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5 drops rose essential oil

Yield:

5 ounces

Sometimes it’s unclear whether your baby has diaper rash or a yeast infection. Cornstarch, a
popular ingredient in natural baby powders, can worsen yeast rash by forming yeast-feeding wet
clumps in skin folds. This powder avoids cornstarch.

1. Combine baking soda, kaolin, and zinc oxide in a sifter.


2. Add oils one drop at a time while sifting. Sift a second time to mix the oil thoroughly.


3. Make a paper funnel and pour mixture into a shaker bottle. If your baby develops redness
   that doesn’t go away after treatment with diaper rash cream, change the tactic and use the
   powder for one day instead.