I just thought she had dry skin but apparently it is cradle cap. The Dr. Just said to brush it with a soft hair brush.
What did you do? How long did it take to go away?
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I'm currently ignoring it and occasionally picking at it with my hands.
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C had bad eczema on his scalp and I used olive oil (or baby oil) and let it sit and then combed through it.
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I've exfoliated a bit with a washcloth during bath time, but otherwise I've pretty much left it alone. It helps that DD has tons of hair, so it's really hard to see, but it's there. Her doctor said some kids have it through toddlerhood but I'm hoping it clears up before that (she's 6 months now).
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I ignored it. She has a little patch still at 9 months, but there's no way she'll sit still for me to comb it or anything, so I'm just waiting for it to clear up.
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Coconut oil and a comb. Followed by a really good shampoo (or two!)
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A paste of baking soda and water followed by a thorough shampoo and combing worked wonders for us.
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Our pediatrician recommended selsum blue for Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Went away in a few weeks.
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We tried to wait it out but it just got worse and worse. Finally broke down and bought a special massaging brush and some Mustela shampoo. It was gone within a couple days! We still use the shampoo a couple times each week and it has not come back.
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Hydrocortisone cream took care of my son's with one application at bedtime.
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Coconut oil and a comb. Worked like a charm!
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@cyan: @grizz: did you let the coconut oil sit?
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Cetaphil gooped all over his head before bed
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@mrsh: Yes. I put it on while she ate dinner and was contained in her high chair to reduce the mess, then combed it out and put her in the bath after she finished eating. So it sat for maybe 15 minutes to soften things up?
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@MrsH: Yes, for 15 minutes or so. I just let him play with bath toys while it sat.
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@cyan: @grizz: thanks! Will try this tomorrow.
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Mustela Stelaker... you're supposed to apply it before bed and shampoo out in the morning but I just applied it an hour or so before bed and washed it out during bathtime, it was still gone within a week.
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@MrsH: we did coconut oil too. I think I put it on shortly before bath and let it soak but just for a few minutes. Then we scrubbed gently with the soft bristle brush that came in her first aid/ grooming kit. Only took a few times. She also had it in her eye brows and it worked there too. We use mustela shampoo that is supposed to help -- not the stelaker one, just their regular-- and we haven't had a problem since the early days.
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Rubbed olive oil in, let it sit for ten minutes, then shampood it out. I did that three days in a row, and it was basically gone. There's a tiny bit on his head now, but he's too rambunctious to get anywhere near olive oil now!
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Olive oil worked great. My husband and I joked about adding basil.
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I did baby oil and a fine tooth comb with A, E has it really bad right now but I'm just kind of ignoring it at the moment.
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We're using the same method as @cyan. We've only done it twice but are seeing a big difference!
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I totally ignored it, it's cosmetic, and it went away on its own.
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This brush (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002PYZCWU?pc_redir=1401615085&robot_redir=1) plus olive oil took care of our son's cradle cap. It was worth it to us to buy the special brush - it was incredibly gentle and yet effective.
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Our pedi told us to ignore it. It came out on its own after a few weeks as she wiggled around when she slept. Clumps of hair came with it though and made me sad
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Coconut oil and a soft brush. My DD had fairly thin hair, but it started growing in more once the cradle cap was gone.
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Burt's Bees thick ointment and let it sit during the bath and brushed while in the tub and rinsed out, then a little bit of Burt's Bees oil massaged into his scalp before bed. It took a good month for it to finally go away!
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I read somewhere to put on some selsum blue and then cover that with mineral oil (I think) and let that sit for a bit. Then you comb the flakes off while they're softened and then wash. This was the only thing that worked for us.
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Olive oil for 15 minutes, then thoroughly wash it, then comb out all the flakes that the olive oil loosens. Repeat as often as needed.
I actually used my nails and lightly loosened the big chunks. It would pull the hair out too, but she wasn't itchy any more and it didn't come back after I did that.
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M's ped prescribed him some lotion for it.
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