Find patient medical information for Zinc Oxide topical (Boudreaux’s Butt Paste, Desitin, and others) on WebMD including its uses, side effects and safety, interactions, pictures, warnings, and ...

Zinc oxide helps form a physical barrier on your skin to reflect and absorb the sun’s UVA and UVB rays. It is also used in other skincare products to help protect and soothe irritated skin.

We recommend having a diaper cream that contains non-nano zinc oxide for the times your baby needs it and a balm or cream without zinc oxide for every day. Keep diaper with rash prevention in mind.

Physical and chemical sunscreens both offer sun protection, but they do so in different ways. Learn the difference, plus the pros and cons of each.