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Yep. We used olive oil for LO's cradle cap and dry scalp. Worked wonders.

@mrsjazz: you put the olive oil on, work the flakes with a brush and then shampoo right? After washing though, do you put anything on LOs hair or do you just leave dry?

@plantains: I would do exactly what @pastemoo: wrote, I put the olive oil on her head about 10-15 minutes prior to her bath time and then use the brush and shampoo. I didn't put anything on afterwards. Her scalp looked gross for a bit, but that cleared it all up.

I did use Selsun Blue as per my pediatrician's suggestion but I didn't like the thought of getting it in her eyes so I went the natural route.

Once the cradle cap and dry patches went away, I started using a bit of coconut oil on her scalp.

I actually bought this new baby oil lotion that I rubbed on her scalp. I went over it with a soft brush and let it sit. Then washed it out with shampoo and a comb to loosen some of her dry patches. He hair seemed wicked oily but her dry scalp drank it in overnight. Haven't had to do it since!