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Is your baby's bum looking a little red and irritated? Don't worry — if you see a patch of skin that's a bit red with subtle bumps and warm to the touch, your baby likely has a diaper rash. Consult your pediatrician about what might be best for your babe's tush, especially if the rash doesn't seem to fade using regular OTC diaper rash creams.
The good news? Most products on the market are formulated with the intent to not only prevent, but also heal diaper rash. Zinc oxide is one of the main ingredients to look for that'll provide your baby with serious relief by forming a thick barrier between your baby's delicate skin and their wet diaper. Zinc oxide typically found in all diaper rash creams, and some creams feature up to 40%. There are also natural, gentle ingredients to look out for, like lavender or calendula, which contain antimicrobial properties to kick that rash to the curb.
Despite your best care, diaper rashes are practically a parental rite of passage. Treat your baby's bum when diaper rash strikes — or prevent one before it starts — with these proven products.
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Boudreaux's Butt Paste Diaper Rash Ointment
Most moms and dads will admit they purchase this product purely out of curiosity — based on the name — and are then pleasantly surprised to find out that it also gets the job done! The flip-top lid helps make diaper changes a breeze.
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Aquaphor Baby Healing Ointment
Use this clear ointment to heal chapped lips, dry skin, cracked cuticles, and minor cuts for you and your baby. Honestly, this ointment is so universal that you can use it to tame eyebrows and fly-aways. We consider it a diaper bag and purse essential.
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Burt's Bees Baby Bee Diaper Rash Ointment
Infused with sweet-smelling lavender and rosemary, this powerful ointment contains a whopping 40% zinc oxide. This ingredient creates a moisture barrier on your baby's skin, healing and preventing diaper rashes before they can start.
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Grandma El's Diaper Rash Ointment
This fragrance-free, hypoallergenic ointment is effective in soothing and preventing redness, dryness, irritation, and itchiness. You can use the ointment when you need to, or you can rub it on your baby's bum during every diaper change — it's that gentle!
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Weleda Diaper Rash Cream
This pick is brimming with feel-good ingredients. Fair-trade beeswax and organic, anti-inflammatory calendula — extracted from marigolds grown in Weleda's own gardens — work together to soothe your baby's skin.
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The Honest Company Diaper Rash Cream
With a plant-based formula, this gentle and nourishing diaper rash cream soothes your baby's bum while keeping skin healthy. The blend of coconut oil, shea butter, and jojoba oil moisturize your little one’s bottom while creating a barrier between their skin and their moist diaper.
Apply a smear of this cream at the first sight of redness or inflammation, and you will reduce the duration of irritation for your babe.
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Babo Botanicals Soothing Diaper Cream
This cream is great for sensitive skin thanks to its ingredient list featuring 25% zinc oxide. The oat milk and calendula formula is so soothing for your little one's skin, and the tube is super easy to toss into a bag and take on the go.
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Desitin Maximum Strength Baby Diaper Rash Cream
When your babe is suffering through a raw, red, irritated bum, Desitin Maximum Strength Baby Diaper Rash Cream will relieve the pain and clear it right up.
The magic ingredient that makes this diaper cream amazing is the 40% zinc oxide. The max-strength zinc oxide content creates a super effective barrier between bum and diaper. While the cream is protecting your baby's bottom from forming a rash, it is also healing and soothing existing irritation.
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Earth Mama Angel Baby Bottom Balm
Plant-based ingredients and herbs are the basis of this balm. Organic olive, jojoba, and tea tree oils work with moisturizing shea butter to nourish baby's skin. It's gentle enough for daily use, and it wipes away cleanly.
It's a scent that probably takes you back to childhood, and it's just as effective now as it was back then. Feel confident smearing it on your baby’s skin — this stuff has been working its magic for years.
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Dr. Smith's Quick Relief Diaper Rash Ointment
Dr. Smith's Diaper Ointment
You'll love the smell of this ointment as you massage it into your baby's skin. Dr. Smith's goes on like a cream and protects just like an ointment. It absorbs super fast, and you're likely to see results just as quickly, too.
Latifah Miles
Parenting Editor
Latifah is the former parenting editor at BestProducts.com where she spent her time researching and testing the latest, greatest, and coolest products created to make parenting a breeze; her work has been featured on Cosmopolitan, Romper, and Elite Daily.
Dana Baardsen
Senior Editor at BestProducts.com
Dana is the former Parenting Editor at BestProducts.com, where she’s been using her degree in nutrition and food science and experience in parenting editorials to cover trending topics in the family and fitness industries since 2012; Her work has been featured on Fit Pregnancy, Refinery 29, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Prevention, Men’s Health, Parents, and more.
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