My 11 month old daughter has a patch of cradle cap on the top of her head. It has been there practically from birth. I never did anything about it, thinking it would eventually go away. This week I started thinking maybe it never would and that I probably should have done something about it from the beginning. So I have started attempting to gently scrape it of with my finger nail. When I can get her to sit still in my lap to do it. Which isn't going to quickly. Does anyone have any better advice on how to remove it?
My son is almost 9 months and hasn't had it in awhile but he used to get it really bad. I used to put some baby oil on his head an hour before his bath and when I would put him in the bath I would take a soft brush toothbrush and brush it the opposite way of the cradle crap and it would take it off really good. Good luck.
baby oil works wonders on cradle cap!!!
I remember scraping little bits of what I called "cradle crap" off Maia's head while she nursed, but I'll tell you that softening it first with baby or even olive oil makes it much easier! Rub it in, leave it on for a while, then use a soft brush, or a fine toothed comb, or even a washcloth to gently scrub it off. Of course, you've got to wash their hair really well afterwards! Good luck!
rub olive oil in her hair and then comb it out. baby oil works too.
Put some baby oil on her scalp. Then take a baby brush and move it in a circular motion thru the cradle cap. It helps lift some it. I was a picker too! Hope this helps.
Susan
cradle cap is just dandruff on babies.... and it can last for a while so don't worry if it doesn't go away right away.. my kids had it until they were almost 1.... the best thing is rub baby oil on her head and massage it in with your nails (it will get under them and it's gross) then about 5 mins. later wash it out in the bath with your shampoo you use... then take a comb and brush it out after.. it'll loosen it up. good luck.
kelly
My son also had it for a while. We used some cradle cap stuff sold at hannaford- in the baby isle. Worked like a charm! :)
Try massaging baby oil on it, combing it through & then washing it out. Adult dandruff shampoo helps too. Good luck
My 2 daughters never had cradle cap, not sure if we were lucky or if it has something to do with this... while your baby is taking a bath, shampoo her hair..with the shampoo in her hair take a baby brush and brush her scalp in a circular motion. The brush releases the oils in her scalp and helps break up the cradle cap. It seems like the other moms swear by baby oil on the scalp too...Good luck!
I would put olive oil on my daughter's head 10 minutes before her bath and then use a very soft toothbrush to comb a little bit of it out each bath. It took a couple of weeks, but worked and I didn't irritate her head at all. I was always worried about picking off a piece that wasn't ready yet - but this seemed to just gently comb off the pieces at the right time.
Good luck - I know it's frustrating! I had my daughter's 3-month pix taken wearing a hat because it was so bad.
Hi Kirsten,
Put some baby oil on her head about 2 hours before tub time. then use a baby shampoo scrubbing brush and shampoo...it will work over time. You can use a fine tooth comb to remove some of the flakes as well after they start to lift. Good luck!
Kim
Hi
I had the same problem with my daughter, and thought it might go away on its own, but it doesnt.
My sister in-law told me to try baby oil, and a mens comb, or any comb where the teeth are close together. I did, and it worked pretty good. I've had to do it twice now, and there is still a little bit left, but most of it is gone. It all depends on how long your daughters hair is on how much you use. My daughter has a lot of hair already so I used a good amount, probably the size of a quarter.
Oh, and it will leave her hair greasy for a couple days, I just bathed my daughter everyday untill the greasy look went away.
Good luck with everything!
Gentral Naturals Cradle cap treatment worked wonders when my son had cradle cap. We used it twice and it never came back. You just comb it through her hair and then bathe her.
I have 3 year old triplets and they all had cradle cap. I had thought the it was going to go away too and it did not. I did eventually go to CVS and got a kit for healing cradle cap. It has a shampoo, an oil and a scraping comb. It worked well. I have also heard of people trying baby oil.
Hi Kristen,
My pediatricain told me to rub baby oil on my son's head and let it sit for 15 min and then rinse it out. comb it out with a comb prior to rinsing. hope it helps.
Hi,
LEAVE IT ALONE!!!
I'm a mom of three boys: 10, 7 and 2. They all had cradle crap (that's what I call it). Just leave it alone and it will go away all by itself. If you pick at it you can cause a sore and bleeding.
Kirsten,
Use baby oil, my son is 16 years old and still has psoriasis not sure on spelling lol and I still use it and works wonders. I put a capful on his head when he was a baby and then wet a face cloth and gently rub it until it loosens not everything will disappear right away but eventually will get less and less. It does leave the hair greasy so I shampood his head after with baby shampoo. Good Luck
Hi Kristen,
I have found putting baby oil on her scalp daily, sometimes even a couple of times throughout the day, has taken care of the cradle cap. My hairdresser swears by using Paul Mitchell Baby Shampoo. She would put it on the baby's head at the beginning of the bath and let it sit there while she finished bathing her. She would then rinse it off. I have also read doing the same with regular dandruff shampoo, letting it dry, rinsing it off and then using a baby brush to slough it off. I would not use a finger nail but a brush might be a littler gentler. Good luck.