powder for girls botties?

I always just used the sudocrem on Sam when she was little. Seemed to be fine and is pretty gentle. Got a free sample in the Bounty bag

As for the Talc thing. I have heard of this as well, hence have never used it on Samantha.

I just use sudocreme as well. I read in the Jo Frost (Supernanny) that you shouldn't use talc as they breath it in and it could cause problems with their breathing.

As for the nappy rash, the best way to deal with it I have found is to leave their nappy off for a time and use a cream. We haven't had any nappy rash!

I was told something similar after happily powdering Ella after all changes for about 3 months! Although for me they also said there was a link to cervical cancer
I don't know how true it is or whether it is just another urban legend, but I switched to sudocream just in case and found it very effective.

I have never use any sort of powder on Isla. We used, and still use Eco Store baby nappy balm.

Wow, no I'd never heard that. We used sudocrem too, though nappy rash hasn't really been an issue for us, we still have 1/2 the sample from our Bounty pack.

Eeep glad I haven't used powder on her. I started using the bedtime small talc on Jack when his poos stunk so bad so even after changing him they still stunk. I guess it will be stinky bum for Caprece then.

PS. Can I guess which forum you got that answer from? Please? Pretty, pretty please...

I had never even heard that u shouldnt use powder, I just didnt cos i thought it can clog up cloth nappies.

OK. So I've been trawling the internet to see what I can find and all there is is hearsay from individuals. There's no actual medical specialists confirming that powder is bad for your daughters.

I did read on wikipedia about talc - the actual mineral made from ground talc rock - is bad (see below) but powders like cornstarch don't actually have talc in them (still looking into curash as the only ingrediant listed on the net is zinc oxide). But as long as you aren't sticking it where it shouldn't be there shouldn't be a problem.

RE: Talc (the mineral which was used in talcum powders in the olden days) Several studies have established preliminary links between talc and pulmonary issues,[2] lung cancer,[3][4] skin cancer and ovarian cancer.[5] This is a major concern considering talc's widespread commercial and household use. In 1993, a US National Toxicology Program report found that cosmetic grade talc caused tumours in animals, even though it contained no asbestos-like fibres.[3] Scientists have been aware of the toxicity of talc since the late 1960s, and in 1971 researchers found particles of talc embedded in 75 percent of the ovarian tumors studied.

Edited by MrsMojo

I've just emailed Curash to ask them what the other ingredients are.