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Originally Posted by ElliesMom

I took my first clay bath last night and the bumps on my arms that I've had since AK was born are so much better! I was surprised how thirsty I was afterwards though.

Can I just put a little powder in some water and drink it, or do I need to hydrate it first?

For a yeast rash, can I just sprinkle the powder on the baby, or do I need to hydrate that too?

agh i just lost my post....
you can put some in without hydrating. thats what i do now. but i wouldnt recommend it until you are more familiar with clay and how much your individual body works with it. remember to hydrate for drinking its 1 to 10 then you take a small amount of that. theres a chance if you add it straight that you might take to much and detox to fast. you dont want to detox right at the beginning. especially with what you are going through right now, the odds are high thats what will happen.

and clay for diapering is applied just like any other diaper powder. take a pinch and apply it to the area without getting any dust in the air.

if you have some time you can use the clay to absorb any yeast already on the skin. Make a paste out of it 1 to 3 parts. apply a thick layer because you dont want it to dry. you never want hydrated clay to dry on irritated skin, it will tighten! after 30 minutes rinse it off and reapply. you have to rinse off the old clay because it is absorbing the yeast, pulling it from the skin. you can do that once or twice but for maximum results you should do this for 4 hours. then put some dry clay on with a fresh diaper.

you will be amazed at how clean and fresh it leaves baby and how much less they will squirm in their diaper. yeast is just as uncomfortable for babies as it is for us

it wouldnt hurt to also rub some dry clay on babies armpits and all skin folds, like behind the knees and ears, and neck. just be careful not to have clay dust flying in the air.

im glad to hear about the bumps on your arm. my son had that over his entire back and clay always removed it. but after we started healing our guts is when they didnt return and we no longer needed to keep putting it on him.