Cradle Cap- get rid of it!

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You guys. Cradle cap absolutely trumps any poopy diaper as far as things that gross me out in motherhood. The scaliness, the color, the way it creeps down the baby’s forehead from the top of their head. The way it makes you worry that the little hair they have won’t make it through this mess…

Ok, so maybe the hormones made it feel worse than it actually was… The thing is, once we had it, I was obsessed with figuring out how to get rid of it. Let me tell you, this little combo cleared it up in 3 days, and we haven’t had an issue since.

If baby isn’t here yet, put these things on your registry. If you don’t get them from your registry, buy them yourself. If you’re baby is already here, buy them during your next midnight-feeding-internet-shopping-sesh.

Things you need:

Mustella Foaming Shampoo

Scalp Brush/Comb combo

Coconut Oil

get ‘em in the tub- or not

  1. Get that sweet little baby in the bath (or use a spray bottle of warm water if you’re not ready for baths yet)

  2. Take a picture of your baby lookin’ like an ice cream cone (trust me, don’t skip this one- you’ll know exactly what I mean when you squirt the shampoo on their head)

  3. Use the sponge to get the lather from the shampoo all over their scalp. Let the shampoo sit on their scalp for 1-2 minutes.

  4. Use the brush to gently loosen the flakes from their head. brush in a circular pattern all over their head for about a minute.

    1. ok this part really freaked me out because their heads are so tiny and fragile. just be gentle- it’s gonna be ok- think of it as a baby scalp massage

  5. Rinse the shampoo, and move them onto their towel for the next step

after the bath

  1. Slather, and I mean slather, coconut oil on their scalp. Some will absorb, and some will stay on the surface- this is what you want. The coconut oil will continue to soften the flakes on their scalp. Let it sit for about a minute.

  2. Use the comb to gently lift the flakes off their scalp- I keep a wipe close by to wipe the comb off as I go.

  3. DON’T FORCE IT. Most likely, not all of the flakes are going to lift with the first treatment. So, just repeat it again tomorrow, and the next day. After 3 days, we were flake free!

  4. Gently rub any residual coconut oil into their hair, and give lots of snuggles.