My LO's always had a dry, itchy scalp and our pediatrician told me to put brush baby oil through her hair at bath time. This doesn't seem to be working right now and her scalp is red and raw this morning from all the scratching of it she did last night ... really did a number on herself. Does anyone know what else I can use on her scalp? I would prefer products that have safe ingredients. Thanks.
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My LO has cradle cap but I was told she'd grow out of it. We have a special shampoo for her... which we don't use because she screams when we do. I think it tingles and feels weird so she doesn't like it. And I figured I didn't care if she'd grow out of it anyway and it's not hurting her. Now I'm worried she won't grow out of it!
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@artbee: I hope she grows out of it! Maybe I need this special shampoo for my LO. My husband gets dandruff if he doesn't use Head and Shoulders so I think he has passed his dry scalp issues to our LO.
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@Andrea: This is what we use. It was recommended by a friend. It says for newborns, but she said she used it way past newborn age. I can't say personally if it works well because we've only used it a couple of times, but she swears by it.
http://www.amazon.com/Mustela-Foam-Shampoo-Newborns-5-07/dp/B00021AYF8
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@Andrea: I also blame my hubby. He had cradle cap as a baby
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You can use Selsun Blue as well. Spread some on the effected areas 2 minutes before the bath and then rinse it off. Works like a charm, though some people don't like the way it rates on cosmetic database or the smell it leaves behind.
For us, we used it twice and never had another cradle cap problem.
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@artbee: The reviews on that look pretty good. It appears to have safe ingredients, too?
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@mamadopt: The rating seems to be "moderate hazard" but I am sure it is OK if it works quickly and you don't need to use it a lot. Thanks!
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@Andrea: It works like a charm and I recommend it to patients all the time, so I feel pretty comfortable using it
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@Andrea: Ingredients: water, cocoglucoside, disodium cocoyl glutamate, glyceryl caprylate, citric acid, tetrasodium glutamate, diacetate, climbazole, sodium cocoyl glutamate, parfum (fragrance), salicylic acid, sodium hydroxide, sorbic acid.
I don't know what most of these things mean, so I thought I'd just type it out for you.
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@artbee: Thanks for going through the trouble, so helpful!!
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@Andrea: No problem! I hate buying things if I don't know what I'm buying too... such a waste of money if it turns out you don't want to use it. Or a pain to return it.
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We used California Baby calendula cream for cradle cap and it worked really well.
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Our pediatrician suggested selsun blue...there is a 'naturals' one and that's what we use.
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@L2sweetpea: cool that there is a naturals one! How often do you use it on your LO?
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@Sha: do you use it after the bath and shampoo?
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@Andrea: yes, after bath and shampoo, as part of his bedtime routine. and then maybe a dab or two in the morning too.
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@Andrea: We use it for each bath...so every other day. It suds up a lot so just be cautious of getting it in the eyes.
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@Sha: Thanks!!
@L2sweetpea: Thanks!!
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