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Smooth As a Baby’s Behind: My Favorite Cloth Diaper-Friendly Rash Remedy

2013/03 By Lauren B. Stevens 38 Comments

If you’ve ever seen the movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, you’ll understand when I say that Earth Mama Angel Baby Bottom Balm is my Windex.  For those of you who haven’t seen the movie, I mean that I use this ointment on everything.

When my son was three weeks old he broke out into the most painful looking diaper rash on his behind.  Knowing that regular diaper rash ointment could potentially ruin my cloth diapers, I hit the internet in search of cloth-friendly remedies.  I stumbled upon this extremely helpful chart at Pinstripes and PolkaDots, which helped guide me in the right direction.  Unfortunately, I was unable to locate my top choices at any area stores, so we resorted to buying disposable diapers and trying to treat with OTC remedies while we waited for our CD friendly products to arrive in the mail.

The OTC remedies helped to protect the area, but did not clear up the rash.  Thank goodness our Angel Baby Bottom Balm (ABBB) arrived in the mail quickly.  My thoughts?  ABBB is an all-natural, chemical-free product that smells absolutely divine with it’s gentle lavender scent!  Comprised of organic olive oil and a handful of organic essential oils, it’s gentle on my little guy’s sensitive skin and it cleared-up his diaper rash within a couple of days.  I was sold.

A well-loved jar of ABBB

Any time I see a little pink on my son, I rub a little Bottom Balm on it.  But, it doesn’t stop there.  Just recently, I found myself dipping into one of our jars of Bottom Balm for my own use.  I had a stubbornly cracked nipple that had been hanging around for weeks.  At my wits end, I put a bit of ABBB on a cotton ball and kept it applied to the affected area, only removing it to nurse.  Because it’s all-natural, I was able to have D nurse without having to wash off the balm.  The ABBB actually felt soothing on my painful nipple.  After two days of using the balm, my cracked nipple was on it’s way to being completely healed (and I’ve not had an issue since).

The jar I ‘borrowed’ from my son’s stash

This is my go-to ointment!  I can only imagine the uses I’ll find once D gets older becomes mobile.  I can see myself chasing he and my husband around with my jar of balm, just waiting for a moment to dab some on (hey, what can it hurt?).  I’ve also made ABBB my go-to gift for new moms – I like to spread the Earth Mama Angel Baby love.
Angel Baby Bottom Balm is just one of the many wonderful natural and organic products that Earth Mama Angel Baby has to offer.  I decided to branch out last week and ordered Angel Baby Lotion and Calming Lavender Shampoo & Body Wash for D and some Earth Mama Body Butter for myself — I can’t wait to try them out!

*I was not paid for this review.  Earth Mama Angel Baby supplied me with a complimentary jar of Angel Baby Bottom Balm for review purposes.  This post contains affiliate links.

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  1. Christy isttc says

    2013/03 at 1:47 am

    I love the lotion and shampoo/body wash!

    Reply
    • Lauren Stevens says

      2013/03 at 3:51 am

      I just started using the lotion and I love the smell — I don’t think I’ve ever smelled a scent like orange creamsicle that wasn’t obnoxious (until now).

      Reply
  2. Talia says

    2013/03 at 5:33 pm

    Never tried any of the products before, but I think I’d like to try the Angel Baby Shampoo and Body wash.

    Reply
  3. Lianne says

    2013/03 at 12:02 am

    I’d like to try the Birth and Baby Kit!

    Reply
  4. ash. says

    2013/03 at 3:43 pm

    The Angel Baby Bath Blossoms intrigue me 🙂

    Reply
  5. Molly says

    2013/03 at 8:05 pm

    Love the lotion…cause it smells good enough to eat! 😀 I would love to try this product. Thank you, Molly Bussler

    Reply
  6. Beth Ann says

    2013/03 at 11:22 pm

    I love their belly balm! It was soooo relieving while pregnant. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Charis's Mum says

    2013/03 at 12:07 pm

    I’d love to get the birth and baby kit.

    Reply
  8. Leettle Baby says

    2013/03 at 4:16 pm

    I love the Shampoo & Baby wash 🙂

    Reply
  9. MotherhoodLooms says

    2013/03 at 5:00 pm

    I seriously need to try this stuff. (Too bad the giveaway is for US only!)

    Reply
  10. Ashley says

    2013/03 at 5:48 pm

    I’d love to try the Organic Milkmade Tea

    Reply
  11. Krystal says

    2013/03 at 2:27 pm

    I love their baby wash! The orange/vanilla combination smells great!

    Reply
  12. Chelsea Preston says

    2013/03 at 3:39 pm

    I have heard great things about their products and have been dying to try them

    Reply
  13. Lovely Mrs. Long says

    2013/03 at 1:37 am

    I would probably pick some bath or breast feeding products

    Reply
  14. Jessie Murray says

    2013/03 at 3:14 pm

    I’d love to try the bottom balm!

    Reply
  15. Betty says

    2013/03 at 3:16 pm

    I would honestly like to try the bottom balm. We have a lot of rashes due to food allergies, and our current solutions are NOT CD safe. I’m tired of liners.

    Reply
  16. Hayley Schermerhorn says

    2013/03 at 3:52 pm

    I have never tried it, but want to try both the baby bottom balm and the nipple balm!

    Reply
  17. Lauren says

    2013/03 at 4:00 pm

    I really want to try the baby bottom balm

    Reply
  18. Jessica says

    2013/03 at 4:05 pm

    I like their bottom balm and their baby wash.

    Reply
  19. b palkow says

    2013/03 at 4:27 pm

    I love the bottom balm!

    Reply
  20. miss emily says

    2013/03 at 5:22 pm

    I would love to try the healing mama salve~!

    Reply
  21. jennafish says

    2013/03 at 5:36 pm

    i have never tried but am interested in a good natural body wash. thansk! jenna_burris

    Reply
  22. Kristen says

    2013/03 at 5:48 pm

    I’d pick a breastfeeding product, I think!

    Reply
  23. Christy says

    2013/03 at 4:09 pm

    I would love to try their booby tubes

    Reply
  24. Crystal Balzer says

    2013/03 at 9:02 pm

    Calming lavendar shampoo bundle

    Reply
  25. judi says

    2013/03 at 10:39 pm

    I think the booby tubes look really awesome for relieving soreness!

    Reply
  26. Melanie LaFleche says

    2013/03 at 12:29 am

    I love Angel Baby Bottom Balm. It’s the best stuff for rashes.

    Reply
  27. selenke says

    2013/03 at 1:32 am

    I love the bottom balm, I’ve had a jar and it lasts forever!

    Reply
  28. virginiabelle2000 says

    2013/03 at 1:36 am

    I’d like to try the bottom balm!

    Reply
  29. ~Kelly says

    2013/03 at 11:11 pm

    I’ve yet to try them but I’m pregnant and would like the belly balm.

    Reply
  30. Sarah Hayes says

    2013/03 at 3:02 am

    Id like to try the baby shampoo and wash

    Reply
  31. Lindsay Greenfield says

    2013/05 at 4:21 pm

    This sounds so interesting…I wonder why it is so magical…what are the ingredients in it, besides olive oil, that make it so wonderful?! I would love to try it.

    Reply
    • Lauren Stevens says

      2013/05 at 12:07 pm

      Lindsay, here is the full list of ingredients:

      Olea europaea (organic olive) oil, Butyrospermum parkii (organic shea) butter, Euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, Simmondsia chinensis (organic jojoba) oil, Melaleuca alternifolia (organic tea tree), Lavandula angustifolia (organic lavender) flower oil, Calendula officinalis (organic calendula)flower extract, Hypericum perforatum (organic St. John’s wort) flower extract, Stellaria media (organic chickweed) extract, Plantago major (organic plantain) extract, Commiphora myrrha (myrrh)

      My guess is that the tea tree oil & calendula have a lot to do w/ the healing properties (but I don’t know much about these things).

      Reply
  32. honest co says

    2013/05 at 10:06 am

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  33. Kristina S says

    2013/05 at 12:56 am

    I love this stuff! Luckily my son has never really had diaper rash, but everytime his bum has started getting a little red I’ve used this and he is all better by his next diaper change. It also has worked wonders on my daughter’s cheeks when they become chapped during the winter.

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  34. Bianca @ The Pierogie Mama says

    2014/06 at 12:18 pm

    I haven’t tried EMAB yet, though I know I *really* need to. My older daughter never had a diaper rash that coconut oil couldn’t fix, but my younger daughter has rolls that go on for days and tends to get rashy faster and worse 🙁 I’ll have to try this out!
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Lauren B. Stevens is a former publishing rep-turned-writer, whose work can be found on ChildVantage, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy and Care.com, among many other websites. When she's not chasing her precocious preschooler, Lauren pens hilarious and heartwarming stories about her life as a mother, ghostwrites blogs for businesses, and sometimes even finds the time to write a bit of creative non-fiction.
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