I tried to just leave it alone to see if it would go away on its own. No such luck. A couple of days ago I got tired of it. Not necessarily the cradle cap but the comments people would make about her. Why must we pull each other down? Why do I let it bother me so? I pulled out a jar of coconut oil and my bottle of tea tree oil and went to town. (Hopefully I will be able to post soon on the benefits of both.)
I mixed about a teaspoon of coconut oil with one drop of tea tree oil. Tea tree oil can be pretty harsh on sensitive skin so go easy on it and always use a carrier oil. I stripped Ferg down to her diaper and rubbed the oil all over her scalp. While I waited for it to loosen everything up I went ahead and gave her a massage. Ferg LOVES massages. Plus she was good and relaxed while I combed her hair. Use a fine toothed comb, going against her hair gently comb it all out. It amazed me how easy it was to get it all off. We followed up with a nice warm bath to wash her hair and get what was loose out. After 2 treatments it is all but gone! Just a couple of flakes that come off when I rub it.
I wish I had a before picture but I wasn't thinking! You will just have to trust me that she had it bad! I do have an after picture though! Do you know how hard it is to get a decent one of the top of an infant's head that isn't crazy blurry? She is a busy girl that doesn't like to hold still for "after pictures"!
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