Thursday, January 10, 2008
I heart iLEX
Posted by Missy W. @ 8:01 AM
Some friends of mine are pregnant with their first babies and I’ve been thinking about what I want to give them for a shower present (hope they aren’t reading this today!). I love to give the diaper bag they’ve registered for (unless of course it’s a Petunia Picklebottom, my pockets aren’t that deep) crammed full of all kinds of random things we never knew about as expectant parents.
One thing I always shove in a pocket is iLEX. We always have a tube of iLEX skin protectant paste at Sy’s changing table. It has been the best diaper rash problem solver out there. It is definitely in the Top Ten Things That Saved My Sanity as a new mom.
We don’t use ILEX on a daily or even weekly basis, but only when a diaper rash has gotten out of control and is making Sy sad. Our pediatrician recommended it to us when Sy was a wee newborn with wicked diaper rash, a combination of new parent user error and sensitive skin. We had tried everything and then she remembered this miracle product. It’s usually found behind the counter at a pharmacy, although no prescription is needed.
iLEX is a skin protectant barrier cream that is used with patients recovering from surgeries like colonoscopy or for more general ailments like diaper rash. No uni-tasker here! It’s like putting rubber cement on the skin. You slather a layer on, let it set a minute and then cover it up with Vasoline or a regular diaper cream so it does not stick to the diaper or other body parts. Since it creates a barrier, don’t wash it off after every change in a day, but at bath at night or right before bed, then apply a new layer. Since it is like rubber cement, I find it easier to roll off of Sy’s bottom right after bath. When Sy was a baby and had a terrible rash, we put a layer of it on at night and by morning it was like a whisper of a rash. It takes a while to get the hang of applying it properly, but once you do, you’ll never go back. When Sy was in the hospital with rotovirus last year, the nurses tried everything to help her bottom heal and instead my husband just ran home and got the iLEX. It’s some seriously awesome stuff.
Your friends will look at you strangely when they open it, because you know, what sort of a gift is barrier cream? But honestly, it’s the best.
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September 5, 2008 @ 9:18 AM
Tammy Sears said:
My son is a heart baby and has had 5 heart surgeries requiring a lot of antibiotics which in turn creates monster diareha. What they do is make their own diaper cream when the bottom breaks down and they call this cream happy hiney. Happy hiney is fabulous and is composed of
1 big tube of Desitin
6-8 inch ribbon of ILEX
6-7 squeezes of Somahesive (I have been told that corn starch works as well)
2 small tubes (like what you get in the hospital) of Vaseline
Just thought I’d share.
Hugs,
Tammy Sears