How To Treat A Baby For Diaper Rash: 8 Easy Steps

4. Homemade Diaper Cream

If baby’s skin is extra sensitive, try making homemade diaper cream with naturally soothing ingredients. Combine equal parts of shea butter, which has anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties to treat infections, with an anti-inflammatory linoleic acid known as calendula, which helps prevent diaper rash in the first place. Other products to add include coconut oil and beeswax. Add a few drops of lavender essential oil, which has anti-bacterial properties to help get rid of an infection. Be sure not to get any in the baby’s genital area as this may cause further irritation.