stubborn cradle cap

My boy seems to have a stubborn case of cradle cap - I've tried oiling his head with apricot oil, massaging it in, then gently brushing or combing it before washing it off when giving him his bath. But this only seems to get rid of the bits already flaking off. The scaly bits adhering strongly to his scalp are still there afterwards, and stay until they eventually start flaking away.
Has anyone else encountered this, and what else can you recommend I try doing?

Thats all I do, I use a fine toothed comb to comb up the loose bits, but the nurse at our GPs said there is some special shampoo, so maybe ask at your local pharmacy?

I didn't bother too much about it either, it just looks funny, Daniel still has a little but his hair hides it now

My daughter has quite bad cradle cap,

She does have long hair to hide it however

I just put Olive oil on her head, left it in for about 4 hrs. Gave her a bath and washed it out.

This morning i brushed her hair and heaps has come off.

I will need to wash her hair again in bath tonight as its still greasy

Like PP have said it doesnt hurt them so doesnt really matter, dd has had her since 2 wks old so i finally triend something. I dont think ill bother again however.

Ava had severe cradle cap and I tried everything including oil. The ONLY thing that worked was Mustela cradle cap products.

Cradle cap seems to not go away until it really wants to - often, in my experience, at about 1yr. I just try to not let it bother me in the meantime.
(My excema girl still gets some CC at almost 4yrs but you can't see it under her hair)

I've heard that papaya ointment (from the chemist) does wonders. Having said that, I didn't bother with it too much 'cause Ollie has had enough hair to hide his. A wee while ago we started using his comb on his scalp while he was in the bath. We put baby oil on for an hour or so before and then combed what we could out. That worked really well for us but Ollie's wasn't too bad.

Thanks for the ideas! I know it doesn't hurt him, but it drives me mad looking at it all the time! Silly, I know. Might go try one of the suggested chemist products.

My friend saw the baby whisperer on Good Morning and she suggested rubbing babies head quite firmly with a flannel in circle movements. This seems to be working for DS.

I've also seen in the Baby Factory craddle cap kits, looks like a rough mit type thing and a rubber looking comb. Not sure how good they are though.

my daughter had cradle cap for over couple of months and everyone advised to leave it alone as it may disappear by itself.... but i was a little worried as with every wash her hair would break as well. Finally , i visited the GP and got a special ointment of salicylic acid in aqueous solution and alternatively used almond oil. it worked!!!. some of the studies suggests olive oil can worsen cradle cap, so aware!