No to Diaper Rash with Johson's Baby Complete Care System

To my mommy readers, how do you clean your baby's diaper area and have you ever had problems with diaper rash?

I have friends whose babies have super sensitive skin and get easily irritated (both the mommy and the baby, heehee). That is why I thought I'd share with you *drum roll here* Johnson's Baby Complete Care Diaper System.

First off, it's important to remember that baby skin is different from ours, that is why we have to take extra care of it. According to pediatric dermatologist Dr. Ma. Victoria C. Dizon, baby skin is nothing like ours:

And that is why, diaper rash happens.

Diaper rash can be such a problem, because babies get really irritable when they have them. To understand diaper rash better, here are the irritants which you should avoid:

I am lucky in the sense that my kids have never had diaper rash. Maybe it was from the horror of seeing one of my siblings (who shall not be named here, haha) suffer from it that I had made a conscious effort to prevent that from happening to my babies.

I am admittedly quite OC about changing diapers. I make sure to clean every crevice with a cotton ball dipped in water and diaper wipes, then wipe the diaper area with tissue paper to make sure it's dry. I then apply a vitamin barrier cream, just to make sure the skin is protected from urine and poop. I probably change Xavi's diaper at least once every hour when he wears a cloth diaper, while he uses about 3 diapers a night when he's using disposables.

But Johnson's Baby has a complete care system that takes care of diaper rash prevention in three easy steps - 1) Wipe, 2) Powder and 3) Change:

They've whittled the diaper changing steps down to 3 because unlike regular diaper wipes, Johnson's Baby Skincare Wipes doesn't just clean, it also helps prevent diaper rash like a diaper cream because it has oily lotion in it.

Johnson's Baby Complete Care Powder meanwhile, repels wetness, soothes rashes and helps reduce friction. This is because it contains Zinc Oxide which has anti-bacterial properties, and Magnesium Steareate, which is effective in repelling wetness.

To minimize rashes and irritation, regular diaper changing should be done every 3-4 hours to ensure that baby's bottom is clean and dry.

I have to admit, I hardly used baby powder on Berry when she was a baby, because we were told in the US that it was an allergen. But now, we have different variants of it. For one, my husband still puts on Johnson's Baby powder after each bath, he has never outgrown it. Today, Berry likes getting puffed with powder after her bath too. Second, studies have shown that baby powder/talc is not an enemy.

Here are the stats on Talc Risk according to the presentation shown to us during the launch of J&J's Complete Care System a few months back:

1. In over 100 years of use, no case of lung damage to consumers from normal use.

2. The US National Toxicology Program, the US Occupational Safety & Hygiene Administration (OSHA) do not list or classify talc as known or suspected human carcinogen.

3. US American Congress of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) recently classified talc as “not classifiable as a human carcinogen”.

4. Studies have been done with talc miners and millers in Italy and France where they have been exposed to several hundred times normal cosmetic body-powder use. No effects have been seen.

5. Conclusions in an FDA symposium in 1994 and 2000:

• Reviewed lifetime exposure to rats & mice concluded that at doses 300 x human exposure no adverse effect

• At 1200 x human exposure effects seen in female rats

• Summary: no likely adverse effect to humans consumers in normal case.

• Talc in normal use does not adversely affect the lungs 

So yeah, that really convinced me that talc wasn't so bad after all, haha!

Learn more about Johnson's 3-Step Complete Care System, HERE. 

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Xavi's Here + Win Newborn Must Haves from Mustela Philippines!

We are so thrilled to share with you that Xavi Dychiao is finally here! He arrived last July 18, 2012 and  has been keeping the entire family happily busy these past couple of days. And to celebrate his arrival, Mustela Philippines, Xavi and I are giving away three sets of Mustela's newborn MUST HAVES: Dermo-Cleansing wash, Foam Shampoo for newborns, Vitamin Barrier Cream and Dermo-Cleansing Wipes.

I have used these products religiously for Berry and will continue to use these for Xavi, and of course I would like for you to discover these for the "new arrivals" or "coming soons" in your family too!

By the way, Tammy Tancinco of Mustela Philippines shared that they recently had a price drop - so, it can be said that the Philippine retail price of Mustela is the 2nd cheapest in Asia and the Pacific! But of course, there's nothing like winning these products for the teeny tiny ones in your life!

So join now by using the Rafflecopter widget below :)

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Contest is open to all with a Philippine address. I will close the contest on August 10, 2012 and will announce three (3) winners on August 12, 2012. Prizes will be raffled off randomly. Good luck dear readers!

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Nesting Instinct

One of my favorite finds from the Germ Killer stash I received was this duster from Arix. I get a kick out of seeing dust magically cling to the duster and disappear without dispersing into the air. Especially since I am allergic to dust and just a whiff of it sends me into a sneezing fit.

Observe this monitor BEFORE:

and AFTER:

Check out this keyboard BEFORE:

and AFTER:

It manages to pick up the dust from the inner crevices of the keyboard with no need to use those expensive air spray cans and such. Cool no?

I have seen Arix at True Value and my guess is, these are also available at Ace Hardware and stores where you can find Germ Killer products.