What Is A Baby Cradle Cap?

What Is A Baby Cradle Cap?
By Alice Ang

Baby cradle cap also known as infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis is a crusting and yellow scaling rash found on the scalp of a baby. This can also appear in red patches.

Doctors are of the opinion that cradle cap occurs as a result of sebaceous glands in the skin which becomes too active due to some hormones which were passed to the baby through placenta during pregnancy. This causes the fast growth of the skin cells on the baby's scalp. This rate is faster than the rate of the fall of cells and therefore results in additional, skin.

As it is not caused by any infection, allergy or poor hygiene, it is therefore not contagious. In summer it may cause some discomfort to the baby and therefore to be cleaned regularly. Cradle cap is very common in infants up to 3 months, although it can occur any time up to about one year.

The easiest and safest way to get rid of this is to rub a little baby oil onto your baby's scalp. Wait for few minutes for the oil to soften and loosen the scales and then comb or brush them away. You can try washing your baby's scalp regularly using a mild baby shampoo.

But in winter months this may not be advisable. Normally this improves with time but if it still persists your doctor can suggest some medicated shampoo or cradle cap cream to be applied on the scalp. Do not force the comb in your baby's skull and you may find gaps between the craniums. Therefore try to remove the layer gently. An unwanted cot or bruise may lead to complications which you can avoid easily.

Alice Ang is a mother of four and have a keen interest in a babies
'sleep-ware'. She is the author and creator of BabySleepDen.com.

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