How To Clean Yellow Crusts (cradle cap) on The Baby's Scalp

Cradle cap is a condition in which the baby's scalp is covered by sebum from the sebaceous glands are formed, shaped like a yellow crust. Cradle cap usually disappears by itself when the infants aged 6-12 months.

How to clean the cradle cap or dandruff in infants:
Apply mineral oil or baby oil gently on your baby's head at night, wash baby's hair with baby shampoo and clean the crust with a soft brush the next morning. Do it every two days until your baby's scalp looks clean.
Cradle cap can appear again even though you've done on the baby's scalp treatment anda.This is because the sebaceous glands continue to produce sebum for next several weeks.
If the cradle cap on your baby's scalp should not improve, consult to your doctor.

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