Home Remedies for Cradle Cap
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Cradle Cap Home Remedies:
Submitted at 2004-06-14 21:56:58
Apply a small amount of baby oil to baby's head and brush his or her hair with a baby hair brush. Repeat daily until gone.
rating: 6 (77 votes)
Submitted by Claire at 2011-03-15 01:32:11
I am a mother of eight and have seen it with each and evry child of mine. I was told to rub a special oil on their head, then wait overnight (and get the oil al over everything?!).
I have come to see that any oil will do, so I use olive oil since I've always got it in the house and it is thicker than baby oil.
What I do: I dampen the baby's head with a warm wet cloth, then rub the oil in. With the skinny teeth side of a comb (or a lice comb) I gently comb in the opposite direction of the scales, getting under them to raise them and comb them away. My baby would usually be very relaxed as I did this. Once done, I would gently wash their hair as usual with a baby wash to get the olive oil out and voila! Nice looking baby with no yucky yellow scales on their head!
Due note, the scales are often stuck to the hair and so, as you comb, the scales are coming off with hair. But no worries, the hair left will look healthier anyway.
rating: 6 (55 votes)
Submitted by Samantha at 2006-02-12 22:21:07
Our daughter had terrible thick scaly cradle cap. We tried EVERYTHING until a Mum of 9 kids told me to mix half Head and Shoulders Sensitive with half baby shampoo (about a AU50 cent piece size - gone in 8 days! We washed her head every night during her bath - we were so happy and relieved that this worked.
rating: 6 (61 votes)
Submitted by babyman at 2011-03-08 23:58:21
we used olive oil he had a lot of yellow hard stuff around eyebrows leave it on 30 minutes then u can take a soft towel dip part of it in water and wrap around your finger and softly go over the yellow areas and it will loosen up gradually till all the yellow disappears..then squeeze a couple baby soap drops into water and repeat to get rid of the olive oil residue as i hear if you leave the oil on to long it could cause baby rash on face..
then wash away soap with just water worked lika charm 1st time
rating: 5 (29 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Apply vitamin E or cod liver oil to the scalp and brush softly.
rating: 5 (30 votes)
Submitted at 2005-01-15 01:52:20
OLIVE OIL WITH A COUPLE OF DROPS OF REAL LAVENDER DROPS AND APPLY SOFT BRUSH AFTERWARDS.
rating: 5 (34 votes)
Submitted by Cyn at 2007-01-04 18:14:11
I noticed my daughter had weird yellow scales on the top of her scalp. It looked like dried orange juice. How I got rid of the condition in just one day was by massaging tea tree oil in her scalp (which she LOVED) and then washed with her baby shampoo. It worked so well, I used the tea tree oil on my own scalp and it's cured my dandruff. Plus, it smells so wonderful.
rating: 5 (40 votes)
Submitted at 2011-06-16 05:26:27
Pour a little bit of baby oil onto the babies head and get a tiny comb and go close to the babies scalp and comb it out.Its very tedious but works.Be sure to also use baby shampoo when bathing the baby.
rating: 5 (27 votes)
Submitted by mrs b at 2011-05-01 05:20:24
i had adult cradle cap when i was a teenager, docotor prescribed me a few things and nothing worked.
My hairdresser suggested coconut oil... id put it on beofre bed, use a fine brush and try and get some off my scalp in the morning, then wash it off.
After a few years it went in a week!! It smells nicer than olive oil too!!
rating: 5 (33 votes)
Submitted by Shannon at 2004-09-10 23:01:12
Take butter to the baby's head. Cake it on and brush it out with a comb. Then wash the baby's hair to get all of the butter out. Works wonders!
rating: 5 (29 votes)
Submitted by Rachel at 2005-11-07 08:07:06
My baby's cradle cap disappeared a few days after we started massaging extra virgin coconut oil to her scalp. We did this an hour before bath. It is so good for the skin also.
rating: 5 (41 votes)
Submitted by Debbie at 2010-04-20 09:37:23
Any shampoo with TEA TREE OIL is excellent. Massage into area and leave on head for a long time-an hour or so. Cradle cap will be gone in day or two. Repeat if necessary.
rating: 4 (32 votes)
Submitted at 2009-03-10 17:05:53
my son had a small patch of cradle cap and i used baby oil and it never got any smaller so i decided to try A&D ointment.His cradle cap was 95% gone on the first application,no rubbing or scrubbing :)
rating: 4 (30 votes)
Submitted by Jennifer at 2005-07-17 15:29:50
For Cradle Cap:
Apply Selsun Blue (dandruff shampoo) to babies scalp twice a week for 2 weeks....
My son had cradle cap when he was born and the doctor actually gave me a perscription for this, it was an off brand of selsun blue so an off brand one is fine too..just dont get it in their eyes...
rating: 4 (30 votes)
Submitted by Marie from SA at 2006-10-07 08:30:36
I found that winter babies are more prone to cradle cap. The damp darkness underneath hats contribute to this condition. I gave my babies 'sunbaths', placing their bodies in direct sunlight, massaging the entire body with calendula oil every day, especially the scalp.This should continue for at least 15- 20 minutes every day, after using soft brush to remove excess 'wax' on the scalp. A sunny room is also ok, if its too windy or cold outside.
rating: 4 (23 votes)
Submitted at 2006-11-16 23:27:44
My 3 month old had cradle cap and i took a soft tooth brush and her normal shampoo and rubbed it till all the scales were gone. it was a little red but did not bother her and then i out lotion on it and it hasnt came back
rating: 4 (18 votes)
Submitted at 2011-08-01 14:00:48
I took my newborn to the Vanderbilt Children's Emergency Room, because I didn't know he had cradle cap (he's my first baby) the doctor told me to use dawn soap and a nail brush and to gently brush his head and to put vaseline on his forehead and cheeks it really did work
rating: 4 (26 votes)
Submitted at 2009-03-25 10:14:28
I found that massaging some baby lotion to the baby's head and then brush it out with a comb(not a brush)will work!!! After a couple of days the cradle cap will be gone
rating: 4 (18 votes)
Submitted at 2007-07-03 10:58:18
my son had cradle cap very bad I tried everything till someone told me to use the dandruff shampoo denarex it worked wonders the cradle cap cleared up within days.
rating: 4 (18 votes)
Submitted by HQ at 2011-02-24 13:24:11
I put a little hydrocortisone cream on my babies head and the next morning it was gone, Tried olive oil, combing, ect.
rating: 3 (15 votes)
Submitted at 2011-05-13 20:16:56
Apply mineral oil on the baby's scalp liberally. Let it soak for a few hours at least and then wash the baby's scalp with baby shampoo. Use a wet wash cloth to gently rub the baby's scalp in small circles while you wash the hair. Use firm but gentle pressure.
It might take a few tries until its gone completely. Keep repeating at least once a week.
rating: 3 (20 votes)
Submitted at 2009-09-09 21:08:54
cradle cap...use can cream on babys head...leave the cream in the babys hair...then wash next day...
rating: 3 (17 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Take a very small amount of cod liver oil in milk daily.
rating: 3 (24 votes)
Submitted at 2009-05-19 08:33:55
For cradle cao try top quality scalp shampoo for dandruff from professional hair salon. Al top ranges are good such as KMS, PAUL MITCHELL.TIGI some of these can also help patches of eczema,as they are not so high in detergent and contain more of the higher quality natural ingredients.
From Hairdresser with 30 years experience.
rating: 3 (32 votes)
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