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Mix ingredients together and put in a shaker style bottle. To use, sprinkle a small amount in warm bath water.

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A Better Baby Oil

1 cup Grapeseed or Apricot Kernel oil

4-6 drops lavender or chamomile essential oils

1-2 vitamin E capsules (optional)

Squeeze the vitamin E capsules into the oils and mix together. Store in a dark colored bottle and use as a bath or massage oil.

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Lavender Dryer Sachets

1 small muslin drawstring bag (you can usually get these at craft stores)

Dried Lavender

2-3 drops lavender essential oil

Fill the muslin bag with the dried lavender and add the essential oil. Close the bag tightly and throw in the dryer along with your baby clothes. They will be super soft and they will smell great!

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Calendula Diaper Rash Ointment

1 lb. coconut oil

2 good handfuls calendula petals (health food store)

Comfrey leaves (don’t use on a pregnant woman)

Melt the coconut oil in a stainless steel pan. Add the herbs. Cook the herbs on low heat for about 30 minutes; the petals should be crispy, not burnt. Filter the ointment into jars. Allow to harden. Use as needed.

Diaper Rash Cream

1 teaspoon mineral oil

2 teaspoons cornstarch baby powder

2 teaspoons zinc oxide ointment

2 teaspoons triple antibiotic ointment

2 teaspoons Lotramin A/F ointment (optional for yeast infections)

Mix oil and cornstarch powder to a paste. Add ointments and mix well. Place in container with lid. Apply with cotton swab.

Other Natural Remedies
Powdered slippery elm bark makes an excellent dusting powder.

Dust cornstarch right from the box on to sensitive skin areas

Alternate milk of magnesia with Crisco after each diaper change

Add several drops of lavender, calendula or rose essential oil to a spray bottle of distilled water or colloidal silver. You now have a skin-loving, antimicrobial baby-bottom wash that's totally chemical free.

Mix 1 drop of roman chamomile with 1 drop of lavender with some coconut and apply.

Try an oatmeal bath. Grind up oatmeal in your coffee grinder for a pleasant soak in the tub. Another way to get the benefits of oatmeal without the mess is to put some regular oatmeal (not baby oatmeal) in a small cotton bag and let it soak in the tub with your baby. Squeeze water through it every so often.

Extra virgin olive oil that has been steeped with fresh calendula. You can apply this oil at diaper changing time to help soothe and heal the rash.

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Baby Oil for bloating and colic

2 1/2 tbsp. sweet-almond oil

2 tsp. St. John's-wort oil

3 drops ginger essential oil

3 drops Roman-chamomile essential oil

Mix all of the ingredients in a dark bottle with a dropper top, which will help to preserve the oil and prevent bacteria from forming. Shake well before each use. The baby oil will keep for about 6 months.

Basic Baby Oil

¼ Cup Cooking Grade Almond oil

10-15 drops lavender essential oil

Pour your ingredients right into the bottle you're going to use to dispense the massage oils. Just give a good shake to blend the oils and you're all set. For a different scent, use rose essential oil in place of lavender and orange.

Heavenly Baby Massage Oil

4 ounces of oil (olive, almond, apricot, or sunflower)

5 drops lavender essential oil

5 drops orange essential oil

Pour your ingredients right into the bottle you're going to use to dispense the massage oils. Just give a good shake to blend the oils and you're all set. For a different scent, use rose essential oil in place of lavender and orange.

Calendula Baby Oil

8 ounces of oil (olive, almond, apricot, or sunflower)

1 ounce calendula flowers

Place the oil and calendula flowers in a crock pot on low temperature for about 4 hours to extract the beneficial properties of the calendula into the oil. Check very carefully that your oil is not getting too hot! Allow the oil to cool and then strain it using cheese cloth or a gauze diaper. You can add a few drops of essential oils if you like. Try 5-10 drops each of orange and lavender or chamomile. For the ultimate luxury use rose essential oil.

Calendula is healing and soothing to the skin. It is excellent for massaging your babies!

Calendula oil is also good for helping prevent the over-growth of yeast in the diaper area.