Craddle Cap on a 3 year old

[RCT]

dd still has craddle cap on her scalp....HELP what should I do....

[Melody]

I'm sorry but what is cradle cap?

[RCT]

you know the dry scalp, that babies usually have....like dandruff....but it doesn't flake off....looks like dried somthing....LOL.....

[Melody]

oh! lol Now I know the stuff you mean. Gee, I don't know how to get rid of it. Maybe her doctor would have some ideas? Sorry I can't be any help but I hope you find something.

[kat]

I always used baby oil and a soft bristle hair brush. I don't know if there is something that gets rid of it for good.

[KarlaB]

We dealt with this with my ds when he was 3, too. I haven't seen any for a while with him, so hopefully it's gone! :yippee: When he was a baby I did the baby oil routine and thought it was close to impossible to get all of the baby oil out. :tearhair: Eventually I just used a fine tooth comb and worked at it after his baths. (It sometimes drove him nuts, so it helped to put in a favorite movie with a favorite snack LOL!) I think soap can just make it worse, so use as little as possible. Good luck!! :)

[RCT]

Thanks ladies, my MIL told me to put olive oil on her head...LOL...work it in with a comb, and then leave it overnight....eeewwwhhh....guess I will have to try all these things...its really yucky

[PamE]

I used to put the baby oil on at the beginning of their bath and let it soak in. When they were almost ready to get out I'd take a toothbrush and scrub at it. It seemed to work better than a hairbrush but it still didn't scratch thier heads any. 'Course you have to wash their hair like six times before it's not oily any more! :) The olive oil thing would probably work too but I can't imagine sleeping in a puddle of olive oil, LOL!!