A&D Reviews: Mustela Stelactiv Diaper Rash Cream

R has a very stubborn diaper rash. It comes, we treat, it goes but it was never fully healed. We change his nappies (both cloth and disposables) frequently but it still won't go away. It doesn't help that R likes to sleep on his tummy, his pee stays on his skin more and his rashes became so red, nakakaawa na. :(

So last Saturday after having lunch at Toast Box in Robinson's Place Manila, we stopped by the Mustela booth. I originally was going to buy the barrier cream but the Mustela lady (who was very nice and helpful) told me if the diaper rash is as grabe as ours, we should buy the Mustela Stelactiv instead then use the Mustela Vitamin Barrier Cream when his rash is fully healed.

From Mustela Philippines website:
Mustela Stelactiv is specially developed for moderate to severe diaper rash.

• Creates a protective barrier on the skin
• Neutralizes the irritant enzymes responsible for diaper rash due to the exclusive combination of 3 anti-enzymes
• Purifies your baby's skin to limit bacteria proliferation
• Rapidly and lastingly soothes the skin
• High tolerance and hypoallergenic
• Fragance-free formula that is free from artificial colorings and parebens

We are on our third day using it and it works like magic! As in! The redness faded after two applications. Hoping the rash would be fully healed this week! There's nothing like a smooth baby bum! Hehe!

They use brown paper bags, very eco-friendly!

What I liked about the Mustela lady was she knows her products well. Now, that's great customer service! She was also nice enough to give me some freebies to try like the barrier cream. Yay! And they're on sale til the 25th!

Mustela lady, didn't get her name :(

Here's what I saw on their FB Page:
1. Choose among our Gift Baskets and 5 new Christmas packages, with discount as much as 45% off!
2. Enjoy 10% off on individual products for cash purchases; 5% for card purchases.
3. Free Agua de Colognia 200ml cologne worth 750 pesos for every net purchases of 5,000 pesos.
Will go back this week to get that barrier cream!

I'm now a Mustela convert!

Where can you find them?
1. Ayala Trinoma, 1st level (near Cafe Mary Grace)
2. Robinson's Manila, 1st Level Midtown Wing (beside Topshop)
3. Glorietta 4, 3rd level (near Mary Grace)
4. Megamall A, 2nd level (in front of Esprit)
5. Shangri-la Mall, 4th level (in front of Mothercare)
6. The Shops, Greenhills Shopping Center 1st level (in front of Watson's and Mary Grace)
7. Alabang Town Center, Upper ground floor Connector Mall (in front of K & Company)

Also distributed at the following:
1. Purebeauty, 2nd Floor, Serendra, BGC and Harbor Point, Subic
2. All Landmark Department Stores
3. All Rustan's Department Stores (Shangrila, Makati, Gateway, Alabang and Cebu)
4. NumA Eco Baby Store, E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave., Quezon City

For more info on Mustela, here's how you can contact them:
Hotline: 0917-8959988
Facebook: Mustela Philippines
www.mustelaphilippines@yahoo.com
www.mustela.ph

Caring For Your Baby's Bum

About a week ago, I noticed R has diaper rash! :( We've been using cloth diaper at home but we still use disposables at night and when we go out. We change his diaper (cloth or disposable) every 3 hours except at night time. Maybe that caused the diaper rash. But since that diaper rash, we now also use cloth diaper at night. When Y was a baby, she also had diaper rash around the same age as R. We immediately used diaper cream on her and the rash was gone in a week. But with R, the rash is still there even after a week of using diaper cream.

This is Y at 2.5 months, I think.

R at 3 months

I'm really worried! I want the rash to go away! Mommies, we should always remember that babies have a thinner epidermis and are 10 times more reactive to stimulus. Their skin is sensitive and have faster moisture loss. So mommies, always change your baby's diaper every 3 hours or when you feel your baby's bum is wet. Other factors that can cause diaper rash: fecal enzymes, skin friction, candida albicans (yeast infection) and unidentified chemical irritants.

During the talk I attended last August, Dr. Ma. Victoria Dizon of the Pediatric Dermatology Society of the Philippines gave some points on the cleansing regimen. Frequent diaper changes, zinc oxide is necessary for skin recovery, use of powder has benefits and remove skin contaminants and restore the physiologic skin

pH value are all encouraged.

Good news mommies! Johnson's Baby has a Complete Care Diaper System (which you can view here) for your baby's bum which is very easy and we're practically doing it already but this comes with special care of Johnson's Baby.

Here's a video of the diaper system!

And this is our diaper system at home!

Steps 1-2-3

Step 1: Wipe with Johnson’s Baby Wipes

• JOHNSON’S BABY Skincare Wipes helps prevent rash like a diaper cream as it cleans and coats baby’s bottom with baby lotion. Johnson’s Baby Wipes protects your baby’s bum through a protection meter gadget where they show moisture retention

Step 2: Dry and protect with Johnson’s Baby Complete Care Powder

• JOHNSON’S BABY Complete Care Powder actively repels wetness  that causes diaper rash.

• Iwas-basa, iwas diaper rash.

• Contains 2 active ingredients

   • Zinc Oxide – Anti-Bacterial

   • Magnesium Steareate - Effective in repelling wetness

Step 3: Change the diaper

I've been using the wipes for when we're out. I love the scent! Amoy baby! But I only started using the complete care powder last night, because I've always been hesitant in using it. You know how our pedias, moms, or grandmas would say it's not good to put powder. But it's totally safe pala! You must also remember that when putting powder on your baby, Johnson's Baby recommends to apply the powder on your hands first, away from the baby's face, then apply to the baby's bum.

Here's a proof that JB Complete Care Baby Powder keeps your baby's bum dry and safe from diaper rash!

Here are answers to you questions on talc risks:
1. In over 100 years of use, no case of lung damage to consumers from normal use.
2. The US National Toxicology Program, the US Occupational Safety & Hygiene Administration (OSHA) do not list or classify talc as known or suspected human carcinogen.
3. US American Congress of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) recently classified talc as "not classifiable as a human carcinogen".
4. Studies have been done with talc miners and millers in Italy and France where they have been exposed to several hundred times normal cosmetic body-powder use. No effects have been seen.
5. Conclusions in an FDA symposium in 1994 and 2000:
   • Reviewed lifetime exposure to rats & mice concluded that at doses 300 x human exposure no adverse effect
   • At 1200 x human exposure effects seen in female rats
   • Summary: no likely adverse effect to humans consumers in normal case.
   • Talc in normal use does not adversely affect the lungs

For more info on the Complete Care System, visit:
http://www.babycenter.com.ph/advertorials/diaperrash

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