Diaper Rash

Stuart Millar Updated by Stuart Millar

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Dr. Harlan recommends that anyone using SmartLotion® on their child do so with their Pediatrician or Dermatologist's supervision.

The FDA has not officially cleared hydrocortisone for use in children under 2.

Symptoms:

Baby has a painful rash from soiled diaper. There are red dots outside the main body of the rash.

Baby has both Irritant Dermatitis from stool, and a superficial yeast infection with Candida.

Recovery:

Dr. Harlan typically provides the following instructions to his patients for the treatment of diaper rash: Change the baby's diaper extra-frequently, gently cleansing the skin.

Then, apply a thin layer of Perfect Repair™ prebiotic miosturizer, or another recommended moisturizer. Allow baby to “air out” for as long as practical before applying a new diaper.  Twice daily use clotrimazole cream (Lotrimin® cream) or whatever your pediatrician recommends for a yeast infection.  At bedtime or before long naps apply a paste-like cream (Desitin®, A&D®) and use a thin layer, not thick. (Skin must breathe.) 

When these measures alone are not helping significantly, add SmartLotion® twice daily for 7 days to this program.  If not improving, see your Pediatrician or Dermatologist for a skin culture swabbing for both Candida yeast and Staph bacteria. Pimples with pus strongly suggest Staph.  Ask your Pediatrician for cleansing instructions with dilute Chlorhexidine for Staph.

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Infantile Perioral Dermatitis

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