While it may be an ungainly sight, cradle cap is not that harmful. It typically affects babies of two years or younger. This begs the question – why are newborns constantly at risk? The exact cause of the disease is still a bit of a grey area. However, some theories have cropped up over time. Many attribute the cause to the lack of essential fatty acid, the failure of a human child’s skin to shed properly, hyperactivity of the sebaceous glands during the time of mother’s pregnancy et al. While a simpler theory suggests that it could just be a bad case of dandruff.
Symptoms vary. A dry scalp is just a mild case; a more severe case manifests in the form of a waxy crust. The latter can spread to neck, face, ears, armpits, chest, groin etc. Nowadays, there are several medically certified shampoos that can cater to this condition.
One thing to note is that cradle cap is not contagious; there is no allergy or infection associated with the condition. So, how do you rid your baby of this condition? The solution is quite simple. Put a little olive oil and rub it gently into the affected head. Leave it on for some time till the flakes go soft and then wash it off with a good anti-dandruff shampoo. This should work for a more extreme condition of cradle cap. For milder conditions, the solution can be as simple as using a brush with soft bristles and gently combing the scalp, which should be properly shampooed.
Should the condition still persist after home-made remedies have been tried out, there is always the option of availing the services of a medical doctor. He would palpably be in a much better position to suggest the appropriate cream or shampoo to be used for cradle cap.
Seborrheic Dermatitis Cradle Cap
Thinking that cradle cap is a harmless disease and get cured automatically in course of time, many people make the mistake of ignoring it altogether. Eventually, they find that the disease has taken a bad turn and started to cause harm to the baby. In the worse turn, the disease may start spreading to the other parts of the body. Or the affected area may become crusty and look ugly.
However, it is not necessary to be much worried about the worse effects of cradle cap. In any case, it will not go out of control. It is also never seen that the disease has become infectious and started to pass on to others. So, no need to be worried about it. Rather, parents should be careful that about the fact that the disease is not passing on to the other parts of the body. And that the affected area in treated well.
There is no hard and fast rule to cure . As of now, dermatologists are not sure of the factors that cause the skin condition. They are also not making extensive research on it as the disease is not harmful. So far, it has been found that usage of mild shampoo is enough to cure cradle cap. But it is not clear what is exactly meant by 'mild'. Probably, the shampoos that are made for babies are indicated here.
Other specialists suggest home made pastes to be applied on the affected area. They opine that natural herbs are good enough to cure cradle cap. According to them, it is not necessary to process these herbs in a sophisticated manner. A paste made in home will be sufficient for curing the skin condition. So, parents need not to be worried that the disease. But they should not ignore it fully.
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