Browned Flour Recipe for Diaper Rash

  By Trina Morgan, Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle Blogger

I know ya'll have been there along with me as a new mama , or even a mama that is new to using browned flour recipe for diaper rash on your babies. You hear them crying and that fussy look on their precious faces. You try to find out why they are so uncomfortable and you start to search every part on their little bodies, and then you open the diaper as a last resort, and boom! You found the problem. It's a nasty little red rash. When I first became a mother, I was 18 years old, and it was a joy. But also a nervous feeling of being new to motherhood. I wanted to be a perfect caregiver for my baby, but you know there will be failures, and you learn from those failures. 

I guess long before drug stores had creams and such for baby rashes, our mothers and grandmothers had their own little tricks, and one was browned flour. Some called it "burnt flour", but it's not burnt; it's a golden brown. But in my family, we called it parched flour. When my baby got his first rash,  I bought creams, and to be honest with y'all, those creams didn't seem to work or heal the rash fast enough. My baby was still fussy, so who taught me the remedy? It was my mother because she used it on us as babies and her mother on her and her siblings, and she said it worked better than those store bought creams. She told me how to make it, and I went with that.

How To Brown Flour For Diaper Rash?

How I browned the flour was I used a half cup of all purpose flour and put it in a dry skillet with no oil; why would you even add oil? lol! We want a dry powder. Anyway, I turned the burner to medium and stirred constantly for about 5 or 10 minutes. Do not ever leave the stove because the flour will burn, and you don't want that, if for some reason, you accidentally burn it, toss it out and start over because you don't want to irritate the baby's skin. Do not let it turn dark brown, but it should look like a light golden color. My older children would come in the kitchen and ask what was the smell and what I was doing, and I would reply I'm making parched flour for the baby's rash. Now the flour will smell burnt, and that's what made my kids curious. Anyway, after cooking it, I would let it cool and spoon it onto a paper towel, but some people use containers.    

       

               

Stir constantly and take off the heat when it's golden brown

Before you apply this to your baby down there, make sure you have clean hands and make sure to use a soft cloth with warm water to clean the baby; do it gentle because babies are sensitive. Sprinkle the flour in the affected area and make sure it's done low so baby will not breathe in the powder. When you are ready to reapply, go through the steps you took the first time. I used this remedy on my baby every time it was diaper changing time, and every time I applied it, the rash started calming down and looking better, and it healed completely in a bout three to four days. There is no clinical research that proves it works, but I trusted my mother's words that it does, and it did for all my kids. It worked better than those so called baby creams, in my opinion. Think of this as a tried and true remedy from our elders. The flour soaks up all the moisture; I guess that's what makes it heal.

Now if you want to test a spot on your baby, you can, but if you notice that the rash has gotten worse you may want to call your pediatrician if the rash last longer than two or three days or have a fever or anything else unusual. There's no shame in asking the doctor because they know best for your baby. I was surprised when I had to take my baby to a pediatrician visit, and he opened the diaper and saw the flour down there, and he knew exactly what it was lol! The nurse came in and asked what was it, and he said that's browned flour, an old wives' tale to heal rashes, and she said oh I see. Instead of prescribing a cream, he suggested I keep doing the flour treatment.

To avoid diaper rash, always change diapers and let baby's bottom air out from time to time. Pat dry, and please do not rub. I really hope hearing my story has helped new mothers and given you comfort. Have you ever used browned flour for diaper rash or is this the first time you ever heard of this old fashion trick? Let me know in the comments.

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