Cradle cap

DD has had it for 7 months now.Its really becoming gross and I can't get rid of it. She has the flakey stuff on top of her head I've been using oil and eco store shampoo on this and I can't get rid of it. She also has 3 sometime 4 sopts on her head of really angry rashy scab. We've been to the doctor several times for it and they send us away with alsorts of stuff and its not working.
I've been told its a bit like excema aswell. 

Can anyone recommend and products I can get without having to see the doctor again. 

She scratches at it. Thats why we've been to the doc's a fair bit. The cream doc did give me is called Micreme H which is a steroid with Hydroquatisine?? and when I put it on, it sofens the scaps and she just rubs them off when she's lying down. But they just grow back.

I changed our washing powder to just baking soda to see if its and allergy thing.

I don't think she allergic to eco store as I use the rash cream and the mostoriser on her and she's fine.

Okay this might sound odd but it worked 100% for us and my DD had quite bad cradle cap. When she was about 10 months we went on holiday with my sister. Both her kids had cradle cap as babies and she helped me with her tried and true cure.

We lathered oil (in this case what was on hand which was olive oil but you might want to try something else) on her head (she has quite a lot of hair so it was pretty messy) and left it for 10 mins, then got the edge of an eftpos card or something similar and gently started massaging the affected area. It came off really easily (did it in 2 lots). The only problem was her hair was oily for a few days and she had bits of cradle cap through her hair.

She has had a little bit of cradle cap come back but it was in an area I didn't use the card. I guess a finger nail would work just as well, you are really trying to soften the scalp

i have heard that it it is best NOT to scrape or scratch it off, you may damage the skin and cause an infection.

i used to rub oil on my kids heads, baby oil i think but any would do, olive, almond... etc. i would leave it for about ten mins minimum and then just wash it in the bath. it doesnt get rid of all of it but certainly helped. Otherwise i just leave it alone.

It may not be the cradle crap irritating her but rather what you are using on it.

Yeah that was what i was thinking to Bizzy, thats why I reckon it best to stop using the shampoo and other creams and stick to aqueous for a while as its very gentle and pure.

i've tried the baby oil method, except instead of an eftpos card i massaged the scalp with a soft baby brush in a circular motion to loosen the skin then used a comb to get all the bits out of the hair

I stopped using shampoo - had been using eco store - and lathered her head in healthE fatty cream (can get it in a tub at chemist) before bed. It all lifted off in morning. That was after trying oils that didn't work. DD actually had eczema too - and i used the fatty cream for the eczema - the effect on the cradle cap was an unintended side effect.   Needed hydrocortisone for the eczema...

Yeah, are they 100% sure its cradle cap? I could only recommend aqueous cream or oil, with nothing else (shampoo etc) used to eliminate that as the problem. Good Luck!

DD had some a few months back and putcanola oil it comes that comes in a big yellow can this stuff is so foamy. I rub it into her scalp and leave it for about 20-30 mins and wash her hair in the bath with shampoo after repeating this for 3 days it was gone.

aww it sounds really horrible, especially as its bothering her.

maybe get a second opinion from another doc? it doesnt sound like normal cradle cap