Cradle Cap

Please someone help me get rid of this:pray:
I've tried bicarb paste and oil for an hour before her bath (separately). We don't use and product and I'm meticulous at rinsing.
What else can I try?

Heres what I tried with Milo. His cradle cap was over about 1/3 of his head at one stage, and it resembled a dried up creek bed.

Olive oil massaged in and left overnight, and hair brushed the next day. I had to do this for a few days in a row, but it really helped loosen the scales, in combination with washing each night.

At one point we tried bicarb - I never left it on his scalp though, just made a paste and washing his hair with it - this worked wekk after a few days of the olive oil treatment.

you might find that any hair thats grown through the cradle cap will wash off with it - don't worry if theis happens, it did with Milo, and his hair is growing nicely now.

its also not uncommon for cradle cap to come and go - my gf's 18 month old has some ATM

I didn't use anything with Jackson, my MCHN just told me to scrape it lightly with my fingernail, because otherwise it would just keep building up. It doesnt hurt just don't pick it off in chunks. I scraped very lightly, a little each day, and it just all came off after a few days. After that if Jackson got just a little bit I would scrape it straight away and that would stop it building up.

I just use plain baby oil and comb it in with a baby comb. Then wash out the next night. Both my boys still get patches of it and Kameron is nearly 5.

Love

I used olive oil on Matilda's head in the morning & then combed it & rinsed it off in her bath in the evenings... it worked the only time she had it.

The plastic headlice combs are fantastic at removing it!!!

Jo

I have also heard olive oil massaged into the head helps.

We used baby shampoo, and a really really soft baby brush, and brushed about his scalp, did this for a week and it eventually went.

an eyebrow comb is a great suggestion, I will remember that one!

You girls are legends thanks! - obviously I'm not leaving it on long enough. I will do it in the mornings now for her night baths and see how that goes.
Thanks Tulip the eyebrow comb is a fantastic idea!!! :)

One of the other June Mums has put me onto a product called MooGoo which make an Infant Scalp Cream. It arrived yesterday ... just in time because I'm noticing the first signs of it with Niall. My other two children got it and it kept coming back. Apparently (as it says on the MooGoo web site) the cream controls the micro-flora on the skin that causes cradle cap. I've put the first application on Niall yesterday and it seems really nice. Geeze I feel like I'm advertising the product... promise I'm not getting a commission! LOL

I had already heard of MooGoo ( a small West Australian company) on the ABC station's program LandLine earlier in the year.... it said it was an amazing product and I guess I kinda trust the researchers for that show so I've decided to give it a go. I ordered online and it arrived in only a few days. I also got some shampoo for my DHs psoriasis and their famous goat's milk soap. I'll post another update in here when I use the scalp cream on my toddler who's cradle cap is worse than Niall's.

ETA: Oh I forgot to add that cradle cap gets worse if the head gets overheated... which seems true because I do recall it getting worse in summer with my other two... also makes sense if it's a micro-organism causing it... they need warmth to grow.

Go the chemist and buy Alpha Keri oil! Rub it on .... it works wonders, little Joshua had cradle cap- i think it was the johnson and johnson shampoo i was using, and i started using alpha keri and it worked immediatly.

the soft baby brush worked for us .. and i washed his hair with hamiltons soap free wash about 3 times it was gone

I used the 'ego' brand cradle cap solution. You just put it on every day for 5 days :eek: without washing. It looked awful, but Emma had HEAPS & it all came off when I washed & gently combed it out. I was so stoked!!!

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or remedies for cradle cap?
My 4 month old has it pretty bad and I have tried Baby Oil, Olive oil, Bepanthen cream..
My hairdresser says baby oil is the best...leave it on over night and wash it off the next day....
Some lady in the chemist told me she used bicarb and water mixed into a paste and popped on the head..it worked for her 5 babies..I havn't tried it yet!
It has also started to appear as an exzema(can't spell that word) on his forehead.
What to do?

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It has also started to appear as an exzema(can't spell that word) on his forehead.
What to do?

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yeah same with my bub but more like oil build up and in eyebrows too. sorry don't have any remedies to share battling this one too.. how do you do the paste treatment???

I mix up bicarb and olive oil until its a paste, slather it on, wait a while and then shampoo it off (rubbing quite briskly)

Worked with DS when I tried it - have yet to try it on Miss M cos I'm a bit lazy in my old age ;)

from what i can remember cradle cap is caused by excess oil, depending on how you feel i used to wash my ds's hair in cedel family shampoo, and this worked realy well, it is medicated for dandruff, i only used a tiny bit and made sure not to get it in their eyes but like i said it realy works, got it from the supermarket.

I think you mix the bicarb soda and water into a paste, apply it on the head and leave it there overnight and wash it off the next day. She overheard me talking to the pharmacy assistant about what I can do and she suggested it. Said it doesn't hurt them and is great cos it is a natural remedy rather than using creams etc...
I think I will try it tonight and see what happens..I'm thinking it must dry on the scalp and help lift off the dead skin?
I will let you know!

My DD had cradle cap for ages until I tried Gaia Natural Baby Shampoo. It can be bought from Coles or from the Pure Natural Organic Skincare | Natural baby products and organic men body products made with certified organic ingredients.
Sophia's cradle cap dissapeared with in a few days!!! I hope this helps you!

leesha, I've read on here of a few girls using the moogoo products for cradle cap. I'm going to get some in the next couple of weeks and try it out too. The have some great reviews on their website if you google for it :)

Nic

thanks for that nic...i will google it now and hav a look!!!!
I'm looking for natural based products!!!

We use the MooGoo Infant Scalp Cream, it's excellent! DS's cradle cap cleared up in under a week.

SG
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Egocappol - now called Ego cradle cap I think, is a good product. Avail from your pharmacy. It is olive oil and salicylic acid. Leave on overnight then brush with soft baby hairbrush in the morning and shampoo off. The salicylic acid helps "dissolve" the hard scales but is gentle enough for bub.

Sorbolene cream!

Yep, MooGoo is the best from my experience of having cradle cap with my 3 kids. The MooGoo site has lots of info. One reason their product is so effective is because they add anti-fungal (natural) ingredients like lavender oil. Other treatments like bicarb are effective at removing the scales but not stopping it from returning. If you regularly apply the delicious smelling MooGoo Infant Scalp cream it will keep it away. I'm sounding like an advertisement now! But honestly, it's a great product. Their online delivery service is fantastic! Very fast and reliable and they usually throw in a freebie sample product for you to try as well! Good luck with it all :)

Wow it sounds like moogoo is the way to go!! I just checked out the website and it sounds great!
Anything natural based is the best thing we could use. Think I will purchase the Infant Scalp cream and the shampoo and see if it makes a difference!! DS's cradle cap is driving me nuts!!!

I tried to use the olive oil and the bicarb but DD had so much hair I found it really hard to get it on to her scalp!! In the end I just left it as you couldn't see it through her hair anyway and it cleared up by itself.

If the next one gets it I think I will try the Moogoo stuff - it sounds good.

There was another thread about cradle cap that I was looking for to post a link but I couldn't find it.

I use baby oil after every bath. When it was really bad I would use a baby brush and gently brush in circles around the head to help lift it.

Bath you are a walking Billboard for Moogoo aren't you!

I use to just wash and dry the boys scalps as best i could thats all i can remember doing!

I bought the ego brand, but on the side of the box it said it might cause some hair to fall out. This totally turned me off!
Tried Moogoo, worked within days, causing bub no grief.
I am now a moogoo fan.

The infant scalp care cream is the only moogoo product I haven't tried!!!!

What did work for us was the body shop coco body scrub - it has walnut shells in it - I'd rub that into his head and rinse it off. The sorbelene, bicarb, lemon juice, bepanthan, olive oil all didn't work.

Ok, so I ordered some moogoo this morning, for those of you who have used it, did you use it twice or once a day? and did you only use it until the cradle cap cleared up or continue with it after?

eta: Bath, I see that you mentioned using it after it's cleared up :doh:

Nic

Nic: The MooGoo Infant Scalp cream tub is quite large...and I still have heaps left which i am gradually giving out to friends because my youngest is over it... haven't had a return of it in about 6 months now. I used it for about a week... 1 daily application just before bed each night after his bath. That cured it for about 4/5 months I think... then I used it again for the same period (maybe less as the outbreak wasn't as bad). And that's about it. I might have put a tiny bit on when I thought I saw the tiniest area of orange (also because I like the smell of it). But now I don't need it at all. I probably didn't need to use it for more than a few days that first time... i just liked the smell of it and kept using it "just incase" it returned.

Thanks Bath :)

Nic

I ordered the moogoo too so hopefully will be here in a couple of days and I will keep regular updates on here to let you all know how it works!!!
I am a bit excited at the possibility of getting rid of this cradle cap..it looks and feels awfull!!!!!

I used the Dermaveen shampoo and conditioner on Steph. When she was going to her paed for acupuncture, he said not to let it worry me, as its all normal. She didn't get it really badly (hmm, how bad is bad?), and not much dry skin on her face. When she had a bit of excema (sp) I got the dermaveen excema cream, but their moisturiser is exactly the same stuff apparently.

Ok so my moogoo arrived on friday and have used it the infant scalp cream a few times a day since then and it seems to be working!!
Used the shampoo on saturday night and will use it again on tue or wed night(not washing his hair everyday)
Will keep posting to let you know how it clears up but this Moogoo seems to be the best thing I have tried so far!!!!

We seem to be getting Brock's under control (touch wood as we have thought we got rid of it before) with Dermaveen Shower and Bath Oil.

warm baby oil left on for a few hrs then use a fine tooth comb and it will lift right off.