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My daughter is one of many babies to suffer with cradle cap. Most babies will get it most commonly between 0-8 months but older children can get it too.
Cradle cap can cover a baby’s scalp and look yellow, greasy and scaly and isn’t particularly nice to look at but won’t hurt them and is not itchy.
There is evidence to suggest that babies get cradle cap because of the left over hormones in pregnancy which stimulate glands in the skin and make the cells stick to baby’s head, in these cases it often clears on its own! Another reason a baby will get cradle cap is if there is a history of skin conditions like eczema or dermatitis.
Treating cradle cap is very easy! Do NOT pick it! It will leave it sore and could get infected and this will hurt your little one, as tempting as it is. LEAVE IT! There are so many lotions and potions out there in your local pharmacy, Dentinox is very good. When the baby is very young, just washing it every way with a mild shampoo and brushing the loose bits off can help to clear it, adding a bit of baby oil and gently massaging is good.
My daughter had it quite severely, in very big lumps and had it for months. So we mixed sunflower oil and bicarbonate of soda together into a running paste and put it on her head, left it a few hours and washed. It all like fell off! Was brilliant! I urge any mum to try it before searching the shelves in Asda for everything under the sun and not only that something that is also full of chemicals and not good for baby’s skin!
Anyone else got any good home remedies for cradle cap?
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My lg had it very bad on her head…as soon as wed got rid of it, it was back again. We didn’t use any special shampoos, jus5 covered it in baby oil and brushed it out. Unfortunatly all her hair came out too
bt we got it all out 2nd time and ir hasnt come back 
My lo has really bad cradle cap n he’s 16 weeks 2moro, i’ve been using dentinox 4 the past 5 days but it’s still there :\ x
I had it so badly when I was little. Seeing pictures of myself is horrible. My little girl still has it at 12months be it is only a small amount. I swear by Dentinox shampoo xx
Love the dentinox stuff worked wonders with my 2
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my 1st didnt really get it, but looks like my 7 week old is just starting to get it. will be trying some of these things out!
Dentinox isnt seeming to work for my 14week old
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My little girl suffered reli bad with cradle cap
it was reli thick on her head and i cud not shift it. Ended up having to cover her hair in baby oil/sunflower oil and brushing it…it came out but so did all her hair 
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i used olive oil, went after a few days and never returned
My lo had this so I went to buy the shampoo and it got rid of it straight away!! My friend use to pick at her little boys head use to do my nut in!!! Xx
olive oil!!! xxxx