CJ Butter and all its rave

chiquisjg_07 · February 2014

so i heard CJ butter is the best there is for pretty much anything, but especially with CD and rashes. Just wondering what your thoughts are on it and best place to purchase. my LO is teeny tiny so all my CD don't fit her, but she will here soon! so since I'm using desitin on her butt now, i want to find something i can use with her CD. TIA!!!

nanabanana06 · February 2014

I like CJ's. It's more of a glorified lotion than anything. I use it like a lotion for eczema sometimes. It isn't a barrier cream though. I like to mix it up and use CJ's for preventative or dry patches and Grandma El's for an all natural CD safe barrier cream.

CLLDLL · February 2014

We like CJs quite a bit. We also like Earth Mama Angel Baby.

TJ1979 · February 2014

So with cloth you don't need to use diaper cream with every change. It's just not necessary.
We use CJs any time LO gets a little red. She's usually cleared up by morning. We like the tub, it lasts forever and smells SO much better than that nasty desitin.
We also use just plain coconut oil if she is red, and we have a grovia magic stick at DC.
As far as where to buy, it just depends who has free shipping or any specials at the time.

blondolphn · February 2014

Cjs plus is great. It helps keep yeast at bay.

rbtrumpet · February 2014

CLLDLL said:

We like CJs quite a bit. We also like Earth Mama Angel Baby.

ditto - I got both on amazon

chiquisjg_07 · February 2014

Thanks everyone! So I would say yay for Cj butter

didn't know I can get it on amazon so double wam on that. Also didn't know coconut oil worked for diaper rashes. Are we talking about plain coconut oil that is used for cooking? The kind that looks like crisco?

TJ1979 · February 2014

Yep. It's great, it's antibacterial and antifungal so it's a great rash treatment. And it's cd friendly.

lunarrainn · February 2014

We use the lavender and tee tree oil spray. It is great at keeping rashes at bay as LO gets them easily. DH likes it because he hates diaper cream on his hands. I will still use desitin or weleda over a liner at night for big rashes. I am not sure if the weleda is CD safe or not, I know tat desitin is not.

mrshudson618 · February 2014

Free shipping on sweet bottom babies

CLLDLL · February 2014

For coconut oil you want the kind used for cooking, but make sure it's virgin, cold pressed. I'm not sure why other than you don't want all the processing.

Loriimagination · February 2014

CLLDLL said:
For coconut oil you want the kind used for cooking, but make sure it's virgin, cold pressed. I'm not sure why other than you don't want all the processing.

The unrefined/not virgin doesn't smell like yummy coconuts. That's another downside.

Rrrrrachel · February 2014

I have friends that use weleda with cloth no problem. It is super great diaper cream but we stick to disposables or liners with it.

Other than that I just yeah that what everyone else already said. We have cjs in a stick.

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lunarrainn · February 2014

Thanks! Good to know know when I run out of liners.

chiquisjg_07 · February 2014

Awesome ladies thanks so much! Yes I have the virgin organic kind. I'm a little worries though. Are you sure I can out this on my babies poop hole and bum? By poop hole I don't mean the inside lol just the outside because it's red there as well. ( just clarifying lol) the white stuff melts as soon as I touch it

Rrrrrachel · February 2014

And yes we're sure.

Kelly11235 · February 2014

Nobody mentioned it yet, but definitely get a tub of CJs and NOT the tube.

The tube sucks. You'll hurt your fingers and hands trying to get the lotion out of the tube.

fireflygirl12 · February 2014

Free shipping from Abby's Lane. Slightly cheaper than Amazon and 5% discount with the code "savings". We like the sticks for daycare.

GerardSyreeta · February 2014

Can this be used on baby's bottom to help with meconium removal?

huntjul · February 2014

GerardSyreeta said:

Can this be used on baby's bottom to help with meconium removal?

Yep, it helps for that if you use it with every diaper change.

We have the CJ's stick from amazon and love it. We also have a Grovia magic stick, and while that one's ok, I don't like it as well--seems like it doesn't work as well, and it certainly doesn't smell as nice.

emmylou78 · February 2014

I have some CJs and it works well. I just use my coconut oil though!

usernewname · February 2014

What about the Burt's bees multipurpose balm? It's petroleum and zinc free. Anyone like it?

GerardSyreeta · February 2014

huntjul That's great! I ordered a large stick from happybabycompany.com a couple days ago along with my fluff mail to get the free shipping

cprice02 · February 2014

GerardSyreeta said:

huntjul That's great! I ordered a large stick from happybabycompany.com a couple days ago along with my fluff mail to get the free shipping

Their store is close to me. I need to go visit!

chiquisjg_07 · February 2014

So I ordered CJ's butter monkey farts…I am so sad

my baby's bum was just red all night with no improvement. Same thing happened with the coconut oil. It seems anything with the same texture as both of these makes it worse. I used wedela on her bum and it cleared it right up. there goes my $15…sigh. thanks so much though ladies!

freezorburn · February 2014

If you really need a good CD safe barrier I would give Grandma El's a try. Once the rash is gone CJ's is great for keeping the skin healthy.

blondolphn · February 2014

I also use cjs as lotion after a bath.

freezorburn · February 2014

OP, if you want help with the rash, can you be more descriptive? Where exactly is it? Front? Back? In the folds or no? Is it raised or flat, etc? Do you think it might just be wetness sensitivity? Are you smelling ammonia? Have you seen a pedi to rule out infection?

CJ's is a great product but no one here is claiming that it will cure any and all rashes.

mrshudson618 · March 2014

Bumping this up again, would something like waxalene or grandma els work as a barrier cream well enough for ON? I am making some more fleece liners, but need a better barrier cream than Cj's. Is there anything as effective that might be on the more inexpensive side? (A 2oz jar of grandma els is the same as an 8oz of CJs)

chiquisjg_07 · March 2014

freezorburn said:

OP, if you want help with the rash, can you be more descriptive? Where exactly is it? Front? Back? In the folds or no? Is it raised or flat, etc? Do you think it might just be wetness sensitivity? Are you smelling ammonia? Have you seen a pedi to rule out infection?

CJ's is a great product but no one here is claiming that it will cure any and all rashes

i understand no one claimed anything about it. I just heard a lot of good things about it as well as coconut oil. Just letting you all know it didn't work for me. Its only in her bottom between her cheeks. i change her every time before i feed her so about every two hours to three. Its nothing severe, but I don't like her having one. Makes it seem as if i'm not taking good care of her is all.

freezorburn · March 2014

@mrshudson618 Grandma El's helped heal DS's wetness sensitivity rash when he was younger. You only need a thin thin thin layer, so a little bit goes a long way. We had a very stubborn rash, so I used Grandma El's on DS overnight. The rash was always noticeably calmer in the morning. I used CJ's at the changing table and Grovia Magic Stick in the diaper bag during the day. My memory is a bit fuzzy but it probably took around 6 weeks for the rash to heal from the time we started using Grandma El's. Honestly, nothing else worked. He was too sensitive to zinc creams so there was no point going the non-CD route.

Once the rash was fully healed and I felt his skin was strong enough, we switched to CJ's overnight. I have only reached for Grandma El's one time since then.

I haven't used Waxelene in this way -- I've been using it on DS's eczema patches. It's rare anymore that he gets redness that lasts more than half a day.

chiquisjg_07 · March 2014

thanks! maybe it is wetness IDK she's fine somedays and then she gets it all over again. Usually clears up within a day or two. I did notice that this last time it felt like her rash was a little , no sores or anything like that. It just had a texture like it was irritated…idk if I'm describing it well. sorry. i guess ill wait and see until this one completely clears up and then ill use CJ's to see if it stays nice and gone. I just hate seeing it come and go. It gets pretty frustrating.

freezorburn · March 2014

OP, are you BF? If so it could also be something in your diet irritating the skin. For example I found that acidic foods really caused DS's rash to flare up.

TJ1979 · March 2014

freezorburn said:
OP, are you BF? If so it could also be something in your diet irritating the skin. For example I found that acidic foods really caused DS's rash to flare up.

That's what I was going to say. Often I it's only between the cheeks or around the butt hole, it has to do with the diet.

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