NCDR Scratching

unaveragejane

L has started clawing his scalp again at night. His skin is slightly dry, and he gets eczema very easily. I try to put lotion on the dry areas, and we have a prescription for the bad spots, but I don't know what to do with his head since he has hair. I already only bathe him like every third day, and we only use Cetaphil since it's unscented. What else can I do?

freezorburn

Is he okay with coconut oil?

unaveragejane

Yes, I think so.

bumpuser9353653

Alex did this a few weeks back and actually made her scalp bleed. I put a little coconut oil on since it looked less greasy than cetaphil. And every time I give her a bath, i lather her head up with some baby oil before I wash her hair. Seems to be helping a little

countrycotton

Dd had a little bit of cradle cap that she itched at for a while. The pedi told me to use a tiny drop of dandruff shampoo. It clered it up very quickly and the scratching stopped. What about tea tree oil?

Brandiewine11

Can you just put the lotion/coconut oil/prescription/whatever on his head before bed? A very good friend of mine had awful psoriasis on her scalp. She used to put her cream on her head before bed. She made a couple of pillow cases out of old towels so her normal ones would not get stained. It helped a lot.

If that doesn't work can you make him some PJ's with hand covers for when it's really bad so even if he itches it won't hurt him?

Mandmeesh

Coconut oil. And comb it so it gets down to his scalp. I would use coconut oil or goat milk lotion this way. The teeth of the comb helped scrape off some of the dry skin too