Lansinoh Lanolin Nipple Cream
4.854,528 ratings
One ingredient, ultra-purified lanolin, and you don't wash it off before the next feed. The tube in almost every hospital bag, because it works and nothing about it needs thinking through at 4am.
Nipple care
Earth Mama Nipple Butter & Diaper Balm Set
Two jobs, one jar
The same organic balm that soothes nipples also works as a diaper balm, so one jar covers both of you.
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Best for
Keeping the bedside table to one jar
Good to know
Contains lavender and tea tree oils — check with your midwife if you're avoiding essential oils.
Quick specs
- Use
- Nipple cream and diaper balm
- Lanolin
- None
- Certified
- EWG Verified, organic
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Elsewhere in the registry edit
- Papablic Bottle Sterilizer and Dryer Pro — our pick in sterilizers & drying racks
- Medela Breastmilk Storage Bags — our pick in milk storage
- Simple Wishes Hands Free Pumping Bra — our pick in pumping & nursing bras
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