Rash: Desitin
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Desitin in the Carpet?!?
Asked by K.R. from Los Angeles
on March 24, 2008
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My son decided to play in the tub of Desitin this morning. Luckily he didn't get any in his mouth, but it is mashed pretty well into the carpet. Anyone had any luck ...
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- I haven't dealed with desitin in carpet, But I would try Oxyclean. I know that sugar is the worst thing for your carpet and usually that is the reason the stain keeps ...
- Well, I'm no pro about floor care, but if the other suggestions here don't do it, (or maybe before you try these solutions) try gently rubbing coarse salt into the goo...
- Hi K., I know this will sound weird, but I find scrubbing bubbles that you buy for the bathroom has taken alot of stains out of my carpet for all kinds of various reas...
Desitin Stain
Asked by M.S. from Scranton
on April 16, 2008
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Hello, I'm sure most of you know the diaper change wiggle, so I'm wondering how to get Desitin out of my cloths. My daughter constantly wiggles and usually ends up sm...
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- Try pretreating with D. dish soap prior to washing. I put it on & then scrub with an old tooth brush
- Hey, M.! I don't know how to get out stains well unfortunately, but I know an awesome cure for the diaper change wiggle! I used it with my daughter when she was arou...
- Try Dawn Dishwashing liquid. It breaks up grease.
Desitin on Clothes
Asked by P.C. from New York
on May 30, 2010
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I can't seem to get Desitin out of my daughter's clothing. She had a "fun day with the powder and Desitin" all while wearing a brand new outfit! I tried Spray N Wash...
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- We soak all our daughter's major stains in oxiclean before washing them. It has gotten everything out so far! Good luck!
- If it has been put in the dryer it may have set already - but I find that oily stains usually come out with hand dishwashing soap (Dawn) etc.
- Again Dawn the blue kind or original and very hot water. Very hot!
Desitin Makes Her Scream
Asked by A.B. from Pittsburgh
on November 27, 2010
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My daughter (7 mos) is on an antibiotic that the doc told me would probably give her diarrhea...well it did and now her little bottom is all red. I put desitin creamy ...
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- A&D Ointment! I just used it by accident with my first son, and it always did the trick which I assumed all of that stuff did. But when my second was born he had...
- Diiferent babies need different creams. My daughter worked best with the thick white stuff like Aveeno while my son did better with the greasy yellow kind like A&D oin...
- A. B Maybe the desitin is stinging her some and that is why she is screaming, I would try Neo-Sporin. I used it on my kids when they had Diaper Rash and it was gone in...
Getting Desitin Out of Clothes
Asked by L. from Charlotte
on June 4, 2008
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Does anyone have any tips for getting Desitin (the ointment) out of clothes? I was diapering my son on my lap last night (because he was in pain from the rash) and e...
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- wash the pants alone in a warm wash cycle with a squirt of dawn dish soap, then a cold wash with nothing. the dawn should break up the petroleum based "grease" in the ...
- Use Dawn dishwashing liquid (it's the best on grease) and a Crest Spinbrush (or other battery-powered toothbrush)to work it in. Launder in the hottest water you can. ...
- Hi L., I have never tried to get Desitin out of clothes, but I find that using a dishwashing detergent usually gets grease spots out of clothes. I just rub some into...
Diaper Rash! What Do You Do When Desitin Doesn't Work?
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on November 2, 2008
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Do you have any remedy recommendations for a nasty diaper rash? The skin is broken in the size of a quarter on one little butt cheek, pink everywhere else. My 20 mon...
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- We have done baths with cornstarch to help lessen the rash and I mean cool baths, usually about 90 degrees instead of the usualy 97 or 98 degrees and then pat the baby...
- My son gets this type of rash EVERY time a new tooth comes to surface. Our ped says that teething has nothing to do with it, but I think there's just too much coinced...
- My daughter (15 months old) gets allergic reactions to triple paste, desitin, and even pamper's diapers and any scented wipes...makes things difficult (we have to use ...
Is Desitin Safe for 2 Week Old?
Asked by G.S. from Los Angeles
on February 3, 2009
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I change my baby's diaper at least 10 times a day, but somehow he seems to be getting a mild diaper rash. Is it safe to use Desitin on a two week old?
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- I used it on my son, but he was about 2 months old when he got diaper rash...definitely call the doctor if you're concerned. I'm not sure how effective those creams re...
- At the baby care class I took at the hospital, they recommended using petroleum jelly with every diaper change to avoid a rash. We did that with my daughter (and stil...
- I would ask his doctor. I never put thought into putting Desitin on any of my kids and all THREE had diaper rash in the first weeks of like outside the womb. I used De...
Rash
Asked by J.P. from Lewiston
on August 18, 2010
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My 10 month old daughter has a diaper rash thats not going away. Its not very severe but its not gone either. I have tried letting her air dry then using desitin maxim...
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- Triple paste works on the most stubborn diaper rashes around our house. A lot of the other diaper creams will either aggravate them more or keep them from getting wors...
- I agree...don't use the powder it could make it worse! I've had good luck w/ the air dry method and then just a thin layer of petroleum jelly (vaseline).
- Sounds like a yeast infection. My daughter had something like that last winter. With a few days of medicine it was gone!
Rash
Asked by S.J. from Jackson
on December 13, 2007
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My daughter had a diaper rash so bad last weekend that she could hardley walk. The rash was flat and bright red. Not bumpy. I put triple paste on it and the flat red r...
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- We have not had diaper rash this severe. When my son (now seven months old & breastfed)) has had it it's always when I've eaten highly acidic foods such as tomato, vi...
- I would take her to the Dr., but you could also look up hives, there are several different variations of prsentations of hives.
- It might be a yest infection. If you can't take her to doc. Get some plan yogurt and run on it. If It id a yest infection you will see a diffance in mins.
Rash
Asked by C.A. from Sacramento
on June 1, 2009
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Hi Moms, could use your words of wisdom again. My daughter is almost two. Never has had a diaper rash until a couple months ago. We change her diaper constantly, give ...
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- Personally, I would ask to be referred to a pediatric dermatologist so they can see what's going on. If you have Kaiser, I just took my daughter to see Dr. McGuinness ...
- Ask your Dr. to refer you to a specialist. My son had the same problem. The pediatrician also told me yeast...and was wrong. The steroid creme that he prescribed actu...
- The usual three cremes are anti-fungal, cortisone, and antibiotic. I usually try each one until one works. If one is going to work, you will usually know within two ...
