cradle cap

doc made a good point.. I said to him a lot of the treatment is really for me (and all the annoying people who keep commenting on it) and he said yeah we have to remember if it's not bothering him it's ok!:) but the stuff by eyebrows he's given me microcreme for but the rest baking soda and baby oil it seems.. he wasnt really sure but the info he had said no olive oil:(

Isla has had Cradle Cap pretty bad and its hard to get out cause she has such long hair! Looks like really bad dandruff But I got a Cradle Cap set from Baby City for $25 and it has worked a treat. You get a double sided mit and a double sided comb. With the soft side of the mit, you rub in baby oil (I use the Eco store stuff). Leave for 15mins, then with the textured side ofthe mit, you rub babies head and it takes off most of the crusties. Then use the rubber bristle side of the comb and that roughs up the harder crusty bits (sounds like it would hurt but it doesn't. Isla fell asleep last time I did it! Must be relaxing like being at the hairdresser!) then once it's all been loosened up, use the normal comb side (similar to fine tooth cat flea comb) to remove the flakes from the hair and then shampoo and rinse with water. Most of Isla's has gone now. It came back a wee bit but I'd only done the treatment once so I've done it 3 times now and it's pretty much gone. Good luck!
Otherwise... Lisette sent me a link to a trademe auction for some Manuka Honey cream that is good for Cradle Cap. Search under 'Bath TIme' in the babies section and it's in there. If I can find the auction number again, I'll post it here. Sounds like pretty handy stuff.... says it's good for rashes, pimples, dry lips etc etc..... similar to Lucas Paw Paw I guess.

dj- yeah he does rub into me.. i tried toothbrush he wasnt happy but might persist.. ah so the dry is excema.. man that spare doc must have been useless..might make an appt with my own one.. mind you it wasnt so dry adn flaky as ithas been since then.. cradle cap mostly gone now i think the baby oil, aveeno and baking soda did it but now he's peeling so much ..:( i might just need to moisturise more often..

thanks lisa!

ElfsMum you can use micreme on excema. Thats what I have been prescribed for mine and DD's also got prescribed it for DD's thrush in the folds of her legs. Otherwise if you have super sensitive skin try keri moisturiser or there's stuff called carolines cream I think that can help

Xma Ease was a godsend for Ava and i when she was little. She had exactly as you described, horrible dermatitis around her eyes and eyebrows. Some days it as so weepy and horrible she could hardly see. She also had bad cradle cap and dermatitis in her ears not to mention thrush or something similar in her leg folds and neck folds. She was a mess and it was so dry and horrible.

We tried everything - salisalic acid, almond oil, baby oil, steroid creams and nothing worked. Then someone recommended Xma Ease. IT IS WONDERFUL! Seriously, in less then a week her skin had cleared and the dryness was virtually gone. AND it is all natural so it doesnt matter if you accidently get a little bit in his eyes because it doesnt hurt (I tried it on myself!).

here is a link about xma ease...

http://www.xmaease.co.nz/

Good luck, I hope he gets better, I know how heartbreaking it can be


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