This will protect the area from moisture and block the skin from further irritation. Zinc oxide forms a barrier between the baby s skin and the ammonia in the urine. Baby wipes can sometimes burn your baby s skin if they have a diaper rash. Use a wash cloth submersed in plain water to wash your baby. Or, if the feces is stuck to the skin and the rubbing hurts, you might need to give you baby a bath to wash it off.
Children wearing disposable diapers get diaper rash more often than children wearing cotton diapers.
Cotton diapers breath more than disposables. The best thing for a severe diaper rash is air circulation. Letting your child be diaperless for 1 hour several times a day is the best cure. In tropical cultures where children do not wear diapers, diaper rash is not a problem. Sometimes a diaper rash is caused by a yeast infection if your baby is taking antibiotics.