As every mom knows, diaper rash is one of the things that must be treated and you always worry about the toxicity of the ingredients used in some of the most popular commercial remedies.. This is the recipe we used during our Hippy Weekend.

1 cup organic, raw unrefined shea butter
1/2 cup organic, raw coconut oil
1 tbsp. pastilles (beeswax)
3 tbsp. arrow root powder
2 tbsp. vegetable glycerin

1. Using a double boiler method, melt the shea butter, coconut oil and beeswax together. This takes less than five minutes.
2. Remove these from the double boiler and add the arrow root powder and glycerin.
3. Using a mixer, beat the mixture for 5 minutes.

4. Pour the mixture into your containers and allow it to set. Ours took about 2 to 3 hours before it was completely set. This will be a stiff cream consistency.

(We found that using a pint jar might be a way to store the cream. but it was not an efficient way to access the cream. The wide mouth 1/2 pint jar was much easier to use.)

This recipe is mostly taken from the blog, mymerrymessylife.com. However, we modified the recipe listed on this blog by substituting arrow root powder in place of the zinc oxide powder. After researching the zinc oxide ingredient, my daughter in law found that it has been thought to contain some toxicity.