diaper rash

What is diaper rash?

The typical diaper rash is that the skin is red and irritated, patchy or continuous. In some cases it is discharging, skinless areas, very occasionally also with open sores and pus blisters.

Fresh skin acts as a natural protective barrier.
The diaper rash can occur if the skin is closed down during diaper in a dense humid environment. Annoyances may be enhanced by urine or feces and mechanical friction, but also by the excessive use of water and soap.

Diarrhea increases the risk of diaper rash.

The problem of diaper rash is that one can easily get infections, in addition, a mixture infection by bacteria and fungi.
Some children also reacts with redness and irritation were different varieties, or the diaper is so poor that it does not retain moisture.

What can you do on your own to make this better?

Change the diaper frequently so that children's skin remains dry.
Let your child go without a diaper as much as possible, air drying of the butt is the the best way of preventing it.
If it's already been badly, do not use soap when you wash, use a soft gas cloth with baby oil.
The red skin should be lubricated with calendula ointment which causes the painful skin to heal fast.
When the redness is gone use a lanolin based  ointment at every diaper change. (Explanation below)
If the calendula ointment is not working, and this develops into fierce redness surfaces and blisters you  should try an ointment with hydrocortisone cream 1% without urea 2 times daily, you get it without a prescription at a pharmacy.

 Caution: This treatment should not be done more than 3-4 days.

If none of the other measurements  have helped and it is larger or long-term rashes, skin is probably infected. Then you brush the skin with Crystal Violet liniment that you can buy at the pharmacy. This is effective against both bacteria and fungi.
You use a q-tip to apply the liniment.

obs: skin colored purple by crystal violet, this will also stain clothing if you are unlucky enough to spill.

Apply either a lanolin based ointment on top, or calendula ointment.
Repeat treatment 1 (maks.2)  for 2-3 days

The reason why one should prefer a diaper ointment containing lanolin is that it settles as a barrier between the skin and the urine /feces that will come in the diaper. Lanolin is known for it's ability to counteracts the formation of ammonia from urine. It is ammonia that cause red skin on children bottoms, and not all children ointments  are good enough to counteract this.

Some of this information are  provided by Pharmacy Association parent brochure # 1