Teach Soap

My son had horrible diaper rash when he was in diapers and I ended up making my own because none of them were meeting our needs. Here's the recipe I used:

1 oz shea butter
1 oz lanolin
1 oz castor oil
3 oz zinc oxide
0.1 oz Vit E
1 gram Lavender EO
1 gram Tea Tree EO

Melted the shea and lanolin together and then added everything else and stirred. It worked like a dream. It is VERY thick and I never did end up putting a preservative in it. This worked so much better than store bought stuff, and he even started asking for Mommy's but cream when I would do a diaper change - I think it felt good to him.

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Bodybym - would I be able substitute the lanolin with a light oil? or what would be the main function of lanolin in the balm?

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Maybe I am wrong but I would think that just by using a baby wipe first , the hands are clean. You don't necessarily have to disinfect them first. I wouldn't use a preservative. JMO.

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Haven

I'm not sure that baby wipes will actually sanitize?