Baby oils, lotions.....Help please

[Mopey]

I was searching to start using something on Mopey as the weather is turning and she's getting bigger. I found an old thread that gave some answers but was advised against bumping it so here's the new one. From what I read in the other:

Which kind of Vanicream does everyone use/recommend? Does it smell like anything? I'm also really interested in some organic coconut oil for the Miss but what brand? What state?

TIA!! :)

[Mopey]

Has anyone used this?

http://www.diapers.com/p/natures-baby-organics-organic-baby-oil-mandarin-coconut-usda-95-organic-4-oz-6041

[SnuggleBuggles]

Fewer baths= best option here. Otherwise, we had some CA Baby lotion that was fine.

[lizzywednesday]

Fewer baths= best option here.....

:yeahthat:

If she needed it, I used either this Lavanila lotion:

http://www.sephora.com/the-healthy-baby-lotion-P261605?skuId=1249200

Or this baby oil (Burt's Bees Baby Bee Nourishing Baby Oil):

http://www.burtsbees.com/natural-products/baby-mom-moisturizers/baby-bee-nourishing-baby-oil.html

The Lavanila stuff is pricey, but I only needed a wee little bit at a time. It's not greasy, has a very light, powdery scent and didn't trigger any of my allergies. A bottle will last us over a year.

I bought a full-sized bottle of the oil last winter and it's still mostly full, because you don't need to use a ton of it & it absorbs very readily.

If you've got your heart set on coconut oil, go for it. A tiny dab of plain from anywhere you'd buy food (though the one sold by Trader Joe's is organic and fairly inexpensive ... but if you're not near TJ's, it'd be a nuisance) would be just fine. Since it's the only natural oil that's a solid at room temperature, you should be fine if you store it correctly. (I would be cautious about the glass jars, myself, but more than that, no problem.)

[marymoo86]

If DD got dry skin from the weather, I would use jojoba oil or coconut oil.