Cloth Diaper Safe Diaper Rash Cream

Since we are transitioning to cloth diapers, I had to find a solution for two things - diaper rash cream and baby powder. Here is how I made the diaper rash cream!

Needed:

• 6oz baby food jar
• 1oz of beeswax
• 4oz organic coconut oil
• Tea Tree Essential oil
• Lavender Essential oil

Instructions:
Clean out the baby food jar and dry it.

Fill up a pot of water, but make sure that when you place the baby food jar into the water, it doesn't pour in.

Turn heat to medium.

Add beeswax to jar and place jar into the water - I had to hold the jar until the beeswax melted because it kept wanting to tip over. BE CAREFUL! That steam gets HOT!

Once the beeswax has melted (approx. 5-8 minutes), remove the jar and slowly add the coconut oil. Adding it too fast will cause the beeswax to solidify.

Put the jar back into the water and stir (at this point, the jar was full enough I didn't have to hold it up). Stir the coconut oil and the beeswax.

After about 10-12 minutes, it will become completely liquefied. Add 1-5 drops of the Tea Tree Essential oil and 1-2 drops of the Lavender Essential oil. Stir this all together.

Remove from the pot and set aside for 30-45minutes. It will solidify again and you will have your cloth diaper safe diaper rash cream!

Tattle Jar

Every time a child tattles in my home (or my child away from home), they must put .25 in the tattle jar. To promote learning, I will allow this to be any combination of coins or dollars (taking change of course).


Needed: 

• Glass jar (I used an old Ragu Pasta Sauce jar)

• Hammer

• Flat head screw driver

Instructions:After using your sauce (I made lasagna with mine), remove the label, wash it really well and let it dry.
**NOTE: If you have trouble like I do removing that darn glue under the label, I suggest using Goo Gone. This stuff is AMAZING. I use it on everything!

Next, using your flat head screw driver and hammer, hammer a "slot" into the top of your lid. To do this, place the flat head part of the screw driver against the lid and hammer it down until you create the slot. To make it bigger (you want to be able to fit at least a quarter in there), just move the screw driver over slightly and hammer again, making sure you connect the opening to make it a bigger opening.

Finally, if you want, you can print and tape some wonderful words and/or instructions onto your jar.

The print beneath reads -
Mom's Definition of Tattling: To tell an adult what another child has done to get him or her in trouble.
Tattling is ONLY ok when someone has been or might get physically hurt