Do Away With Diaper Rash for Good

As new parents wanting to make sure our children are healthy and live in a safe environment, we all take the time to put plugs in the electrical sockets, tie up cords from blinds, gate open areas with stairs... We baby-proof our houses rigidly with checklist in hand and all possible dangers minimized or removed. But there is one thing that our children can't escape, no matter how much prevention we do: Diaper rash.

Diaper rash has to be one of the most unpleasant experiences for both child and mother. Crying from a sore bottom only heaps on the guilt we suffer as we remove a soiled diaper and put on another. Minimizing diaper rash can be done, though, and some children only suffer it once. Keeping babies dry at all times, using barrier creams, and letting little tushies go bare all help with diaper rash. One more thing can help reduce diaper rash and removing the culprit can be easier than you think. Change your baby's diaper to a chlorine-free diaper.

You see, paper products are bleached whiter than white with a cheap chemical: Chlorine. Chlorine is a strong irritant that not only burns skin but leaches into the environment. Paper products that were made from chlorinated wood pulp can have lasting effects; not only on landfills, but on your child's sensitive skin. The culprit of the diaper rash your child suffers from may be a sensitivity to the chlorine used in the diapers he or she wears.

However, diaper rash, unpleasant though it is, is the least dangerous side effect of chlorine exposure. Chlorine-free diapers also protect your baby from exposure to a very toxic chemical and dioxins which have been found to cause cancer and block proper immune function. The many disposable diapers that end up in landfills also impact the environment. If they contain toxic chemicals and by-products they can poison the ground and leach into ground water.

Chlorine-free diapers are available and are certainly worth a try. They'll save your child's bum from soreness and blistering caused by diaper rash, and they'll save the environment at the same time! Check your store shelves for chlorine-free diaper options to make the switch today.