Craddle Cap - Normal,IL

Hey A.,
I know you have gotten many replies and I don't know if any have said this because I didn't read through them all. I read that craddle cap is cause from too much oil and a lot of people believe that if you put baby oil or lotion on it after the bath then it will help it but it isn't supposed to help and may even hinder. But if you put baby oil on right before you give him a bath and then scrub with a brush with shampoo it will clear it up. I think my son's only took a couple of days.

My son had cradle cap and my doctor advised me to use head and shoulders and a baby brush. Just a quarter size drop of the shampoo on the baby brush and then work it in his hair with the bush using circular motions. It only took two weeks of doing this daily to get rid of the cradle cap.

Hope this helps.

Use some baby oil on it. When you bathe him take a soft brush and get off the dead skin. It doesn't bother them my son had it and normally goes away just takes some time.

I have a two month old with the same problem. I'm not sure if this will help the itching, but I was recommended something that seems to help. Rub olive oil or any other natural oil on his head directly on the dry patches. Wait 15 minutes then wash it off with shampoo and water.
I hope this helps you.
God Bless

I heard that baby oil works, rub a little on the spot and then brush it in with a soft baby brush, and another word of advice dont bathe baby everyday or if you have to you dont need to wash their hair everytime to much washing will dry out the scalp, especially in the colder months.

Good Luck hope it helps

My son also had craddle cap. My mother in law told me to use baking soda and it worked! Just mix a small amount of baking soda with water to make a paste. Then put it on their head and rub in. Wash out and you are done! I did this probably only 3 times and it cleared it right up!

My daughter also has cradle cap and my pediatrician told me that it would go away on its own but to just wash with Johnson's Baby Shampoo and take a fine tooth comb and brush and rub her head and the scales should come off of her head. I wash her head every 2-3 days because of it being winter and your skin dries out very quickly and I am going to try putting some baby lotion on her head after her bath to see if that will help her dry skin.
Good luck and let me know how it goes!

my first son dominic had this when he was a baby also...they have this special shampoo that i found at target..which helps with craddle cap...after using the shampoo...just comb through hair several times..it might take a couple of uses...but it will slowly but surely go away...hope this helps..

when my kids was little and had craddle cap i used baby oil just rub it in his hair mke sure u get to the scalp it will clear it up they get craddle cap cuz its dry go keep it moist with baby oil i did it twice a day once in morning and at night b4 bed GOOD LUCK

Hi A.,
My little guy had this too and also has lots of hair! My pediatrician recommended putting baby oil on his scalp and rubbing it in good with your fingers. Then take a soft bristle brush and brush his scalp and hair really good to loosen the dry skin. Wait a few minutes and then wash with baby shampoo. He told me to do this every other day until it cleared up. Henry is 3 mos old now and the cradle cap is gone! Being a first time Mom, I had no idea what it was at first! Also, if he has it on his face and/or behind his ears, which my little guy did, he told me to use Nivea cream and rub it on his face twice a day. I also didn't realize it could spread like that. It doesn't take much of the cream or baby oil. Good luck! Let me know if you have any more questions.

use some kind of oil (vegetable oil ,olive oil,etc) rub it onto his head and then use a baby brush and brush his hair. don't leave the oil in his hair though, after your done brushing it wash the oil out.. hope this helps

I used baby oil, any kind and a fine tooth comb. Wet the area really well with the oil and comb over the air till you get all the cradle cap. You may have to do this more then once, because it does make their head a little soar, but once it's off it helps a lot. My son had and sometimes still get cradle cap and this is what i've always done. It works for me.

Sounds like some good advice from the other moms. When my son had cradle cap, I diluted head and shoulders and water together and shampooed his hair with that. Be careful not to get any of the solution in his eyes. I would also use the creamy baby oil after the bath so it would absorb into his head. Both worked really well and really fast. Good luck!
M.

My baby has this too. She is six months old. I'm eager to find a remedy too. Let me know if you find anything that works. Thanks.

Try washing his hair with Selsun Blue shampoo once a week. This worked for my son.

My son had a mild case and our caregiver who has 25 years experience watching babies under two years told me to try putting cooking oil on scalp and then combing it out with the little baby comb. So I put olive oil on a cotton ball and rubbed it into the area and then used his baby comb. It was a little pinkish red from the irritation, but it worked. It was quick and easy, but his case was not that bad. Good Luck!

my son has a ton of hair, and he has cradle cap too. his pediatrician said to put baby oil on it and then run a comb through it. it seemed to work pretty well. hope that helped.

Hi A.!
Have you tired using the Arbonne baby products? I so wish I had them when my middle son was little. He just had scales on his head. Chemical fragrances and dyes really exacerbate these kinds of conditions. If you would like to try a samples I can give you one. I don't know if it will clear it up for you but I do know lots of people have had wonderful results. Even adults use these products because so many have sensitive skin. You can look at my website too if you like. www.sherrileopold.myarbonne.com I think it would be worth a try. : ) S.

Hey A.,
I personally didn't think that baby oil worked as well as the dandriff shampoo Selusn Blue. Now of course you have to be careful not to get it into their eyes, but it worked rather quickly and went away! When you are giving him his bath, put the Selsun Blue on the area that has the cradle cap and take one of those soft baby brushes and massage it around in a circular motion, then rinse! Do this for a couple of days and it should be gone! I just did it when I gave him a bath, or you can do it out of the bath as well!
Hope that helps :)
C.

All 3 of my kids had it, and they were all bald babies, so it looked like they were shedding most of their head off! I always used baby oil and the soft bristled brush from the hospital (you can also find similar ones at WalMart or drug stores). With my youngest daughter, it was a little harder to remove than with my older children. I put some baby oil on a washcloth and gently rubbed it in circles, and it finally all came off. It took about 5 minutes of rubbing it, so if you go that route, make sure you are rubbing gently, and if his head starts turning red, give it awhile before starting again.

One of my boys had cradle cap BAD. I used Selson Blue on his hair and afterwards combed it with a fine tooth comb, like the one the hospital sent home with us. It worked like a charm. Good Luck!!

My son is almost 9 months old and he still has traces of cradle cap. I was told by his pediatrician that it will go away on its own. However, I have seen a cradle cap shampoo at Target. The brand is Nature's Goodness (I think) and it is in a blue green bottle in the baby section. Hope that helps!

I used the soft bristled scrub brush they give you at th hospital. Rub in circles with baby shampoo. I also used a little baby lotion after each bath.

Goood Luck

My oldest daughter had craddle cap. I would use baby oil and a wash cloth and rub it when I gave her a bath. I did this for about a month and it finally got better. Since it is getting colder outside I would put a cap on his head so that the air does not make it dry.

My daughter had that when she was small. Back then (she is 18) I put babyoil on her head and put a beanie on top of it for a few hours a day, then brushed it real good then washed it daily. Hope this helps

the reason for craddle cap is because of hormone changes in the body - the best thing to use is the soft baby brush during bath time, stay away from the chemical shampoo's they are not meant for babies.

For my girls I never used anything special. I just washed with Johnsons Baby Shampoo. While the shampoo was on the head I scraped lightly at the patches of cradle cap. It never got bad because I worked on any spots each time and did baths daily. Once it was all gone they just grew out of it or it didn't come back for whatever reason.

Suzi

Have you tried a little head and shoulders? I know that it's an adult shampoo but I used it on my daughter with her craddle cap and it worked beautuifily. Ask his doctor about it first tho.

I think all my kids had cradle cap and they seem to outgrow it, but it does look all icky til they do (makes it looks like you don't keep them clean, even when you know you are).
I've been told of various remedies, but I don't know of any particular one that worked for them all.
I had one doctor recommend using a dandruff shampoo, but you've got to be extremely careful not to get it in their eyes, so this maybe best used when you have someone to help you.
Did you get one of those soft little brushes from the hospital nursery? They are usually an aqua color, and I really think they are used to scrub hands before surgery. One doctor recommend massaging the scalp with that brush to help break up the cradle cap and allow it to just fall off.
Old wives tales - generally include some sort of oil applied and massaged into the scalp to help break it up. Perhaps this used with the scrub brush may help.
Although unsightly, take heart. It usually clears itself up after several months. At least your child has enough hair to help cover it.
Another thought might be hair conditioner - something to help mosturize the scalp. I've often wondered if cradle cap is a remnant of the white waxy stuff that they are covered with at birth??

I've had five kids, & only one had a little craddle cap. My kids are multi-racial, & their father's Black. We put a little bit of Blue Magic Bergamot on his head & it went away almost immediately. I know most White families wouldn't think about using that, but it works. I've recommended it to all my friends & family members that had problems with craddle cap & they used it & it worked for them too. It doesn't do like Baby Oil & make their scalp all oily. It's actually a hair & scalp moisturizer, & that's what it does. You can find it at most Dollar Stores or Osco's & Wal-mart's now.

Wish you the best.
A.

My grandson had it bad when he was an infant too. I put baby oil on his scalp sparingly and massaged it in and waited for a few minutes and then I dampened a washcloth and started rubbing it as gently as I could to loosen the flakes and used a baby comb to get the flakes out. It took me a few sessions to get it all but I finally did and then I kept baby lotion on his scalp to keep the skin moist and he never got it back again. You may have to scrape lightly with the comb to get it all, but do it in layers over a few days so his skin wont get too irritated. I tried the products they advertise for it, but the baby oil worked best. Rub off as much oil as you can after each session or wash his hair to keep from clogging his pours. I hope this helps.

My Dr. told me to wash her hair with a head and shoulder shampoo and it cleared up immediatly!!! hope this helps !!

My boy had the same problem. Go to the health food store and get some Baby Bouquet eczema & Cradle cap oil. Apply it before bath with soft brush the shampoo. apply again after shampoo. It works great!
good luck

I hope you already have this problem cleared up, and this advice isnt really to help get rid of it, but how to keep it gone once it is gone. After bathtime, put a small amount of baby lotion in his hair and massage it in. My oldest had cradle cap once and after learning and doing this, he never had it again, and neither did my younger 2.

I used to rub a generous amount of baby oil on my girls heads after each bath, let it sit a couple minutes then would lightly scratch or rub. It would get rid of any flakes that were dry and itchy. Hope this works for you.

K.

Try the selsun blue shampoo and awoid the eyes, if no improvement see the doctor there are treatment creams available and other techniques. Good luck.

I saw at Krogers a tool to get rid of it. It has a place for soap I think... and has a little brush to use...

I saw one once a long time back at target.. but Later it was gone...

I have some soap gental something or another it is for exema.. I used it on Josh when he was little IT went away.. THANK GOD!!! My older son had it BAD!!! Like to never go away....

Funny... I had a toothbrush gum cleaner ya know that finger thing... OH MY>>> I put that on my finger and rubbed it on Josh's head.. I got it alll out.. and used that shapoo and it went bye bye!!!! Just put some drops of baby oil on the area you are woking on.. and add as needed.. You could use a tooth brush too....

Good luck!!!

My son had it very bad. try putting baby oil on his head & let it soak for 30 minutes or longer, then give him a bath & gently scrub the area with his baby brush. You will have to do this every couple baths for awhile but it really does work.

S. C
Sapulpa

I would reccomend getting a firm baby brush and scruffing off the dry skin first. then, a warm bath...its best to use a steamy bathroom ...the heat seems to soften the skin and open pores....then bathe as usual and baby oil his head....do this every day until its gone....should take 3 to 5 days with noticable results instantly...good luck

you can try putting some olive oil on it when he goes to bed and it should comb out in the morning. this is what my mom did with my siblings and i, and it has worked with my 3 girls.

I have the same advice as Bev. My daughter didn't have it too badly, but just putting some baby oil on her head and letting it set for a bit and then combing her hair gently while she took a bath got rid of the problem quickly. The craddle cap never returned. I would leave some baby oil on her scalp during the day as well. She had a lot of hair so it didn't look flattering but it made her feel better and we didn't have to do for but a few days. I would try this before spending money on products advertised to stop and prevent craddle cap. Good luck with your little one!!!

A.

My daughter had this problem, she had alot of hair on her head so it always looked bad, My dr recomended selem blue just be carefull of his eye-- i had my husband hold her over the sink while i use the the spray hose from the sink to wash it-- you have to scrub it in and let it set i only did for a minute my daughter wouldn't sit still longer than that. then wash it out and take a comb nit brush and kinda well you have to pick it offafter doing this for about a month it stoped bothering my daughter and i went for two to three times a week toonly like once every two weeks then there are times that i do it once a week specially during winter when she scalp was relly dry. my daughter is two and i still do it atleast once a month because she has dry scalp. hope that helps.

My experience with craddle cap when i was a new mother, my mom told me to use baby oil to loosen it. Rub it on his head every night and in just a short time it should go away. Good luck.

If you take a soft bristled baby's brush, and rub in circles on their head after each bath and throughout the day, it will go away pretty quickly. I also put a very small amt. of baby lotion on my children's scalps. Both of my kids had that...in fact, my daughter who is 5 months just got rid of the last little bit! I think I would try that, before using any harsh products.

I went through the same thing with my son and tried about 5 different cradle cap products out there and nothing worked. Finally a Pediatric Dermatologist suggested using Selson Blue. I thought it would be to harsh and he said no. We tried it and with in just a few shampoos it was gone. It took about two weeks for mine because it was really bad. I also combed is scalp before and during to help losen up some of the flakes so they would wash out..That helped. Good luck and I hope this works for you like it did us. I know how frustrating it was.

well my daughter had the same problem, we thought that it was craddle cap, which can be treated with babyoil...rub into scalp and leave for 30 min then comp and brush out the scales....then wash babys head....if that does not work then you might want to take him to a dermatologist....that what we had to to and we found out that she had excema...good luck....H.

My son had a slight case of cradle cap and what worked best for us was the Johnson's Baby Oil Gel (they also have off-brand gels that will work). This gel was wonderful because you can put it on rather thick, and you don't have to worry about it running in the baby's eyes. Someone gave us a robe for him, which I never thought I would use BUT..... I would get him down to his diaper, put the robe on him, and then put the baby oil gel on his head (put the hood of the robe on, which is not necessary, but kept the gel from getting onto everything). I would let that stay on for about 5-10 minutes while I held him and got the bath water ready. Then I just used regular baby shampoo and the flakes would come right off. Good luck, and remember, the cradle cap probably bothers you more than it bothers the baby or anyone else!!
J.

My son had really bad cradle cap. If you will rub olive oil on the affected area, let it soak for about 20 minutes, get a fine tooth combs and gently brush the scales off, then wash his hair like normal, that will do the trick. My pediatrician said my son's was so bad because his hair was not being rinsed well enough. He suggested getting Paul Mitchel baby shampoo (it rinses cleaner) and rinsing his hair with a shower massager. Cradle cap is not gone! Good luck!

I was told to use baby oil when washing the hair. I have a 2mo. 3week old and I see flakes on her, and I use baby oil once a week. When I go to wash her hair I wet it and then put the baby oil on let it set for a bit then but shampoo. I would try that. It helps with Morgan. My sister's child had it real bad. When she was little and she would put, baby oil on her when her hair was dry before bath. The oil in the water is not as bad as you think. It even helps with the skin to be soft. I hope it works for you

My 12 month old gets cradle cap and I shampoo his head with Neutrogena T Gel shampoo. It works well just avoid his eyes.

My pede suggested I use vegetable oil, and rub it on the scalp very gently, then take that fine toothed comb like you got at the hospital when he was born, and comb out the scales. After each treatment, wash his head with baby shampoo. It worked great, and shs didn't get them as much after.

For my son I rubbed baby oil on his head and let it soak in about 10 minutes then took one of those real soft baby brushes and gently rubbed his head with it.This works great but only do a little at a time or his head will get sore.It will start flaking but don't pull on the pieces hard they will take skin with them if your not careful.Good luck!:~}

I was told that Paul Mitchel baby shampoo helped. My kids did not have cradle cap, but that is what our hair dresser told us allot of people buy it for
B.