Preventing Toddler Sand Chafing Rash While at the Beach
Does your toddler get sand chafing while playing on the beach? Mine does. After spending a couple of days at the beach with my son who loves to play in the sand and the water, I needed to come up with a solution to fix his sand chafing rash. After playing in the sand for two hours with a wet swim diaper from the salt water, my son would come home with bright red chafing rash on the inside of both his little legs. He would tell me, “That hurts me” when I put him in the bath.
Being an athlete and having to deal with chafing issues myself, I knew what I did to prevent chafing while running, on a bike, etc; I would use body glide, Aquaphor or chemise cream. So the next day before going to the beach, I put Boudreaux’s Butt Paste® where he was getting the rash. Then lathered him in sunscreen, got the swim diaper, shirt and swim trunks on and we were off. Low and behold after spending two hours digging and building sand castles in the dirt – no rash. The next day, I repeated the same steps, but with Aquaphor Healing Ointment and it worked as well.
After trial and error, both Boudreaux’s Butt Paste or Aquaphor work well to prevent sand chafing. Ensure you put the chafing prevention ointment on prior to putting their sunscreen on; apply the sunscreen afterwards. Good luck and happy beach days.
Speaking of great sand-fixes for sandy skin… Long ago, when my now 13 year old (!) was a baby, I learned that baby powder removes sand from skin with no ouch! Wet or dry sand – dry is easier – rubs right off of skin with no pain and clothes can be put right back on. Our youngest is 7 now, but we still keep a bottle a powder in the car for quick clean-up (mom and dad, too) after all our beach trips – even just for sandy feet.
That is awesome! I will be sure to note that especially for someone that lives near the beach. My hubby lived in San Diego when I met him.