The first days of breastfeeding can be really hard and rough, so the post-baby nipples need some attendance and some nourishment. The Pain Relieving DIY Nipple Creams For All The Mamas are super helpful, so check them out and make them for yourselves!
DIY Soothing Nipple Balm
This balm is made of dried calendula flowers, olive oil, cocoa butter and grated beeswax. First, you will have to steep the calendula flowers into some olive oil in a glass jar and place the jar on a sunny window for 2 weeks. After the time passes put the flowers and the oil on a double boiler. The strain out the flowers and return the oil on the double boiler. Add the cocoa butter and the beeswax, melt them and stir well. Store the mixture into tins and you are done!
Homemade Boobie Butter For Cracked Nipples
If your nipples are tired and cracked go ahead and make this butter which will help you heel them. Get some organic beeswax beeswax pellets, organic unrefined coconut oil, unrefined shea butter and lavender essential oil. Mix the beeswax, the coconut oil and the shea butter in a glass jar and melt them in a microwave. Then let the mixture sit for 2 minutes and add the lavender essential oil. Pour it into containers and don’t touch it until it cools.
Homemade Boobie Balm
All breastfeeding moms are going to love this boobie balm which is made of coconut oil, shea butter and beeswax. First melt the coconut oil and then add the shea butter. Let it melt too. Then add the beeswax which needs longer period to melt. Stir all of the ingredients well and store them into containers. Let it sit for 24 hours and it’s ready to use.
Nipple Cream Recipe
For this cream you will need cocoa butter, olive oil, almond oil, coconut oil and lavender essential oil. Make sure you use the best quality oils because your baby will be in direct touch with them. First you will have to melt the cocoa butter on low heat and then add the rest of the oils except the lavender. Remove it from the heat and stir well all of the ingredients so they can combine. At the end add the lavender essential oil and you are ready to store it in clean containers.
