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Cradle Cap

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queen ↓

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 10:27 am

otherwise known as dandruff Very Happy

...... any advice on how to remove?? Baby shows no sign of it bothering her however her mother (me) likes to have a sparling clean baby and need advice in order to remove.

TIA

mali

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 10:30 am

apply baby oil, and comb it out.

613

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 11:04 am

oysh! my baby had it THE WORST!!! the whole top of his head was encrusted. I ended up going to a dermatologist (pm me if you want the name) who gave me some prescription cream to use... then it cleared up w/ in a few weeks.

hisorerus ↓

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 11:39 am

I heard that Mommy milk can help too. Anyone tried it?

↑ queen

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 12:38 pm

my baby doesn't have it badly, but why should she have dandruff coming off her hair?

anyone know what causes it?
I personally do have dry skin, could it be genes?

happymom ↓

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 12:45 pm

u can get a baby comb and comb it out after each bath.

↑ hisorerus

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 12:49 pm

Nah, cradle cap is typical. I once got it when I was 10! Surprised

Don't worry, it will go away on its own, but if you don't like the way it looks for now, baby oil is the way to go. Slather it on, let it soak, and comb it out. Baby won't care.

shopaholic

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 2:12 pm

DD is 3 & still has some on her hairline at the front. It's soooo gross! I used to use mineral oil (or baby oil I guess is ok too.) Then I would scrape with my nail. It's then takes 2 or 3 shampoos to get the oil out but it works.

BTW, I don't think it's dandruff. Dandruff is flakes. This is stuck to the scalp.

shoy18

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 2:45 pm

they sell a three step kit by Gerber, it comes with oil, a special comb and some moistrizer. my son didnt have it bad but it helped. Also DONT ignore it, it can spread all over if not treatted, my neice had it and it spread to her face- it was AWFUL

BrachaVHatzlocha

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 6:37 pm

my dr said it's not bad (my baby's head) - leave it alone. if it gets worse - baby oil.
the other day my dh scraped it...uch! but it looks better now!

red sea

Wed, Mar 29 2006, 6:44 pm

Baby oil or olive oil, you can wash the baby's hair twice after, that usually gets the hair ungreased.

imanut

Thu, Mar 30 2006, 8:03 am

my son had it pretty bad for a few months. every so often I would comb it out. it would take forever and make a mess, but he looked much better afterward. he's ka"h 7 months now and it's been gone for a while.

motheroftwo

Thu, Mar 30 2006, 7:56 pm

use a nit/lice comb to comb out the hair after applying olive oil. works great. (The metal comb with the long teeth.)

luv2bamom

Fri, Mar 31 2006, 9:39 am

just so you know, when you comb out the cradle cap, the hair comes out too! my first two kids I hated it so I did the baby oil comb thingy and I ended up w/ bald babies w/ no cradle cap lol! by my 3rd I just left it, he scratched out a bit him self, the rest just took care of itself, he's cradle cap free w/ a head of adorable hair! ( ofcourse b"H the hair grows back so you just have to decide how much it bothers you or the baby!)

ektsm

Sun, Apr 02 2006, 5:53 am

Just pick it out!

daisy

Sun, Apr 02 2006, 6:09 am

With my first, I waited too long to treat it and then all her hair came out with it; it was a mess! With subsequent children, I treated it earlier and haven't had any problems.

chen

Mon, Apr 03 2006, 5:50 am

ektsm wrote:

Just pick it out!

don't use fingernails--you can cause an infection. Use the oil, then a nailbrush to loosen scales, then wash out the whole thing with shampoo.

↑ happymom

Mon, Apr 03 2006, 6:08 am

Quote:

use a nit/lice comb to comb out the hair after applying olive oil.

I dont know if thats so safe to use on a baby. they do have baby combs like that though that are more sensitive on babys scalp. I used that and it worked really well.

miriam

Mon, Apr 03 2006, 7:51 am

queen wrote:

my baby doesn't have it badly, but why should she have dandruff coming off her hair?

anyone know what causes it?
I personally do have dry skin, could it be genes?

Nope it's not genes, just baby stuff. I have found that if you remove all the cradle cap at one time, it's unlikely to come back. With my oldest, we thought she had reddish hair and then discovered it was cradle cap. It almost happened again this time, LOL

luv2bamom wrote:

I didn't have this same experience. No hair came out at all.

nehama

Mon, Apr 03 2006, 11:55 pm

Quote:

I heard that Mommy milk can help too. Anyone tried it?

Does it help everything?

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