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<\/p>\nThe one thing which I feared for Hannah is her getting skin ailments. I have sensitive skin and she might inherit that as well.<\/p>\n
A few days after she was born, her skin became drier on her cheeks, arms and legs. I have been applying Mustela’s moisturizer on those areas daily and her skin is looking fine now. Recently, I found out that she has cradle cap! My mother in-law alerted me when she saw a patch of yellowish stuff between her forehead and hairline. Ugh. Upon closer examination, I noticed that the top part of her head is covered with cradle cap. I didn’t see it previously because Hannah has quite a bit of hair covering it. I quickly surfed the net to read up on treating such a condition.<\/p>\n
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Cradle cap is a thick, greasy, yellowish, scaly\/flaky, crusty patches on baby’s scalp. About 1 in 2 babies get it. According to what I read on the web, it is usually not itchy and does not bother the baby. It usually clears up when the baby is between 6-12 months old. However, it bothers the mommy as it seems to get thicker.<\/p>\n
The easiest and mildest treatment: I tried to shampoo her hair using undiluted Johnson’s Head to Toe Baby Wash (her hair had been previously washed using the diluted form). No apparent result.<\/p>\n
The next solution is tried and proven to be effective.<\/p>\n
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I need olive oil and therefore bought a small bottle from the Shop n Save minimart next to our place. (My mother in-law was shocked when I asked her whether it was okay to use the cooking olive oil. Hee hee.) It was the only brand of olive oil available there, oh well. However, I found out later that it wasn’t pure olive oil. Duh. No wonder so cheap, $4.10 niah. Anyway, I went ahead to use it on Hannah’s scalp.<\/p>\n
The method is really simple:<\/p>\n
1) Apply olive oil liberally on the affected scalp. Massage gently and leave it for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
2) Use a soft hair brush (tooth brush will work too) to comb out the flakes. (The more I comb the more flakes I get! Eeee.)<\/p>\n
3) Use kitchen paper towel to mop up the oil and flakes.<\/p>\n
4) Shampoo thoroughly and rinse well. (repeat if hair is still oily)<\/p>\n
Hannah was quite cooperative throughout the whole process. I did this just before giving her a bath. Oh ya, I managed to remove only about a quarter of her cradle cap. Have to repeat the treatment until the cradle cap is no more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The one thing which I feared for Hannah is her getting skin ailments. I have sensitive skin and she might inherit that as well. A few days after she was born, her skin became drier on her cheeks, arms and<\/p>\n