My son was being very quiet in his room, so when me and my hubby went to check on him he had diaper rash cream, desetin, all over, it got on his clothes and he rubbed it in his hair. We gave him a bath and I washed his hair three times, but it won't come out. Does anyone know any tricks to get it out of his hair and possibly his clothes if it won't wash out easily? Thanks.
I washed his hair with dish soap and it came right out, thanks everyone. I still need to wash his clothes though, luckily it's mostly on a pajama shirt.
I would use peanut butter for his hair and dish soap for the clothes. It works wonders. Good luck and I'm sorry you have such a mess.
This will sound kind of nasty but I used to put olive oil in my hair to make it shinny and after a while I would cut the grease with an egg. Maybe that would work with the desitin. Why don't you do an experiment: put desitin on your hand and try to get it off with an egg or maybe lemon or baking soda. See if it works on your hand and see how your skin looks too!
Sometimes it seems the scariest moments with children are when they are quiet! I would try dish soap. If you use something like Dawn, just be careful. Dawn is the #2 cause of accidental poisonings in children. I use LemonBrite because I know it is safer for my children, who love to "help" me wash the dishes.
Good luck!
LOL glad my son is not the only one. My son did this with baby oil gel. DON'T dry the clothes until you get the stains out. Use Dawn and/or a degreaser to get the stains out of the clothes (I like the natural one from Arm and Hammer), or believe it or not try a can of coke it works on auto grease. Let all treatments sit for 24 hrs. As for the hair I used an adult shampoo for oily hair and it took two washes but worked.
Rash cream is typically oil based, so an oil-based soap is more likely to get it out than something water based. I would try Castille Soap. It's different than typical detergents, and it might work. Dr Bronner's is a popular brand you can typically find in a grocery store. If not, you will definitely find it in your local health foods store.
Best of Luck,
S. L
Always a bit scary when the house gets too quiet, huh? You could try vinegar or castille soap for the hair and for the clothes look for Carbona stain treatments in the grocery store. There should be a small display rack of little yellow bottles; there are many forumlas. You'll want the "fat and grease" formula -- works wonders on zinc oxide stains like desitin causes. Good luck!
My son once did that with vasoline : ). I called the pediatrician's office and after they stopped laughing, they told me to very carefully wash his hair in Dawn dishwashing liquid (the one that removes grease)a couple of times. It did work, you just have to be careful to not get it in his eyes, so have him lay down and cover his eyes with a dry washcloth or something. Good luck!
I have to agree with everyone so far. For the clothes, definitely the dawn. Just watch how much you use, as it really suds up. I use it to strip cloth diapers from diaper cream buildup. I only use about 1/2 tsp, and only dawn. My washer sometimes gets an error for the suds, but they do go down and it continues. I would then check the stains before drying or washing with regular detergent after that.
For the hair...I ended up with vasoline in my hair once (don't ask), and the only thing that worked was the dish soap - more Dawn. I tried the egg, but it didn't really work. I was even told mayonnaise, but that didn't work either. The dish soap finally did, but it took a few times because it was really in there, and then we had to get the smell of the other "fixes" out too.
I think peanut butter might work. It's worked to get out gum and sticky things out of my daughter's hair. It's gross but really works like a charm for me. I have never tried it with desetin though. Good luck!
Dawn dishwashing detergent. I have a picture of my son and granddaughter doing the same thing!
I agree with Kathy G, I would use Dawn dishsoap. It gets most sticky stuff or residue off. Just be careful and don't get in his eyes, use a washcloth. Maybe simple green for the clothes...good luck!
Sorry he did that, but I hope you got lots of photos! :) In the moment, it makes us crazy, but after time passes, it's one of those memories you'll love!
B. H,
That stuff can be extremely toxic, are you worried if he ingested any of it. I would be careful on what I used to clean it up because there is so much toxins in most of the cleaners on the market. Vinegar is one natural but safe household item I would try.
I would try using some dish soap to wash his hair since it is made to de-grease. But be super careful not to get any in his eyes. Maybe try the same thing for his clothes, but they may be unsalvagable. Good luck!
Dish soap. Dish soap should dissolve the greases and oils very well. More specifically I've had good luck with using an old cheap form of dawn- or the kind you can pick up from a dollar store. I'm a hair dresser and have used this to dissolve hair waxes-best of luck to you! (my son did the desatin thing too only he just rubbed it on the floor...our wood floor...)
HI B.,
Try using vinegar, it should break it up. Take care, G
A grease-cutting soap is your best bet for his hair. Just make sure that you are extra careful not to get it in his eyes, cause dishwashing soap hurts! Good luck :)
Try peanut butter, it works for gum in the hair and on skin so maybe it'll work for diaper rash cream.
