older kids with cradle cap?

schmamy · 04-28-2016, 06:52 PM

My 8yo has what looks like a gross case of cradle cap. We'd noticed some flakes before and he's been using Head and Shoulders (I know,

) but tonight after he got out of the shower, his hair looked GROSS. Covered in flakes. I thought maybe he just hadn't washed well, so I rewashed his hair...it didn't help at all. I looked more closely and saw that his scalp is a mess. It looks similar to cradle cap.

I went and found this old baby brush I remember using when he had cradle cap as an infant...brushed and rinsed and even used some baking soda...all I succeeded in doing was making him cry and the flakes just kept coming.

Any thoughts on what's causing it and how to get rid of it?

esperanza · 04-28-2016, 06:58 PM

Could be psoriasis. I've had patches of that on my scalp. I was told to treat it with tar shampoo (smells nasty- I use that shampoo and then wash it with regular shampoo to cover the smell). I also got a prescription liquid to squirt on it.

camperjen · 04-28-2016, 07:08 PM

I would definitely take him to the Ped and have it checked out. Older kids usually only get cradle cap if they're not at all washing/rinsing their hair in the bath/shower. I'd be concerned about an actual problem. Were the flakes skin-colored? Grey? Orange or yellow? Each of those mean different things to me.

schmamy · 04-28-2016, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by camperjen

I would definitely take him to the Ped and have it checked out. Older kids usually only get cradle cap if they're not at all washing/rinsing their hair in the bath/shower. I'd be concerned about an actual problem. Were the flakes skin-colored? Grey? Orange or yellow? Each of those mean different things to me.

The flakes were white. Maybe slightly yellowish. It's entirely possible he's not been washing/rinsing well--he has been doing everything all by himself for a while now. I'm confident he's *trying* to wash and rinse well, but definitely could be that he's not doing it properly.

CelticJourney · 04-28-2016, 07:54 PM

We had something similar here recently. We finally decided that ds wasn't rinsing his hair very well (because it's more fun to have a fake mohawk) and it was drying out his scalp and leaving soap that then flaked. But yes, big white flakes.

3PeasInAPod · 04-28-2016, 08:36 PM

My son is 10 and we've been battling it for years. We've tried natural and medicated shampoos and so far nothing has kept it away. We're seeing a dermatologist soon though bc maybe it's not cradle cap or maybe they'll have better treatment ideas

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sweetpeasmommy · 04-28-2016, 10:10 PM

It's almost always IME fungal and treatment usually involves using antifungal shampoos. http://www.uptodate.com/contents/seb...ond-the-basics It wouldn't be a bad idea to limit sugar consumption and add a daily probiotic.

ReedleBeetle · 04-28-2016, 10:32 PM

Sounds like either seborrheic dermatitis or psoriasis to me.

bananacake · 04-29-2016, 04:06 AM

Sounds like cradle cap. All my kids have it. DS2 the worst.

Confirm with the doc. But we use a Neutrogena shampoo that has helped a lot. It's called T Sal or something like that.

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ashbobash · 04-29-2016, 04:32 AM

Could be ringworm? But that would be concentrated patches, not overall flakes.

tempus vernum · 04-29-2016, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetpeasmommy

It's almost always IME fungal and treatment usually involves using antifungal shampoos. http://www.uptodate.com/contents/seb...ond-the-basics It wouldn't be a bad idea to limit sugar consumption and add a daily probiotic.

I was going to mention this. And candida is a possibility. We added e.o.'s to shampoo that were antifungal (thieves and tea tree). I wish we had done oral antifungals right away because the shampoo fixed the hair but other symptoms were lurking.

For us in addition to no sugar, probiotics and antifungals, we needed digestive enzymes too repair the tummy damage.

bananacake · 04-29-2016, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by bananacake

Sounds like cradle cap. All my kids have it. DS2 the worst.

Confirm with the doc. But we use a Neutrogena shampoo that has helped a lot. It's called T Sal or something like that.

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http://www.neutrogena.com/product/t-...-up+control.do

Trixie · 04-29-2016, 06:23 AM

My baby never out grew her cradle cap. I only recently realized it was probably something else, since it wasn't responding well to cradle cap treatment. Its getting better with apple cider vinegar treatments, but it is a long slow process (probably because I am not applying it as often as I should.)

HuggaBuggaMommy · 04-29-2016, 12:55 PM

Dd has had cradle cap forever. We've tried everything. It just started clearing up on it's own about 6 months ago, slowly but surely. It is much better than it has been now, about 3/4 gone.

Sparrow · 04-29-2016, 01:10 PM

And another opinion to add to the mix....

Have you considered allergies? Chickadee gets cradle cap when we have an accidental dairy ingestion

04-28-2016, 06:52 PM	#1
schmamy Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,321	older kids with cradle cap? My 8yo has what looks like a gross case of cradle cap. We'd noticed some flakes before and he's been using Head and Shoulders (I know, ) but tonight after he got out of the shower, his hair looked GROSS. Covered in flakes. I thought maybe he just hadn't washed well, so I rewashed his hair...it didn't help at all. I looked more closely and saw that his scalp is a mess. It looks similar to cradle cap. I went and found this old baby brush I remember using when he had cradle cap as an infant...brushed and rinsed and even used some baking soda...all I succeeded in doing was making him cry and the flakes just kept coming. Any thoughts on what's causing it and how to get rid of it? __________________ ~Amy~ married to Mr. Wonderful (2005) DS1 - 2007 DS2 - 2010 DD - April 2017 "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9 Last edited by schmamy; 04-28-2016 at 06:58 PM.

04-28-2016, 06:58 PM	#2
esperanza Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5,240	Re: older kids with cradle cap? Could be psoriasis. I've had patches of that on my scalp. I was told to treat it with tar shampoo (smells nasty- I use that shampoo and then wash it with regular shampoo to cover the smell). I also got a prescription liquid to squirt on it. __________________ Wife to mi amor Mama to my gift from the Lord (07/2013)

04-28-2016, 07:08 PM	#3
camperjen Rose Trellis i love life! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Akron/Canton, OH Posts: 2,028	Re: older kids with cradle cap? I would definitely take him to the Ped and have it checked out. Older kids usually only get cradle cap if they're not at all washing/rinsing their hair in the bath/shower. I'd be concerned about an actual problem. Were the flakes skin-colored? Grey? Orange or yellow? Each of those mean different things to me. __________________ Jen 54, Dan 59 Alex 18 Nathan 17

04-28-2016, 07:54 PM	#5
CelticJourney Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 34,564	Re: older kids with cradle cap? We had something similar here recently. We finally decided that ds wasn't rinsing his hair very well (because it's more fun to have a fake mohawk) and it was drying out his scalp and leaving soap that then flaked. But yes, big white flakes. __________________ Elizabeth "Truth without love is divisive and hurtful & love without truth is anemic"--Pastor Estep Arise, cry out in the night...pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children..; Lamentations 2:19

04-28-2016, 08:36 PM	#6
3PeasInAPod Deactivated Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: pnw Posts: 8,571	Re: older kids with cradle cap? My son is 10 and we've been battling it for years. We've tried natural and medicated shampoos and so far nothing has kept it away. We're seeing a dermatologist soon though bc maybe it's not cradle cap or maybe they'll have better treatment ideas Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk

04-28-2016, 10:10 PM	#7
sweetpeasmommy Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 30,329	Re: older kids with cradle cap? It's almost always IME fungal and treatment usually involves using antifungal shampoos. http://www.uptodate.com/contents/seb...ond-the-basics It wouldn't be a bad idea to limit sugar consumption and add a daily probiotic. __________________ Amy eNFp Wife to ISTJ DH 1997 Mom to one Sweet Boy 10/2004

04-28-2016, 10:32 PM	#8
ReedleBeetle Rose Garden Hangin' on for dear life! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WV, I'm a mountain momma Posts: 25,579	Re: older kids with cradle cap? Sounds like either seborrheic dermatitis or psoriasis to me. __________________ RiAnnon infj Single Momma to LegoCraft May 2005

04-29-2016, 04:06 AM	#9
bananacake Rose Garden I Am A BananaCake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 25,125	Re: older kids with cradle cap? Sounds like cradle cap. All my kids have it. DS2 the worst. Confirm with the doc. But we use a Neutrogena shampoo that has helped a lot. It's called T Sal or something like that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Brenna 3 kiddos (16 1/2, 14 & 9) Praying for semi-son, age 35 I live by the motto: seek first to understand. "Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions." Proverbs 18:2

04-29-2016, 04:32 AM	#10
ashbobash Rose Blossom Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 216	Re: older kids with cradle cap? Could be ringworm? But that would be concentrated patches, not overall flakes.

04-29-2016, 06:23 AM	#13
Trixie Rose Blossom Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Texas! Posts: 127	Re: older kids with cradle cap? My baby never out grew her cradle cap. I only recently realized it was probably something else, since it wasn't responding well to cradle cap treatment. Its getting better with apple cider vinegar treatments, but it is a long slow process (probably because I am not applying it as often as I should.)

04-29-2016, 12:55 PM	#14
HuggaBuggaMommy Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 12,270	Re: older kids with cradle cap? Dd has had cradle cap forever. We've tried everything. It just started clearing up on it's own about 6 months ago, slowly but surely. It is much better than it has been now, about 3/4 gone. __________________ Christa Oldest, 22 Middlest, 13 Youngest, 10

04-29-2016, 01:10 PM	#15
Sparrow Rose Garden Immerse your soul in love. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 17,611	Re: older kids with cradle cap? And another opinion to add to the mix.... Have you considered allergies? Chickadee gets cradle cap when we have an accidental dairy ingestion __________________ Manda Mama to: Bear 16.75 Funny and Tender. Larger than life. ENFP Max 14 Affectionate and Spirited. Artist Chickadee 8! She's Sunshine and Song. Born in the caul We have a fur baby. A cat called Charlie

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