A lot of you must be Mommas, because I always get a huge response when I post about Clean child & baby products.  Today, we are covering diaper rash creams.  Uber-sexy, I know.

So, the active ingredient in diaper rash cream is usually zinc (zinc oxide).  I wonder if it can double as a sunscreen?!  Note: zinc will ruin cloth diapers.  What you will find in addition to this ingredient in most conventional diaper rash creams: parabens, mineral oil / petrolatum, and BHA, which has been found to be toxic to the liver, blood, and central nervous system.  Yuck.  I’ve rounded up some good ones, below.  And please, if you know of a Clean one that works wonders, we are all dying to hear about it.  Speak up!

ERBAVIVA ORGANIC DIAPER CREAM

Erbaviva diaper cream does contain zinc oxide.  It also contains echinacea to heal and protect as well as calming essential oils like lavender and chamomile.  Cost: about $16 for 2.5 oz.  Purchase it here.

Ingredients: De-ionized water, zinc oxide, organic almond oil, avocado oil, cetearyl wheat bran glycosides, and cetearyl alcohol, echinacea extract, lecithin, algae extract, beeswax, allantoin, sodium hydroxymethylglycinate (preservative at only 0.3%), organic essential oils of lavender and roman chamomile.

WELEDA CALENDULA DIAPER CARE CREAM

This one does contain lanolin, which is found in the sebaceous glands of sheep.  Wool is usually treated with pesticides before the lanolin is extracted, so it’s a little questionable.  If it is in a product that is really Clean otherwise, I might give it a pass.  This is one of those products.  I love Weleda and I love calendula-anything.  Also, this contains zinc oxide.  Cost: about $13.50 for 2.8 oz.  Purchase it here.

Ingredients:Active Ingredients Zinc Oxide 12%.***** Inactive Ingredients Beeswax, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Calendula Flower Extract, Chamomile Flower Extract, Geraniol, Glyceryl Linoleate, Hectorite, Lanolin, Limonene, Linalool, Sweet Almond Oil, Sesame Seed Oil, Water. * from natural essential oils

CALIFORNIA BABY SUPER SENSITIVE DIAPER RASH CREAM

This formula also contains purified lanolin, which is really effective in serious cases of diaper rash.  All the other ingredients are safe and Clean and this version contains zero fragrance or scent-masking agents, so it is extremely gentle.  Cost: about $12 for 2.9 oz.  Purchase it here or at Whole Foods.

Ingredients: Zinc Oxide USP 12%, Purified water, vegetable glycerin USP, ultra purified lanolin USP, cetearyl olivate and sorbitan olivate, cocos nucifera oil, caprylic capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera), rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, xanthan gum USP, calendula officinalis extract (calendula), viola tricolor extract (pansy), and yucca schidigera extract (yucca), caprylhydroxamic acid (amino acid) (and) glyceryl caprylate

KIMBERLY PARR ORGANIC BUM BUTTER

Totally safe, Clean, 100% organic  and zinc-free for you cloth-diaper-warriors.  Naturally antibacterial and anti-inflammatory.  Another plus: is is a balm in a tin, not goop in a tube, so it’s great for travel.  Cost: about $20 for 2 oz.  Purchase it here.

Ingredients: Comfrey-infused olive oil, jojoba oil, shea butter, coconut oil, unfiltered beeswax, and essential oils of roman chamomile and lavender.  

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