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Diaper Needs: wipes and cream

The green packages of Seventh Generation wipes are no stranger to our household or Natasha's bum, but I was curious a couple of weeks ago when I saw that Earth's Best, a company I knew only from their organic baby food, also has a chlorine-free baby wipe.

I bought a package to try, and we love them! They are not as damp as the Seventh Generation wipes, so they do not stick together like glue and you don't have to yank on them and pull at them with the box flopping around, following your hand as it stubbornly refuses to release its bounty one, single wipe at a time while you try to keep hold of the squirmy legs of a poop-soaked, 22-pound wiggler. The Earth's Best wipes don't leave that odor on your hands that I think I just associate with diapers and poop and think it smells like poop, but really it does not smell like poop and I'm just being paranoid. I really hope I'm just being paranoid about that one.

I do find that we have to dig into the box more frequently to take one out, as the less-damp, less-sticky nature of the wipes makes the remaining wipes more likely to fall back in instead of stay poking up conveniently ready for the next grab. But the advantages outwieght the disadvantages, and we are going to be converts, provided I can keep finding a source. I found these at the Jubilee Pharmasave at Fort and Richmond for $5.99 each.

Also in diaper related news, the can of Penaten that a friend gave us for a shower gift (and that has almost never been used) expired last August. Natasha has pretty resiliant skin and almost never has any redness or rash, so I was not in any rash to replace the tin.  When she did have a bit of redness back there, I decided to see what The Vitamin SHop had to offer as a Penatan alternative.

I came home with Weleda Baby Diaper Care cream. Weleda's entire line (adult as well as baby) is based on calendula and its ability to help the healing process of small wounds, red or inflamed skin and skin infections. This plant provides antiseptic properties and strengthens the immune system and protects the skin against infection. (Full ingredients list for Diaper Care here.)

The Diaper Care ointment also includes zinc oxide for healing. And, you can use it on yourself or older children to speed the healing of cuts and scrapes. The price is better than the plain calendula creme that is available and we will be using it for all our minor first aid needs.

 

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