Sweet Little Bum Diaper Cream

This article first appeared in the Sacred Pregnancy Magazine Spring 2013 issue

Choosing a diaper cream for your baby can be a tough one. You want something which is not harsh on your baby’s skin but at the same time you want it to be effective. Many diaper cream on the market are effective but the downside is they contain so many chemicals. The perfect solution….make your own diaper cream.

This lovely rich cream is so easy to make and is free of unnecessary chemicals. For this recipe, you will need organic coconut oil, unrefined shea butter, calendula oil and lavender oil.

Why these ingredients?

 All of the ingredients in this homemade cream are excellent for the skin and have healing properties. Coconut oil has anti-fungal properties and moisturizes the skin beautifully. Shea butter also contains anti-fungal and has anti-inflammatory properties. It soothes many skin conditions such as severely dry skin and rashes. Calendula is a lovely addition to this recipe. With its anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties it can fight infections and is gentle to the skin. Lavender not only has a beautiful calming scent it can help relieve skin irritations and has anti-septic properties.

The recipe:

1 cup of organic coconut oil

½ cup of unrefined organic shea butter

6 drops of lavender oil

1 tablespoon of calendula oil

1 or 2 tablespoon of beeswax buttons

So let’s get to the fun part!

Put the coconut oil, shea butter together with the beeswax in a measuring glass jug.

Pour some water in a saucepan and place the glass jug in the saucepan.

Then put the saucepan over a very low heat and let the mixture of coconut oil, shea butter and beeswax melt gently.

Keep checking the water level to make sure the water hasn’t evaporated completely or gets too hot.

Once the mixture has melted completely remove from the heat.

Add the lavender oil and calendula oil and mix well. You can use a whisk.

Pour in a clean glass jar and allow it to cool further before placing a lid.

Et voila! Your very own diaper cream for sweet little bums!