Cradle Cap??

[dmoney]

Happy Tuesday!!

My LO has one spot on her head that has a pretty bad case of Cradle Cap.  After trying Aquafor, and lotion on the spot for about a month my sister suggested that we try Selsum Blue Shampoo. Wanted to know if anyone else has done this? She said that she used it on her son and within 2 washingings it was gone.  Wanted to know if anyone else has ever tried this, or other remedies to clear it up?  Thanks in advance!

[mathistm]

Loren had it pretty bad all over. I put coconut oil on her scalp and let it sit over night (yes a mess but it worked) and then washed it out while scrubbing it with a toothbrush the next morning. It took one application and it's never been back.

[dmoney]

Sept 15, 2015 13:04:37 GMT -5 mathistm said:

Loren had it pretty bad all over. I put coconut oil on her scalp and let it sit over night (yes a mess but it worked) and then washed it out while scrubbing it with a toothbrush the next morning. It took one application and it's never been back.

Thanks!! Maybe we will try this before buying the shampoo.

[kemdupuis]

dmoney, B had it, and our pediatrician recommended selsun blue. We used the sensitive version, and have had great results. They told us to wash his hair with the shampoo, gently brush it while it is still wet, and then thoroughly rinse. Has worked really really well for us. I would say after 2-3 baths (we do every other day) it was completely gone

[jessila]

Baby oil (not the gel!) Let it set for 10 minutes then scrub out with baby shampoo that actually has soap in it. It takes two shampoos.
I used the gel and Aveeno shampoo which was a hot mess. It took 5 shampoos with that and it still wasn't out. I used Johnson & Johnson and Burts Bees. And voila! Better scalp. It also could have been getting shampooed and scrubbed 7 times in one day.

[dmoney]

Sept 15, 2015 14:07:15 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

dmoney, B had it, and our pediatrician recommended selsun blue. We used the sensitive version, and have had great results. They told us to wash his hair with the shampoo, gently brush it while it is still wet, and then thoroughly rinse. Has worked really really well for us. I would say after 2-3 baths (we do every other day) it was completely gone

So before I  could even tell my husband not to get it, he picked up the Moisturizing kind.. It says its for Dry scalp.. Even though she just got a bath on Sunday, I think we are going to give her one tonight because this one patch is just so bad, that is driving me insane... Its like i want to scratch the crap out of it to get it all off but I don't want to hurt her.. We have a soft bristled  brush, so I will try that while the shampoo is still on her head

[erbear]

Mustela's cradle cap shampoo for newborns worked amazingly well for us and it smells great!

[dmoney]

So we used the Selsun Blue, I used the soft bristled brush while it was on her hair. then after it was out and we were getting into pjs I justed a comb and tried to get the rest of the scales off. It looks like she still has some but it does look a lot better. There is no way I am going to be able to convince my husband to give her a bath every night. But i will probably be able to convince him that she needs one Saturday night, since we are having people over on Sunday. I know it doesnt bother her, but without much hair on her head its not the prettyies looking thing ever.

Thanks again for all of the advice ladies!! I will let you know how it looks tomorrow and Next Monday after she gets a bath this weekend!

[islandgirl14]

Glad it looks better! I'm late to this party, but we used Selsun Blue as well per the advice of J's ped. It took two washes with it (a few days apart), and it was basically all gone after that!

[seannemairi]

I'd put her in her bath and before I did anything I would rub Burts bees baby oil on the trouble spots. I'd wash her body and play for a little bit then wash her hair. After rinsing her head I'd go over the spots with a baby wash cloth. Just a light scrub. Most of it is gone now. Took about 5 washes.