Home Remedies for Cradle Cap
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Cradle Cap Home Remedies:
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: 7 (39 votes)
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 (65 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Apply vitamin E or cod liver oil to the scalp and brush softly.
rating: 6 (20 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: 6 (19 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: 6 (22 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 (31 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 (22 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: 5 (1 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 (10 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 (21 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 (7 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: 3 (3 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: 3 (3 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: 3 (8 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Take a very small amount of cod liver oil in milk daily.
rating: 2 (10 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: 0 (0 votes)
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