My review on the Mustela cradle cap shampoo.

Ashley Pharez · June 2009

I told a few cradle cap mamas on here I would let them know how it works. I'm SO dissapointed. It had so many good reviews on BRU.com. I had to pay a crapload to get it shipped since my store doesn't carry it.

I had high hopes for it but I hate to say that I think it's even worse with this shampoo than just my regular aveeno baby I was using....::sigh:: I guess he will just have to grow out of it. This was my last resort!

cajuncutie0169 · June 2009

have you tried the gentle naturals or whatever it's called? it's got pooh characters on it. if you haven't i have a bottle i can send you.

Ashley Pharez · June 2009

cajuncutie0169:
have you tried the gentle naturals or whatever it's called? it's got pooh characters on it. if you haven't i have a bottle i can send you.

I really appreciate it but yes I have tried it and it didn't do anything but leave his hair greasy for days just like everything else.

cajuncutie0169 · June 2009

boo! what about olive oil? i'm sure you've tried that already though

CaliJenny · June 2009

I'm glad I didn't buy this then!

My son's very bad cradle cap went away last week on it's own. I tried the oil with comb, Head & Shoulders, and the J&J cradle cap shampoo (with Pooh Bear on it) and nothing worked for very long. Then magically last week it went away. No explanation and the last time I tried to treat it was over 2 weeks before it went away. So hang in there, hopefully it'll be over soon for you.

mek10976 · June 2009

DS has cradle cap too and we tried the Gentle Naturals. I feel like it looks worse after using it. I'm waiting for DS to outgrow it. But it is barely noticeable now that his hair has gotten longer. I only have to pick out the flakes from his hair on occassion.

heleneau · June 2009

maybe try using something without chemicals? i use california baby shampoo and also the calendua cream (which has multiple uses from cradle cap to diaper cream)

Ashley Pharez · June 2009

heleneau:
maybe try using something without chemicals? i use california baby shampoo and also the calendua cream (which has multiple uses from cradle cap to diaper cream)

Been there and used it lol. I've used everything out there ladies lol. Like others have mentioned I'm just going to go back to using my aveeno baby on his hair and body and let him outgrow it!

xmasbabymama · June 2009

Have you asked your pedi about using a hydrocortisone cream? DD had a little bit of cradle cap in her hair, but mostly in her eyebrows and pedi prescribed something because she was starting to itch her face into our chests.

Sunndraggon · June 2009

Have you tried the Stelaker lotion by mustela? It cleared up Carsons in a day

sallbee555 · June 2009

i know what you mean I feel like I have tried everything and its getting worse. Now he even has a little rash to his cheeks and dry spots all over his face. I am going to the pedi today so hopefully he will have some ideas for me. His whole face looks so bad- I feel like a bad mother

ShufflerMama · June 2009

Head&Shoulders was the only thing that worked for the cradle cap (and we also tried just about everything). After using H&S, it became much more managable. Still there, but barely noticable (whereas before you could see it a mile away and the oil on her scalp oozed all over everything).

The only problem we have with the H&S is that it's full of chemicals and it makes her eczema worse, so now we only use it when the cradle cap gets bad enough. Otherwise we're just waiting it out.

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