Since using cloth diapers tends to lead to more bacteria build-up and yeast infections, I have found a wipe solution that wards that off! I have made my own wipes from flannel material and I use the flannel/hemp wipes sold here. I prefer the wipes sold here, but when on a tight budget the flannel homemade ones work too!
In a air tight container add:
1/2 cup distilled water
1 t Dr. Bronner’s Lavender Castile Liquid Soap
6 drops of Young Living Tea Tree (Melaleuca) Oil
Mix and add your cloth wipes. This recipe also works if you are making disposable wipes from paper towels.
The Lavender smells good and kills bacteria. The Tea Tree is anti-fungal and kills the yeast. It works great!
I use a similar mixture, but I also add a tiny bit of apple cider vinegar. The ACV helps protect the skin, something about restoring the acid mantle.
And I have to say that, in defense of cloth diapers to those who may read this and say “well then why use them?” that rashes are only a problem if the diapers aren’t properly washed and/or rinsed, your child has a reaction to the fabric (uncommon but not unheard of), or if the child isn’t changed in a timely manner. In fact, my older child, who wore disposibles, had far more frequent and more violent diaper rashes than my younger child who wears all cloth.
This is true, but also needs to be noted that cloth diaper users very rarely actually have diaper rashes. It is usually a yeast infection and the tea tree oil kills that. And you are right – its all about keeping your baby clean!
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