When using any cream or lotion product, we recommend using a fabric barrier to protect your cloth diapers. Creams and lotion are designed to coat your baby's bottom and to repel moisture. Creams and lotions will cling to the inner fabric of your cloth diapers the same way it clings to your baby's bottom. The same ingredients that repel moisture to help baby's bottom to heal will repel moisture from the fabric of your cloth diapers, which can lead to leaking.
To avoid buildup in your cloth diapers and save yourself from having to strip your diapers down the road, we recommend always using a fabric barrier when using any sort of skin care product on your baby's bottom.
Here are a few anecdotal tips and tricks from the Cotton Babies' staff:
- Use a bumGenius Stay Dry Liner closest to baby's bottom after applying the cream. Be sure to wash the liners separately from your cloth diaper laundry to avoid contamination.
- No local cloth diaper store and need a middle of the night solution? Try cutting up an old cotton flannel shirt or t-shirt to use as a liner in your cloth diaper.
- Don't want to worry the hassle of separate laundry? Keep a Flip diaper cover and pack of Flip disposable inserts in your stash for a convenient diaper cream solution that won't add extra work to your laundry routine.
- If your pediatrician recommends using a diaper cream and you are looking for a product with natural ingredients, we suggest Angel Baby Bottom Balm, Grandma El's Diaper Rash Remedy & Prevention or Mother Love Diaper Rash & Thrush.
If we can assist with any laundry or other questions regarding the safe use of skin care products with your cloth diapers, please give us a call at 1-888-332-2243, e-mail us or live chat at Cottonbabies.com. We are always glad to answer any questions you may have.
Can you also use the Flip inserts in other BG diapers such as the 4.0s?
ReplyDeleteFlip inserts have suedecloth on the top. Using them inside a pocket with two layers of suedecloth touching can lead to leaks. We don't really recommend it, but if you are in a pinch, it could work if you used the Flip insert upside down (with the microfiber pointing up and the suedecloth pointing down inside the pocket).
Deletei do . lol i use the organic cotton as 4.0 inserts some times too
ReplyDeleteGroVia makes a nice diaper cream as well. I know they're a competitor, but it's very portable since it's a stick which makes it nice for daycare.
ReplyDeleteAlso, can you just wash the liners with the rest of the baby laundry or does it need to be washed more vigorously?
We recommend washing the liners separately to avoid transferring cream, lotion, etc. on the diapers during the wash cycle.
Deletewould be great if the cream stayed put after putting it on, but with an extremely wriggly toddler, it ends up everywhere I don't want it to. Having said that, I have never experienced a problem with leakage (other than from over saturation) and have also always put them in the same wash with no problems.
ReplyDeleteWhat about cj's butter?
ReplyDeleteI recently used Bum Genius Stay Dry Liners with Destin diaper rash cream and the Destin didn't come out of the Liners with washing. I can see how this can ruin the diaper... any tips for washing the cream out of the liner???
ReplyDeleteI got rash cream on one of my BG 4.0s and I just washed it by hand. It was a pee diaper, so it was okay. I used a little CD detergent and scrubbed. Then I rinsed. Then hand washed it again with Dawn dish soap to get the oil out. I found it easy to wash that one by hand then to have build up in my whole stash over time. It would be hard to know which ones have build up. Hope that helps.
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