Xander Week 77 – A Diaper Cream Review
April 29, 2008
It occurred to me a few weeks ago that while I have reviewed several aspects of diapering – diapers, bags, etc., I never got around to reviewing diaper cream – and there are a lot of options out there. I don’t think that Xander is a particularly rashey kid, but he does get a diaper rash from time to time. Sometimes it gets bad – cracked skin, etc. We’ve tried a few different remedies, and found that the original works best for us.
At my baby shower, I got a wide variety of diaper creams – Aveno, Huggies, Desitin Creamy and Budreau’s Butt Paste. I tried them all, and found some interesting results.
Aveno, Huggies and Desitin Creamy all work about the same. The consistency is that of a hand lotion. It goes on easily, wipes off your hands easily, but also wipes off of baby’s bottom pretty easily too.
Boudreaux’s Butt Paste is much thicker, sticks better (on your hands too of course), but it’s brown, which can be kind of confusing when you’re trying to determine if there is a “little present” in the diaper…
I fell victim to the advertising of Desitin and purchased some Desitin Clear. It was a similar consistency as the creamy, but clear. They advertised that you could use Desitin Clear on other body parts – chapped skin, etc. Xander never really had that trouble, so we didn’t try that.
Eventually we settled on the Desitin Original. It’s a thicker consistency, and a pain to get off your hands, but it sticks on bottoms much better, and I find that it clears up diaper rashes faster as well.
I know some people mix up their own concoctions – a blend of a few different brands. I’ve never gotten that creative. Xander has has some painful rashes, but we’ve managed to survive ok with the Desitin Original.
