I never did anything with Jonathan's cradle cap and it's still there. It's hidden by hair and doesn't bother him, so I continue to do nothing. But Noah's looks different, and actually more noticable, so I thought I'd try to do something about it.
After quite a search, we finally found non-scented mineral oil - we had to discover that it is found in the laxatives aisle instead of the baby aisle. (Now that I know this, I saw it staring me right in the face at Shur Save today after I bought Jon's deodorant. But I digress.)
It works great! Rub a small amount on the baby's head, let it soak a while, then scrape it off with fingernails or a cradle cap brush. The vast majority came off in one day (after I became a bit more agressive in scraping) and now I just have to do some touching up in places that I missed, namely edges.
Noah has been enjoying his tummy time more, staying happy longer and lifting his head higher. Yesterday, he managed to scoot about 8 inches forward and to the left even with long pants on!
Posted by
Heather Daley on
October 24, 2006, 3:56 pm
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