cradle cap

[Wild Flowers]

Okay, I am currently a no pooer, and loving it. I never did wash either of my daughters hair that much, but they both have horrible cradle cap. I have used the little forest oil and shampoo, and they work well. The problem is that no matter how hard i try, I can never get all the oil out. I almost always used my shampoo to get it out and now I don't want to do that. So any suggestions? I would just let it go but her whole scalp is almost brown. And I thought stopping using any soap on her might help, but it is actually worse, which makes my husband say that no pooing can't be that great. So help, please!!

[Thomi'sMommy]

For 13 months I picked cradle cap off of dd's head. I felt like a monkey. But it was just so gross and pickable and so gratifying when a chunk would come off.

But finally, I stopped shampooing. For about a month I just rinsed her (well, poured a bucket of water over her head) and combed her hair while wet very briskly from her forehead back, getting into the scalp a little. At about week 3, I started getting the nastiest sh!t on the comb during this process. I mean like oodles of brown gunk. Finally about a month and a half into the process it was all gone. Totally gone. And her hair doesn't have that funk to it anymore.

So I guess my advice would be stick with the no-poo and stimulate that scalp! I think that's what does it.....the scalp then produces more oil and loosens all the junk.

Good luck!

[Red Sonja]

Thomi'sMommy - when you would comb your DD's hair, would little pieces of hair come out with the chunks sometime? :

[Thomi'sMommy]

Yeah, and it always made me cringe a little.

[Wild Flowers]

Any specific type of brush? I have that very soft plastic type brush I think we got when Natalie was born, but I don't see that doing much. We also have a small comb, which is what I used after we put the oil on her head, should I just use that? It is good to know that someone has gotten rid of it without having to use all that junk though, thank you!

[Thomi'sMommy]

I used a fine-toothed baby comb. One of those cheapo ones that comes in a kit of baby products, you know? I just dug in and then combed out. So satisfying when the teeth have collected a centimeter of gunk.

[Mama2ABCD]

i don't shampoo dd hair at all. just scrub it a warm washclothe. she gets craddle crap every so often. i put breastmilk on it, wait about fifteen minutes, and then comb it with a fine toothed comb. this last time i used olive oil, and got it all out. it was harder to see because her hair is getting long and thick. i don't expect to see anymore. but you never know. i don't use the comb on a dry scalp as that scrapes the skin and looks like it hurts.