Cradle cap help (older non cradly child)

smurfetteinred

HELP! I'm so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so tired of this cradle cap on Ariel's head. It's bad. It's like the whole top of her head and thick. You can't really tell because her hair covers it but I can see it through her hair (possibly because I obsess over it). When I am able to remove some of it, it just comes back and it takes the hair off with it (so yuck). So I got a good quart patch off today and now she has a nice healthy looking spot of skin with minimal hair and I know it's just going to be back in a couple of weeks. I asked her pedi about it (for like the 4th time) and she recommended some shampoo but I've never heard of it before and haven't seen it around so I don't even know where to get it.

I seriously don't care if it's ef, or chemical laden not at this point. Enough is enough. 

Oh and I've done the oil and comb thing and it's just not cutting it anymore now that she has so much hair. And again, it just comes back. 

CABunny

I remember C had that too, until he was like two years old.  You couldn't really see it much because of his hair, but it irked me.  I never really did anything about it (other than pick at it, lol) and it just went away sometime when I wasn't paying attention.

I realize that's not a helpful answer at all, but I can commiserate. 

littleanomaly

dr b's tto soap helps us

EnglishMajor03

Parker is just like this.  Her hair comes out in clumps because that's how much cradle cap she has.  We've used the Target brand version of the Neutrogena T-Gel so I'd start there.  It wasn't strong enough for Parker so she has a prescription for a special shampoo and steroid drops in case, which we haven't used yet but probably should...

Let me know if you want to know the name.  I can pass it along. 

smurfetteinred

EnglishMajor03:

Parker is just like this.  Her hair comes out in clumps because that's how much cradle cap she has.  We've used the Target brand version of the Neutrogena T-Gel so I'd start there.  It wasn't strong enough for Parker so she has a prescription for a special shampoo and steroid drops in case, which we haven't used yet but probably should...

Let me know if you want to know the name.  I can pass it along. 

Thanks I'll keep that in mind. I just oiled and combed it all out (along with a fair amount of her hair)   and I'm going to try the dr. B's tto. If that doesn't work I'll try T-gel and keep my fingers crossed! 

I'd just leave it be but, like you, it takes her hair out with it! She'd have really  noticeably patchy hair if the longer hair from the back (where there is no cradle cap) didn't cover it up. It's like a toddler comb over.

mrs.a.butler

I just thought L was crazy because he still had it!  I'm glad I'm not alone, although he isn't as old...yet.  

Thanks for asking though cause now I have some things to try.  

 

ETA:  Oh, and I've also heard that head and shoulders can works wonders for it. 

MissyOlivePants

I would try rubbing some baking soda on it (dry), and getting a soft brush to rub, then rinse with vinegar.

 

smurfetteinred

MissyOlivePants:

I would try rubbing some baking soda on it (dry), and getting a soft brush to rub, then rinse with vinegar.

 

Hmmm really? Have you tried that with success? I'm always up for using stuff I already have around the house. Now how to get the vinegar in her hair without getting it in her eyes!

JenniferJaneC

I've heard that coconut oil is a good remedy.

But that's my answer for everything these days.  

BMenz

Head and Shoulders works for ds. 

After I massage it into his head I let it sit for about 3-4 minutes before rinsing out. While it's sitting I take a fine tooth comb and comb his hair.  

babybird7

California baby's calendula cream worked pretty well for us.  Don't know how it would work for a kid with a lot of hair though. 

Dobie_Mama

We put TTO in S's shampoo for her in the summer because she gets patches of it.