We cloth diaper, so the only diaper ointment we use is the Grovia Magic Stick or Burt's Bees Natural Baby Ointment. I know you can technically use zinc oxide with CD (or any ointment that doesn't have petro products), but it does tend to stain so we avoid it.

When we take LO over to the grandparents, they put her in disposable diapers and slather in extra strength Desitin. I mean, it's not just a thin coating...they put it all over, super thick. Every single time they change her diaper. I haven't said anything, because I figure I'm probably just being paranoid, but I have this feeling like it's not good to put something so chemically strong on a baby's bum when she doesn't have even mild diaper rash. I can't help but wince when I change her diaper afterwards and I have to meticulously wipe Desitin out of her vagina.

Am I being an irrational hippy?