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I'm all for naturopathic remedies but this is nasty...

curlypie1curlypie1
in Cincinnati Babies

Iris has a horrid case of  cradle cap and I've been searching high and low for solutions to help her. I found the following advice on the web. I think I'll use it as a last resort.

My granddaughter has cradle cap and someone suggested that after changing a wet diaper that I rub the top of her head with the wet diaper allow her head to dry and then wash her hair in a hypoallergenic shampoo and rub it with a regular adult wash cloth. I tried it and it worked the cradle cap came right off.

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Re: I'm all for naturopathic remedies but this is nasty...

  • Lyons_in_2007Lyons_in_2007
    Save a step (and some precious time waiting on her to tinkle).  Just dunk her head in the toilet and give her a swirly. 
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  • curlypie1curlypie1

    imageLyons_in_2007:
    Save a step (and some precious time waiting on her to tinkle).  Just dunk her head in the toilet and give her a swirly. 

    Ha!

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  • warriormomerinwarriormomerin
    This totally reminds me of that episode of Friends where Monica gets stung by the jellyfish and Chandler has to pee on her because Joey gets stage fright. Apparently, golden showers have magical powers.
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  • curlypie1curlypie1

    imagewarrior*mom:
    This totally reminds me of that episode of Friends where Monica gets stung by the jellyfish and Chandler has to pee on her because Joey gets stage fright. Apparently, golden showers have magical powers.

    I loved that episode!

    Every time I visit the ocean I make sure I have a little extra in the ol' tank for this very reason. True story. Party!!!

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  • kel716kel716 member

    ICK!

    That being said, Brandon's was pretty bad...  this seemed to help...

    https://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Naturals-Cradle-Cap-Treatment/dp/B0011ZTS60

    I bought it at Target. 

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  • OliveBabyOliveBaby member
    This thread is hysterical. :D
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  • JLPT830JLPT830 member
    That's disgusting!  I've heard rubbing breastmilk on it helps....but I've never tried it.
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  • Miller238Miller238 member

    We were told to put baby oil on it and let it sit on there for 10 minutes.  Then use a comb and get as much off as possible.  Then wash her head to get the oil all off.  It worked really well.

    Her dermatologist has also told us to use Head & Shoulders.

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  • identicaltwins2beidenticaltwins2be
    imagewarrior*mom:
    This totally reminds me of that episode of Friends where Monica gets stung by the jellyfish and Chandler has to pee on her because Joey gets stage fright. Apparently, golden showers have magical powers.
    Yes  Everything in life can be related to a Friends episode.
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  • Meg41208Meg41208

    We were told by the pedi we could use head and shoulders.  I found the best way to get it out was to rub some oil on it (olive oil, baby oil, whatever you have as long as it's not motor oil) and comb it out with a fine toothed comb. 

    It took K's cradle cap a long time to go away. 

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  • KristenBtobeKristenBtobe member
    We were told to use Selsun Blue by our pedi once a week. The original kind. And to not rinse it in the bathwater, to do it separately in the sink before the bath.
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