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Bath Time Sprinkles

When bath time comes at my house, my daughter doesn’t squeal for bubbles – she calls for “sprinkles!”

Everyone loves a luxurious bubble bath – especially kids. But for children with sensitive skin or issues like diaper rashes, UTI’s, etc., bubble baths may not be an option. My two year old daughter struggles with eczema and severe diaper rashes. Many days, I can’t even use a mild soap on her skin, let alone have her soak in a bubble bath. So, I tickle her fingers and toes with baking soda “sprinkles” and she is thrilled!

It all started when she was an infant and I was at a loss of how to soothe her inflamed bottom. Olivia’s diaper rashes can flare up in minutes and turn into open wounds. Along with treating her rashes with a wide assortment of creams, I started soaking her in a baking soda bath to ease her discomfort.

The baking soda neutralizes the acidity and balances the pH levels on her skin helping to heal her diaper rashes. At two, Olivia still endures painful rashes and I always use baking soda to treat them. But whether she has an active rash or not, at bath time I still reach for the baking soda.

When my sister’s daughters are here for bath time, they too cry for “sprinkles!” They all think it is such a riot to be dusted with the soft, silky powder. And, since baking soda is inexpensive, I can sprinkle away for a cost effective, natural, bath time solution.


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rhonda says:

For the sake of Olivia's little bottom, please invest in another very inexpensive product for your daughter, it's zinc oxide works like magic to totally prevent diaper rash. There's no reason that this baby needs to suffer at any time, after her bath, put the zinc oxide on her in a light film, between diaper changes, apply lightly, and once her rash subsides, the usage can be minimized. Another product that's really good that has a large concentration of zinc oxide in it,is Desitin, and it also has a really nice mild soothing fragance too, very clean. I've had two boys, and my ****** never, ever, ever, suffered from diaper rash. I'm a licensed skin care specialist, Esthetician and I did plenty of research when my boys were little, to make sure they didn't suffer like your little girl with any kind of ***** diaper rash. I hope this information is helpful,and you put it to good use. Good Luck,......a very concerned mom for little ******

4/8/2010 9:39:19 PM

Janice Croze says:

Oh don't worry!!! I have used bucketfuls of zinc oxide! But it does rub off in her diaper and if she has a **** that I don't catch RIGHT away (I am vigilant and get almost everyone right away) she still flares up. I also find that Lansinoh - that we use when breastfeeding - protects really well! It STAYS put and soothes. As I said, Olivia doesn't always have a diaper rash, but when she does, they flare up fast and furious and baking soda is one way I soothe it.

4/14/2010 3:47:37 PM