cradle cap
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Topic: cradle cap
Posted By: My3Sons
Subject: cradle cap
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 10:16am
Does anyone have any effective home remedies for cradle cap?? I have been trying baby oil rubbed into his scalp but it doesnt seem to be working very well. Thanks!  ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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Posted By: nicola86
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 10:30am
| ive been told olive oil |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 11:41am
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baking soda mixed into a paste...told to me by plunket i think but i never tried it.
i used to rub baby oil into gabriels head then wash it off with water in the bath about an hour later. with toby i used to do nothing... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 12:35pm
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olive oil is good apparently and then brush the "hair" (read head) with a soft baby brush... I did it a few times but in the end just left it. I think Joey still has a wee bit! LOl ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 2:01pm
Ok so, at risk of sounding not so clever  Could someone explain to me a little more about what cradle cap actually is? I have a vague idea, but nothing specific. Thanks !  ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 2:19pm
| i think it is a build up of oils and skin etc, it can be really hard to get rid of, my 3 yr old neice still has it and it looks like dandruff. kobe never really got it but we did baby oil him then brushed it. |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 2:20pm
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I also used baby oil and either scraped at it, or brushed her bald head! She still has crusty bits on there now... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 2:21pm
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Cradle cap is brown or off-white gunk on the scalp of a baby... I understand that it is old skin cells, but don't quote me on that! Other than looking disgusting, it is fairly harmless, and any that is left is generally hidden by hair as the child gets older. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 2:29pm
| or you can pick it off with tweezers, which is fun! but by careful of grabbing and pulling hair./ most useful when child is young and unable to run away. jake still has some now. I remember being concerned, til met up with Nikki and Ana and their kids had a little bit too. Although Joey was really quite little...I think I may have bee preggers with Taine at that stage. |
Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 2:33pm
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LOL at baby not being able to run away!!! He doesnt have much hair lol so it is noticeable, and right on the top of his head around the fontanelle area so dont want to annoy it too much. Thanks for those ideas had never heard of olive oil or baking soda so will see what works!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 5:55pm
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Han still has cradle cap! Just now her hair covers it so it's a little harder to get at.
I'm a compulsive "picker" (read the nose picking topic  ) and this also extended to cradle cap. (Bad I know!)
Now she screams at me if I go anywhere near her nose or head so that puts me off. 
Put him in a cute hat and out of sight out of mind! |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 8:16pm
ewwwww I'd run away from you too, picky lady  hehehehehehe ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 9:25pm
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When Alan was really little I used a wee bit of baby shampoo nad a soft baby toothbrush and jsut gently brushed in little circle's then rinsed it out. I freaked out at first cause his hair went all matted, but the next day it jsut flaked out ant we never got it back. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 10:07pm
| Jack still has it and in his eyebrows as well. I put oil in and then scratch it off after a while. Plunket told me to give it a good rub with an old towel and not to wash his hair with shampoo any more than once a week. |
Posted By: Renee & Lauren
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 7:55pm
| I was told to use almond oil but have never seen it being sold.. but went to chemist and got some shampoo that is good for cradle cap and cardle cap went away in 3 days.. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 11:05am
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I was told olive oil as well, but Maya nver had it bad and she had so much hair that oil made it look greasy so I just left it.
I did learn juts recently tho that cradlecap in the eyebrows is not actually cradlecap but atopic dermatitis (Eczema). Maya had it in her eyebrows and the plunket told me to rub baby lotion on them, but when I saw the allergy specialist (and this guy is like an allergy GOD lol!) he told me one of the first signs of allergy to watch out for with the babies is 'cradlecap' in the eyebrows. I live and learn! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 11:10am
| Wow thats really interesting beacuse my partner has quite bad asthma, ezcema and mild food allergies so i have been watching out for Jack. Should I do put anything on it or is it ok to leave. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 11:13am
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I put sorbolene cream on Maya's eczema when it itches, and also when I get it on my hands. It's really cheap (about $4 at the chemist) and totally safe. But you could just leave it too if it's not bothering him.
I would talk to your doc about it tho coz with your family history you might haveto be careful about how/when you introduce solids to Jack. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 11:19am
| Yeah we had the worst dr so we are changing. My mil is a nurse so shes quite helpful. Thanx for the advice Emma i would have never known about the eyebrows thing |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 11:22am
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Like I said I didn't either! I was so clueless when Maya was tiny, I didn't even realise that she was having an allergic reaction when her whole face swelled up after I gave her a few drops of formula. So anything Ican do to help someone else avoid all the dramas we had (two admissions to Starship) is all good! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 7:22pm
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Almond oil, you can buy at health food shops, and I think my new world even has it? Go, blenheim new world, they have everything... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |