DIY Soothing Diaper Balm
Miss Hazel has been chowing down food like a champ for a few months now, and as her body acclimated from a solely breast-fed diet to one that included almost all of the same foods we eat, she naturally had changes in her bowel movements. Too much? Sorry! Health folk looooove to talk about poop! Read any worthy health book and there will be pages if not at least a chapter devoted to this lovely topic--as disgusting as it is, I find it equally fascinating! As a homesteader concerned about the health of my animals, I find that one of my routine tasks is inspecting various species of poop. It tells us so much about their health, possible parasites, nutritional deficiencies, etc. But I digress... This really isn't a post about poop, though it is poop that brought me to creating this wonderful balm! I got to the end of a really great diaper balm that was gifted to me when she was born, and instead of re-ordering, I thought I'd try my hand at a DIY. Here is the formula I cam...