r/stayathomemoms • u/sunheartt • Oct 12 '25

Recommendation / Helpful Cradle cap for 8 months

Hi! Our LO is almost 11 months old and she’s has cradle cap for about 8 months now. We’ve continuously asked her pediatrician what to do for it but they wave it off as no big deal.. we’ve tried prescription ketoconazole shampoo, happy cappy shampoo, selsun blue and other creams and all the brushes galore. It’s yet to go away, and when we feel like it’s improving, it comes back. I’m starting to wonder if it’s not even cradle cap and a more severe form of dermatitis but the pediatrician has brushed that thought off, too. Has anyone else dealt with this?? A product I should try??? I feel so sorry for our LO’s poor little scalp!! Thanks!!!

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u/Sirenafeniks Oct 12 '25

When my daughter had cradle cap we put a little olive oil on my daughter’s head, waited a little bit and then combed her hair so the dead skin would come off. Then we lathered her hair with Johnson’s shampoo and washed it off with lukewarm water. After two or three times repeating this it went away!

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u/Ok-Material-2266 Oct 14 '25

I have been told to try olive oil as well. Our 2 year old has struggled with a dry scalp since he was born, and I have tried olive oil.