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baby's head is white w/ dead skin

Mere7706Mere7706 member
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yuck.  How can I get it all off? or stop it from looking so yuck?  Is this cradle cap???-  it's from his eye brows to his hairline (which is about half way to the back of his head now)
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Re: baby's head is white w/ dead skin

  • mh2tmh2t
    Sounds like cradle cap.  DD had it for awhile.  I used to rub her head with olive oil and then use a fine-toothed comb to pick the flakes off.  That helped keep it at bay, and eventually it disappeared.
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  • lytedarklytedark member

    mere - are we the same person with the same baby???  wtf.  lol.  it's starting to creep me out!  :-)

    V has the same thing - most noticeable after baths for some reason.  i've been brushing at it when it's at its worst.  maybe i'll try some olive oil after her next bath though and see if that helps.

    what IS cradle cap anyway?  what causes it and when does it go away?  is it an age thing?

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  • andrealynn0707andrealynn0707 member

    It is cradle cap :) Just some baby dandruff!

    If you leave it alone, it will go away on its own. You can also do as pp suggested with the olive oil. 

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  • melissa00718melissa00718
    The olive oil really works! My Italian grandmother swore by it, I tried it when my son was a baby and it worked like a charm. Plus it's all natural :) I rubbed a bunch on his head and let it sit for about 5 minutes, then used one of those scrub brushes the hospital sent home with me (the super soft ones) to gently scrub off the dead skin.
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  • annie357sannie357s member

    My pedi said it would bother me more than it would DS, and she was right!  :)  I used an olive oil based soap on DS and that helped a great deal.  I also use California Baby lotion on his forehead and ears.

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  • aldynaldyn

    DD was born with a lot of hair, so when she got cradle cap, it was hard to get at.  I also used olive oil, let it sit on her scalp/hair a while and then used a fine toothed comb to try to get a lot of it out.  That initial 'treatment' helped a lot and over the next few weeks, I'd pick out the bigger flakes while she was breastfeeding.

    We also did not (and still do not) wash her hair every day ~ usually every other day or so.

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