DS2 has persistent dry, flaky skin on his scalp. Could be cradle cap but it looks a bit different. In any event, I've already oiled him up and brushed it through 3 times which did get rid of a lot of it but it seems to be returning.
Just wondering if anyone has used either of these products for their baby?
Got the Moogoo milk wash and the eczema cream - but not for baby. For my 2 yr old.
H had disgusting cradle cap (5-8 wks) - never had it with the girls. His was plain right awful. Chatting to my hairdresser about it,and she said washing it with baby shampoo, then conditioner gets rid of it.....'yerrrr righto' i thought....but, desperate, i tried it. - . every night. It worked !! I used natural shampoo and cond (alchemy). Its all gone now and its a perfect lil head....
I used to brush it, oil it etc - i found i was producing more by doing this !!!!
I soo understand your frustrations....it doesnt look pretty does it ????!!!!!
If i see any appearing I always wash their hair with a baby shampoo - I've got moogoo body wash and am using that with the moogoo msn cream. Working so far...
Yep we use the milk wash and the shampoo. TBH they're OK, but not the miracle I would have loved. I've had more success with Method baby wash from woolies. Though the scalp cream did get rid of most of both kids persistent cradle cap - some is still there for both despite ongoing use.
Sorry that wasn't much help was it?
Um, nope, considering I just brought it and it cost me $50 for the milk wash and soothing cream! LOL. Ah well, worth a shot?? I actually want to try it on DS1 too who has dry skin and a touch of eczema at times.
Mbear - he has had shocking issues with his skin so far. He had the WORST hormonal/milk pimples/rash I've ever seen. I kept waiting and waiting for it to go away but it just kept getting worse and worse and my poor little fella wasn't looking too pretty at all. Then he started rubbing at his face to the point that around his eyes would go all red and inflamed and freaked DH and I out a few times, it must have been uncomfortable for the poor little fella. So we ended up taking him to our GP and he gave us a mild cortisone cream which thankfully has cleared it up in a few days! I wanted to avoid cortisone but I was starting to get worried about scarring etc. He still has a few spots and a teeny bit of redness but nothing compared to the red, inflamed scaly mess it was. My other two had a spot here or there but nothing like this so I imagine he's not going to have the best skin...
I'm using the aromababy hair cleanser stuff but it's just not helping. Oiled him up with olive oil and brushed it through which did get rid of a lot of it but he still has really dry flaky stuff on the crown of his head.
Last edited by Willow; October 7th, 2009 at 08:10 PM.
Sounds like my DS, who is now 3 and I am still battling this. It isn't cradle cap, because it itches him. At only 3 months of age he was drawing blood from scratching at his poor little head. As far as I can ascertain it is a form of dandruff and it is eczema related (he is an eczema bub).
When he was little and had hardly any hair, what worked (for both skin and scalp) was Aveeno bath oil and body wash. He would lie down in the bath which had the bath oil in it and we would wash him all over (including head) with the body wash. And we would moisturise him every night after his bath...in fact we still do. Every night. If we skip more than 2 nights he starts feeling like a lizard again. He has inherited DH's skin and DH has gloomily predicted that DS will have skin issues until his late teens, same as him.
When he got bigger and wouldn't lie down in the bath anymore (and grew more hair) we started trying various shampoos and to be honest we still haven't hit on the Holy Grail.) We can't use commercial anti-dandruff shampoos, he is too young. I did try the Dermaveen shampoo which has the same colloidal oatmeal ingredient as the Aveeno but it didn't really have any effect.
When it was getting really bad a few weeks ago, out of sheer desperation I applied DermAid to his scalp which was messy but really worked but obviously that couldn't continue because it is a cortisone cream.
Now it's coming back again...and what I am finding is working is brushing his hair every day for as long as he will tolerate with a natural bristle hairbrush (my expensive Mason Pearson ). We are also using (ahem) L'Occitane anti-dandruff shampoo ($25 per bottle!!!!) but I was told I could take it back if it didn't work. Well, he still has flakes on his scalp but he isn't scratching anymore, so I wouldn't say the shampoo is a wonder cure but it certainly seems to be getting better results than anything else so far. Initially we were getting snowstorms off his scalp with the brushing but not as much anymore...so I'm hoping to eventually get rid of the flakes and then just keep them at bay with constant vigilance. Lucky me!
ETA: After all that forgot to talk about MooGoo!!! Yes, we tried it, no it didn't work for DS. So I used it on me. Lovely stuff. Just not for DS.
Mbear - did you just wash it with baby shampoo and then put conditioner on? What kind of conditioner did you use?? Baby stuff or just normal (or is that what you mean when you said alchemy? is that a brand??)
I used the scalp cream to get rid of the cradle cap which worked wonders, and now use the shampoo and the body wash to maintain... I find they work well, but the main reason I love them is the smell!!!
bi-carb soda make into a paste with water put on scalp leave for a few minutes and wash off worked wonders for ds rub it very gently when on its easier to do in the bath a bit less messy that way
I have been using the scalp cream. DS developed cradle cap at about 4months, and I tried the oil, brushing, shampooing etc but it kept getting worse. It was really thick and crusty on the top of his head so I started using the moogoo scalp cream morning and night as well as shampooing everyday and he's almost completely free of it now.
Willow - Eva has this horrible dry, white cradle cap that had even spread to her eye brows. This is what I have done: Rubbed almond oil into her scalp at the start of each day, then I gently picked her scalp whilst feeding her throughout the day (yes gross). At the end of the day I washed her head and gently rubbed the scalp with a face washer. I had to do this for 3 days in a row and so far the real thick cradle cap has not come back for over a week.
Eva also has very dry skin and I have been using a bath oil called Grahams Bath Oil and then mositurise her up with QV dry skin (honestly the only lotion that has worked).
BTW - Eva's milk pimples cleared up only 2 weeks ago
HTH..goodluck hun
Willow, this sounds exactly what DS2 has. TBH it reeks!!!! I've bought MooGoo, but it's just not fixing it. DS2 also had the same all over skin issues. A week ago he looked like a little lizard - he had dry skin all over his face. People were looking at him like he was a little freak. I slathered his face in Sorbolene (after trying the MooGoo) and it's working wonders. It's a petroleum product though, but it's working.
As for his cradle cap, nothing is budging it. I went and bought some QV wash and moistuiser and that's not doing anything either. The CCap just smells and looks terrible. I'd be interested to try the conditioner, but I've just tried so many things. DS1 never had any of these issues, they must just have such different skin!
I'm ereally interested to keep up with this thread to see what else comes of it. I might stop off at the chemist tomorrow and see what they recommend. I'm at a loss too.
My DD had really thick bad crusty smelly cradle cap and I brought the moogoo scalp cream that fixed it up within a matter of days, all gone.
I just applied it morning and night then let her head soak in the bath and once it was soggy gently wiped with a face washer and it just came right off.
Well, I've tried conditioner this morning and it's WORKING!!!!! It's all coming off and it has pretty much stopping it from stinking. I obviously have to keep doing it, but what a relief.
We waited until his scalp was completely dry after and brushed it with his baby brush. It was snowing!!!!! Gross, eh! Oh well, reality bites.
Evie - I tried the conditioner the other night but didn't brush it afterwards...der...but wasn't sure if I was supposed to. So I'll try that tonight! What type of conditioner did you use??
Totally kicking myself that I didn't order the moogoo scalp cream instead. I'm sure what I've ordered wont go to waste but still...
Willow, it's just one of my conditioners...... Elvive. It isn't hurting him at all and when I'm using it I'm actually holding him over a sink so it doesn't get on any of his other skin, IYKWIM. That worries me a bit because the rest of his skin seems extremely reactive and I can only really wash him in water. The shampoo I use is the Natural Instincts stuff you can get from chemists - no petroleum products.
I did it again last night and again this morning. His head smells fantastic and there is no more CC on him - it's completely gone. Just marvellous.
DS1 also had a bit of CC even though he's 2 1/2. (they reckon they can get it until they're in school). The conditioner has cleared his up too. I never thought to use conditioner on the kids at all. Don't really know what it does, unless it just REALLY softens it or something.
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). We are also using (ahem) L'Occitane anti-dandruff shampoo ($25 per bottle!!!!) but I was told I could take it back if it didn't work. Well, he still has flakes on his scalp but he isn't scratching anymore, so I wouldn't say the shampoo is a wonder cure but it certainly seems to be getting better results than anything else so far. Initially we were getting snowstorms off his scalp with the brushing but not as much anymore...so I'm hoping to eventually get rid of the flakes and then just keep them at bay with constant vigilance. Lucky me!
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