How do I get rid of cradle cap?

My son has it on his forehead and a little on his nose. Is it common for it to be other than on his head? My 3 year old never got it so I don't know what to do.

How do I get rid of it?

you don't have to do anything to get rid of it, it's not hurting anything, other than it doesn't look good. They have a cradle cap wash you can buy at stores like Wal-mart, or you can rub baby oil in your sons hair and then gently take a baby brush and work the loosened skin off. It will make your baby's hair really greasy, though, and don't try and get the scales to come off if they don't come off really easily. Both my boys had cradle cap and I found it was best just to let it be. Good luck!

you could also use olive oil instead of baby oil. i actually use olive oil as a moisturizer for my baby's face because her skin is very sensitive and is easily dried out (especially in this cold weather!). i don't use a lot, just a little bit, but i feel olive oil is a little better because in case baby gets it on his/her hands and it somehow gets in his/her mouth, it's not a big deal. but, like the other person said, the baby will be a bit greasy and funny looking, so i have just been lettingthe cradle cap go away on its own. good luck!

Iam not sure its cradle cap if it isnt on the scalp....cradle cap is thick, waxy, yellow scales of skin. If his skin is just peeling, it isnt the same thing. Cradle cap is one of those things that only time really cures. Most babies only have it a few months or up to the first year.

My son had cradle cap at least until he was two. Make sure when you wash your baby's hair, you are rinsing all of the soap out. That really helps.

Thanks for all the replys/

The thing is is that it's not in his scalp, it's on his forehead. So does all the advise apply to his face too?

cradle cap doesn't usually go down to the face area, it's a build up of dead skin cells on the hair follicles on the head. You may want to have the doctor look at your baby to make sure it isn't psoriasis. It has a similar look to cradle cap, but can be treated. My daughter has had severe eczema since she was 5 weeks old, and that's a similar skin condition to psoriasis. Good luck!

I agree with the others, if it is on his face, I'm not so sure that it's cradle cap. I would just check with the ped. if it looks as thick as cradle cap and it's on his face. They can probably give you some kind of lotion/ointment to rub on him and clear it up....

For cradle cap on the head I always just lather my babies heads up real good with shampoo and then rub it with a wash cloth and rinse it really good. I never put baby oil on it. Someone told me that could stop the pores up in his head and actually make it worse...not sure about that. Like I said, I just heard that so I never used any kind of oil on their heads  

Well I looked online and it does say that Cradle Cap is not only on the scalp it can be from the head down to the shoulders. I also called my pedi and he said that I should buy the cradle cap wash and try that but not to to use it near the eyes.

I'll see if it works.

saritalabonita wrote: My son has it on his forehead and a little on his nose. Is it common for it to be other than on his head? My 3 year old never got it so I don't know what to do.

How do I get rid of it?

My son's Pediatrician told me to use Selsen Blue (nonmedicated) I used it twice on him and it was gone. It may be a little pricey for only a few uses, but it works.

My daughter had it pretty bad and she had some in her eyebrows. It bothers the parents more than the babies. I had a little brush the hospital gave us for washing her hair. I just washed her hair with shampoo and scrubbed her head very gently with the little brush. The bristles were soft. It usually loosened up a few scales each time she had a bath. I've read to not over bathe them either as that can make it worse. It refrained from picking at the scales as I didn't want to irritate her scalp. It was much better by 5-6 months and now it's almost completely gone. Most babies get it and it goes away on it's own.

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