Even before I gave birth, while my baby was still in my belly, I started questioning everything I was putting on my skin. If something absorbed into my body, could it affect my baby? What about once they were born—what would I be putting on their delicate skin every single day? I wanted to make sure I was choosing the safest, most nourishing options, but when I started looking at the ingredient lists on common baby creams, I realised that many contained petroleum-based ingredients, synthetic additives, and unnecessary chemicals.

As a mum who wanted to prevent nappy rash before it even started, I quickly learned how important emollients are for keeping my baby’s skin soft, protected, and healthy. But when I first heard the word emollient, I wasn’t exactly sure what it meant—was it just another word for moisturiser? Did all emollients work the same way? And most importantly, were the ones in commercial nappy creams actually helping my baby’s skin?