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Getting rid of cradle cap.

lexiw by lexiw Young Parent(December 2006) (rank 10th)

My beautiful boy has had a problem with cradle cap since he was born. At one stage it covered his whole scalp and his forehead. It really did look horrible so I set about using all the things that were told to me.

Now at eighteen months it was

not getting very much better. By nineteen months it was driving him crazy it had started to itch and he was starting to tear his scalp by scratching it. I was at a loss and going to take him to the doctor at this stage because the health nurse had no suggestions left other than to take him to the doctor.

I was talking to my grandmother on christmas day and she told me that she always used vaseline. So I went home shaved my boys head and applied the vaseline. I have been doing this for seven days now and it has almostcompletely gone.

I put it on before he goes to bed because other wise he wants to play with it, I wash it off the next day. The cradle cap goes very soft and I wipe a wet face washer over it to try and get some of the soft flaky stuff off.

Now the next bit is not very pleasant but it dosn't hurt and it will go away. A smeel seems to develop about the third or fourth day it is really not a pleasant smell but I believe for a few days the smell can be tolerated for the sake of getting rid of the cradle cap.

 

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tassiebiarch
5.00 (Excellent) | April 2007 | tassiebiarch
CRADLE CAP

MY SIL THE OTHER DAY USED OLIVE OIL AND IT PRACTICLY DISSAPEARED STRAIGHT AWAY

I ALWAYS USED BABY OIL AND IT DIDN'T COMPLETLEY GO NOW I WISH I USED OLIVE OIL ATLEAST GIVE IT A GO BUT I WILL KEEP VAS IN MIND FOR MY FRIENDS



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mumof2b
5.00 (Excellent) | April 2007 | mumof2b
Cradle Cap
Thanks!   I'm having a really hard time getting rid of my son's cradle cap, he is 2 and i've tried so many different things it's not funny. It's mostly gone but there is still some left and it drives me crazy!!


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OzBinky
5.00 (Excellent) | January 2007 | OzBinky
wish I could remember
There is something I used with my kids and god, I swore by it....and now, I can't remember the name of it. It comes in a thin spray-can, it's oily as anything and it is actually for a range of scalp issues. I brought it from a hair place like....ummm....yeah, well aren't I a lot of help tonight....sheeze....some place that sells hair and beauty products sells some thing in a can for scalp conditions....there ya go, that should eliminate one of a thousand products.....hope it works for ya's.


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allyp
5.00 (Excellent) | January 2007 | allyp
Tried it.. don't work for me
I have used that and it don't work for my daughter and I'm outta lose to what to do with it. It drives me crazy thankfully she don't stratch at her head and she's only 10 mths old at the moment. If there is anything else that I could try.. by all means let me know please!


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ShellyT
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2006 | ShellyT
vaseline
i also used baby oil on my daughter's cradle cap.


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      lexiw
December 2006 | lexiw
vaseline

I also used baby oil for my first two kids and I tried it with Zack but it just didn't work for him.



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gingermuggins
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2006 | gingermuggins
Works well
Vaseline worked on my kids. Although i had a habit of kissing them on the head after id rubbed it on, lol. Didnt have a problem with smell tho. I was told by the local health nurse to just use water to soften the cradle cap and rub with a soft toothbrush but i couldnt bring myself to do that.


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breannababy
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2006 | breannababy
PERSISTANCE
I had the same problem with Breanna for a few months,I took her to the doctor though as none of my remedies worked.I tried pawpaw ointment like you did with the vasoline....it didn't work unfortunately.I am glad your vasoline trick has regards Merle


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