dry scalp or cradle cap??

Vanessa - posted on 03/30/2010

TRY BABY OIL AND SCRUB HIS OR HERS HEAD WITH WARM WATER :)

Linda - posted on 03/29/2010

Try using an all natural shampoo and conditioner - you can get them from health shops plus puting a natural oil like coconut / olive oil etc on her scalp and leave for few hrs or over night then wash out this seems to help too (can leave her hair a bit oily still after washing tho). My eldest daughter had the same problem when she was younger this helped! Also if it is a type of eczema I've been looking into Castile soaps and goats milk soaps and they're supposed to help too! Wishing you good luck!

Nina - posted on 03/29/2010

U know what my daughter has that also i thought it was cradle cap my daughters doc. gave her med. shampoo for it......

Joyce - posted on 03/29/2010

Try mineral oil its good for dry skin and scalp

Erica - posted on 03/29/2010

It wont be cradle cap unless she has always had it. She may have developed just a flaky scalp, My daughter has a dry scalp which becomes itchy, the more they scratch the more they itch. My daughter had very bad cradle cap as a baby and they differ in appearance. Best thing for dry flaky scalp is to get some almond oil from health shop and mis with a little water and rub into scalp. Obviously not too much as it will make her hair oily just the scalp.

Hope that works for you.

Mary - posted on 03/28/2010

when my dougher had cradle cap my ant who does hair for a living told me to put dastien on it

Despina - posted on 03/27/2010

Olive oil. Trust me. Put it on an hour or two before bath time (it will protect the area from drying our further which agrevates the itchiness and just perpetuates the problem).

Also, you don't have to use shampoo everytime you bath her. Just warm water. Soaps strip moisture away from the body. My daughter still likes to wear half her food, but because of her eczema we're really cautious with the soaps. We haven't had to use the steroid creams shampoos. (btw read the label on the shampoos...some are really bad for the eyes).

Amy - posted on 03/27/2010

try using dentinox its a shampoo treatment that treats cradle cap it really works

Delora - posted on 03/27/2010

It may be a form of eczema. My son has it in his head. We use Selsun blue and I also use sulfur 8 on his scalp at night. It has cleared up a bit. I only use the sulfur 8 at night because it does have a smell to it. Don't pick at it and try to get her not to scratch is because it will spread it and make it worse. Good luck.

Lisa - posted on 03/26/2010

HA! My 3.5 year old has that too. She also had bad cradle 'crap' as I call it-lol.
I've been alternating shampooing with conditioner to moisturize the scalp, works some. Jajoba oil massage is good too. She doesn't itch too much but when I first noticed it a couple months ago, there were big sores I carefully picked away-no bleeding, just flaky bits. Weird. My oldest never had this but he's a boy, much less hair. I have yet to see a ped for this. I think it's minor and weather related as we moved 6 mos ago from Sunny Cali to Seattle, WA. Let me know what you find out. Jajoba oil is pretty inexpensive at Trader Joes of all places btw. Good luck!

Rose - posted on 03/26/2010

Actually my daughter does have eczema didn't know it could effect your scalp to. Strange thanks for all the advice tho very much appreciated.

Crystal - posted on 03/26/2010

You could try Vitamin E oil. This is what I used on my kids when they were infants and had cradle cap. Rub it in her hair just before you shampoo her hair in the bath. But maybe you should take her into the Dr... it could be Eczema.

Sheahannah - posted on 03/26/2010

mustella makes agreat cradle cap remover and its tear free you can get it at babies r us or online its for newborns but we used it when she hadnt much hair and it cleared it up after a few times hope it works!!! have a beautiful day you can always try olive oil too but its messy and might grease everthing up!!!!

Stephanie - posted on 03/26/2010

Also dont pick at the flakes because it does spread

Stephanie - posted on 03/26/2010

I know what your talking about my 2 year old also has this and her doctor gave her this steroid cream to get rid of it and it works she also has it behind her ears. The doctor said its exema or however thats spelled

Rose - posted on 03/26/2010

do you think it would burn her eyes?

Chauntel - posted on 03/26/2010

My son's pediatrician told me to use dandruff shampoo for my son's cradle cap. He said that it's actually a milder shampoo than johnson's.