ointment_for_Diaper_Rash/<br /><br />and<br /><br />www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/product/99016/Triple_Paste_Medicated_Ointment/<br /><br />Also, there's a study out -- my son ate lots of veggies when he was little, and pooped 5 times a day, so I looked into this :( -- on some potential problems with using tea tree oil and/or lavender essential oil with children. "Studies in human cell lines indicated that the two oils had estrogenic and antiandrogenic activities", and the article reports on three little boys who had developed feminine features that went away several months after they stopped using the balms, gels, shampoos, soaps, and lotions with tea tree and lavender EO's. I'll send it to you, Daisy, by email, and anyone who wants a copy can get it from you. (It's got a lot of medical jargon, so is not easy to understand.) It's called<br /><br />"Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oils" <br />by Derek V. Henley, Ph.D., Natasha Lipson, M.D., Kenneth S. Korach, Ph.D., <br />and Clifford A. Bloch, M.D. in The new england journal of medicine, volume 356, issue 5, from February 1st, 2007, on page 479.<br /><br />I threw out the only diaper cremes I had that worked when I read that :( So, I don't really know what to recommend. I had been using California Baby's diaper area wash<br /><br />www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/product/91501/California_Baby_Diaper_Area_Wash/<br /><br />but it has lavender and tee tree oil (and, looking back on it, I would not recommend spraying it -- just pour a little on a cloth, and use that).<br /><br />Now we (very rarely) use something we bought in Europe...hopefully it's not too bad...<br /><br />I think I'll try the triple paste next time we need it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408322944033355414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121990538298585863.post-14328876983875709692010-02-16T21:46:50.481-05:002010-02-16T21:46:50.481-05:00Hm. Desitin ingredients are....zinc oxide, BHA (?)...Hm. Desitin ingredients are....zinc oxide, BHA (?), cod liver oil, fragrance, lanolin, methylparaben, petrolatum, talc and water. That's a lot of ingredients. I am disappointed that I didn't see much change this evening. My son went into the bath, had air-dry time, then had more lavender and sweet almond oil applied, then I changed him before bed, and applied more. The skin looks red and irritated. I'm thinking maybe I haven't added enough lavender (I am hesitant as I am just learning about EOs) but if I don't see an improvement in the a.m, he's getting Desitin until I find something more natural that works. I will look into Triple Paste. =) DS eats a lot of fruit, too. The Burt's Bees has more ingredients than I feel like typing, but it seems to be basically a blend of essential oils with zinc oxide, beeswax, and other good stuff. I should give it another try.Daishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517584283479000601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121990538298585863.post-71997971696976369262010-02-16T21:21:25.857-05:002010-02-16T21:21:25.857-05:00What chemicals are in Desitin? Have you tried Trip...What chemicals are in Desitin? Have you tried Triple Paste? We used it a lot because PJ ate a lot of fruit and got a lot of very painful and nasty diaper rashes. I swore by it from then on and it's just zinc and beeswax and a few other (from what I can gather, natural) ingredients.Sarahnoreply@blogger.com