I will start by saying that I am a dad of 3. 4 year old girl, 2 year old boy, and a 3 month old boy. We have always used desatin maximum strength and struggled with rashes. A few months before our baby was born, we swapped our 2 year old to vaseline (daughter is long out of diapers). As with desatin, apply generously covering anywhere that may be affected when they use their diaper. Our first sons bottom cleared and STAYED CLEAR immediately! Our second son has never had issues with rashes because we started with vaseline on him and LOVES diaper changes! He can be pissed off, screaming his head off, but as soon as you start changing his diaper he lights up! Hope this works for everyone else as much as it has for my family! Let us all know what you have found to work or fail!