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Cradle Cap/Flakes

MrsW062610MrsW062610 member
in January 2014 Moms

Ok - I have a question to add to this fun Thursday game....

DD has a lot of flakes in her hair...but I wouldn't consider it cradle cap because it's not too bad. The flakes are usually attached to her head - some big, some small. Doesn't seem to bother her, it isn't red, etc. Just annoying! And I feel like a monkey trying to pick them out of her hair.

Any ideas on what to do? Tried Mustela shampoo and there has been no change. I've heard coconut oil works. Or baby oil? When do I put it on? How much? HELPPPP 

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Married June 2010.
DD born 1/13 via Csection at 41w5d after 47 hours of labor

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Re: Cradle Cap/Flakes

  • SandFHasseSandFHasse member
    I've heard baby oil makes hair fall out. I tried it anyways. Didn't work and hair didn't fall out.

    DD has some again and what I have found to work is hair detangler. I spray her hair and it comes right out.
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  • bensmommy518bensmommy518 member
    early FFC?  I LOVE picking these flakes out of DDs hair. 




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  • MrsW062610MrsW062610 member
    bensmommy518 said:
    early FFC?  I LOVE picking these flakes out of DDs hair. 
    I do too! BUT DD doesn't like it LOL.

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  • sugarland726sugarland726 member
    I used the Mustela shampoo and the cradle cap cream and that worked. Did you try the cream?

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  • BABYROSEJEANS17BABYROSEJEANS17 member
    I'm a big advocate of coconut oil. When DS had cradle cap I would massage it on his scalp and leave it on there for 15 minutes before I gave him a bath. Then I would massage his head with his brush. It would clear up in a day or so.
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  • MrsW062610MrsW062610 member
    BABYROSEJEANS17 said:
    I'm a big advocate of coconut oil. When DS had cradle cap I would massage it on his scalp and leave it on there for 15 minutes before I gave him a bath. Then I would massage his head with his brush. It would clear up in a day or so.

    Ah! thanks everyone! Exactly what I needed to know!

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    DD born 1/13 via Csection at 41w5d after 47 hours of labor

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  • Roses87Roses87 member
    sugarland726 said:

    I used the Mustela shampoo and the cradle cap cream and that worked. Did you try the cream?

    Mustela is awesome, I love it. I recommend it to friends whom babies have cc. Dd had it in the beginning and I used coconut oil one then started using the shampoo. Haven't had a problem since.
    BFP #1 (7/13/12) MC (8/14) 9 weeks. D & C 8/17.
    BFP #2 (5/18/13) due 1/26/14. Grow baby grow!
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  • MrsW062610MrsW062610 member
    Roses87 said:
    I used the Mustela shampoo and the cradle cap cream and that worked. Did you try the cream?
    Mustela is awesome, I love it. I recommend it to friends whom babies have cc. Dd had it in the beginning and I used coconut oil one then started using the shampoo. Haven't had a problem since.

    How often are you using the shampoo? Every night? Our pedi told us to only use shampoo once  a week or so (with regular shampoo), so that's all we have tried.

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    Married June 2010.
    DD born 1/13 via Csection at 41w5d after 47 hours of labor

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  • Roses87Roses87 member
    I use it every time I bathe her. Which is every other day or so.
    BFP #1 (7/13/12) MC (8/14) 9 weeks. D & C 8/17.
    BFP #2 (5/18/13) due 1/26/14. Grow baby grow!
    Its a surprise! Team green!


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