4yr old dd-cradle cap, when pulled off, clumps of hair come

Is this normal? My four year old dd still has cradle cao around on side of her head. I started taking it off, and huge clumps of hair came with it! Now she doesnt have cradle cap, but a bald spot instead?

DS had it at about 2½.
It's OK.
THe best thing I found to get rid of it: oil.
Wash her hair with oil, and rub it around. THen wash it all out with dish soap to get out the grease.
It'll pretty much come out like that. I don't remember, but I think I combed it in the bathtub before rinsing.
PS, his hair was gorgeous after those washings.
THere is another thread that discusses this. You may want to search for it.

Platinum Member Joined: May 07 2008 Posts: 8960

IIRC something similar happoened with ds. They weren't HUGE clumps of hair but he did have a small bare spot and I felt soooo guilty! Not to worry, it's only from the pulling. You pull on the scales and they yank the hair out. It grows back, just like the eyebrows you tweeze.

Posted: Fri, Dec 19 2008, 11:17 am Post subject:

use oils & conditioners ... think hot oil treatments, vitamin E, olive oil, baby oil

dish washing soap is going to dry out the scalp after you just spent time moisturizing it ...

massage her scalp to help blood circulate ...
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Platinum Member Joined: May 22 2005 Posts: 13795

The woman at the hair salon told me when older kids get this it is from not getting all the soap rinsed out of their hair when you wash. But I'll tell you what I've found take care of it, no pulling - tea tree oil shampoo and conditioner. Another suggestion from the woman at the salon. Works like a charm.

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but tea tree oil has been implicated in causing estrogen-type effects in boys. I wouldn't use it.

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From a study that agrees:

Gold Member Joined: Feb 26 2008 Posts: 1037

yesterday I put olive oil in ds's hair. I just kind of rubbed it on the dry parts. its much better, even after doing it once. when dd was younger, clumps of hair would come off with the cradle cap, and it took a long time for her hair to grow in.
good luck.

Posted: Sat, Dec 20 2008, 4:02 pm Post subject:

My sister had this. Depending on the size of the clumps, it might be worth taking her to a dermatologist.
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It may be a fungal infection- worth checking out.