Baby Stuff to Try:
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/
Diaper Rash Cream:
http://www.hippiedippiebebe.com/eco-diapering/make-your-diaper-rash-cream/
To help prevent diaper rash from becoming too bad:
Add baking soda to bath water.
Baby Shampoo:
Recipe
12 oz. of distilled water
4 tablespoons Castile soap flakes (or shavings from a Castile bar)
1 to 2 drops of pure essential lavender oil
Boil the distilled water and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes. Pour the water into a glass bowl and add the soap flakes, allowing them to dissolve while stirring. Next add the lavender oil and keep stirring until everything is blended. Pour carefully into a squeeze bottle or a bottle with a dispenser pump for ease of use while bathing your baby. Store your shampoo in a cool, dry place and shake the bottle gently before every use. Once you get used to making your own baby shampoo you can start experimenting by adding chamomile tea or herbs to the boiled water while it is cooling.
Baby Wipes:
Wipe Solutions
You can store these solutions in a spray bottle and spray it onto the wipe at the time of the diaper changing or you can store the wipes and the solution in the same leak proof container.
1/2 roll of paper towels (cut in half to make short rolls)
1/8-1/4 c. baby shampoo
1/8-1/4 c. baby oil
2 cups lukewarm water
1 plastic container that the rolls fit in
Cut roll in half and remove center cardboard. In baby wipe container, mix liquid ingredients. and place half of roll in container. Place on lid and tip upside down. To use, pull out from center.
Fragrant Baby Powder:
1/2 pound cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon lavender essential oil
Place cornstarch in a self-sealing plastic bag and add the essential oil drop by drop. Tightly close the bag and shake it to distribute the oil, breaking up any clumps through the bag. Let stand 4 days to distribute the essential oil. Use with every diaper change, or as needed. Potato starch or arrowroot powder can be used instead of cornstarch.
Spice or salt shakers with large perforations in their lids make good powder containers.
Homemade Deodorant!
http://www.ehow.com/how_4452296_make-deodorant-vodka.html
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