Some Natural Diaper Creams have Almond Oil-- Avoid Using with Nut Allergic Kids!

I've gotten pretty good at reading food labels at the grocery store, and thankfully have not had any major exposures to nuts with my allergic daughter.

So I was shocked a few months ago when I was slathering her bum with Burt's Bees diaper cream, and causally looked at the ingredients. There it was, plain as day. Not in bold, like I have been trained to look for in food, but in the pretty cursive font they use for their ingredient list. Sweet Almond Oil. I had been inadvertently exposing my peanut and tree nut allergic child to almond oil directly on her skin. Nice. Very smart. Thankfully she had no reactions, but I quickly tried to find something else to use.

But before I buy anything I also look at its safety rating over at the Environmental Working Group's database called Skin Deep. I found Jason Organics’ diaper cream was well rated. No dice. Same deal, it has sweet almond oil in it.

I've been trying Avalon Organics’ bum cream now, but it is rather like an ointment and doesn't seem to block moisture too well. You have probably heard way more than you need to about my diaper cream experiences. Oh, how wild my life has become--

I just thought if there are any other sleep deprived parents out there whose child might have or has a nut allergy, this is one thing you won't have to discover on your own.