https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:54:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2654205 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:22:52 +0000 Mrs. J 2654205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mustela foam and stelaker cream! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2654155 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 07:44:42 +0000 Foodnerd81 2654155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also used the mustela foaming shampoo. For both my girls (both have fine not too curly hair) what worked best was putting coconut oil on and rubbing in with my fingers. Scrub a little with the soft baby brush to loosen up the flakes, wash with musetla, again scrubbing with the brush. Then afterwards I would lay her down and comb out the flakes with the fine tooth comb they gave us in the hospital. Doing that for a week or so (every few nights) took care of it for us. But I can imagine the tightly curled hair makes the combing out part a lot harder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2654143 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 07:21:18 +0000 travellingbee 2654143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wish I'd known about the mustela stuff! DS2 had cradle cap forever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2654140 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 06:41:33 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2654140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The mustella foam definitely helps keep it at bay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2654134 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 06:21:46 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2654134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If the cradle cap is really bad don't bother with the oil. My middle girl had tons of hair and the worst cradle cap. It would lift off in sheets the size of nickels and get stuck in her hair. So gross.</p> <p>I did olive oil with my first who had a bit of cc and tried that for a month with my younger one to no avail. Also rinsing oil out of hair is not easy.</p> <p>I picked up the Mustela lotion and foaming shampoo and it was literally gone overnight.<br /> Save yourself the aggrevation get the Mustela stuff. And a soft plastic comb, baby brushes are rubbish on thick hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2654110 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 01:43:54 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2654110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor recommended T-Gel by Neutrogena shampoo and it worked well. By the time I turned to that recommendation LO's cradle cap was rough. After about a week of using 2-3 times I saw a vast improvement. Unfortunately, as the cradle flakes flaked off it took some of his hair with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2654098 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:33:09 +0000 hummusgirl 2654098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DS1, I rubbed a bunch of olive oil all over and then used a fine-tooth comb to lift and pull out the flakes. He didn't have much hair, though. With DS2 (who had more hair), I just let it resolve itself but it took a few months. It was mostly covered by the hair so it was less obvious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2654092 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 23:59:40 +0000 Bernieboo 2654092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Combination of advice from our pediatrician and doula: limit baths, as they dry out the skin/scalp and can make it worse, &amp; try olive oil on the scalp. It's apparently more moisturizing and better for their skin than baby oil. I got a dark (we use extra light for cooking) and organic bottle. Gone within a few days of using the oil daily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2653816 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:33:06 +0000 Canoli 2653816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had the most success with Tubby Todd's All Over Ointment. Worked within a few days and so far at 6 months hasn't come back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2653797 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 15:44:22 +0000 Mrs. Pickles 2653797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raspberries: we did the same<br /> but then I would also lotion his head after the brushing </p> <p>the little comb sponge thing you often get from the hospital helped us as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2653759 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:51:26 +0000 Mrsbells 2653759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SLR: oh ok got it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2653756 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:48:59 +0000 SLR 2653756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Nope. We just bought a travel size bottle and used a very small amount every few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2653755 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:45:03 +0000 Mrsbells 2653755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone!<br /> @2PeasinaPod: Yes we use clean water with a rinse cup for rinsing his hair<br /> @SLR: oh is there a kids version of it?<br /> @raspberries: @catlady: thanks for that link, that sounds great. I'm gonna order it now and give it a try </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2653750 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:40:01 +0000 catlady 2653750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did the exact same thing as @raspberries and the cradle cap was gone within like 2 days. It was crazy how easy it was. We continued to use the mustela once a week or so until we ran out (which took like a year) and it never came back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2653746 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:35:32 +0000 raspberries 2653746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the Mustela infant shampoo for cradle cap (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mustela-Foam-Shampoo-Newborns-fl-oz/dp/B00D4OH20K" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Mustela-Foam-Shampoo-Newborns-fl-oz/dp/B00D4OH20K</a>), with a brush to get rid of the flakes that came loose (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bean-Clean-Scalp-Massaging-Cradle/dp/B010C5D8WY" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Bean-Clean-Scalp-Massaging-Cradle/dp/B010C5D8WY</a>). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2653744 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:34:52 +0000 SLR 2653744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing that worked well for my oldest was Head and Shoulders! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2653739 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:31:50 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2653739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When you're washing his hair, make sure you're rinsing with clean water from the spout and not the bath water. The bath water is soapy and could stay on his scalp and continue to dry it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-cradle-cap#post-2653734 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:28:28 +0000 Mrsbells 2653734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 9 weeks old and has cradle cap. He also has a full head of thick curly afro. His pedi suggested using baby oil on it and brushing it. She also said I could just leave it alone and it would resolve itself. I see online that everyone says leave it alone and it goes away. My issue is that as even when it lifts off his scalp in flakes it gets trapped in the tight coils of his hair.<br /> So far I have used coconut oil and then later tried the baby oil, and i use a brush or my fingers to try to detangle his curls to get the flakes out. Any advice would be appreciated </p>