Learn the symptoms of cradle cap (infantile seborrheic dermatitis), what
causes cradle cap, and how to treat your baby's flaky...
Doctors don't yet know what
causes cradle cap.
No one knows for sure what
causes cradle cap — flaky skin that looks like dandruff or yellow, crusty patches on a baby's head.
Although it is not known exactly what
causes cradle cap, it is normal in healthy babies and will usually disappear on its own.
Some doctors think that hormones passed from mom to baby toward the end of pregnancy might over-stimulate the seborrheic glands (the glands that produce oil), thus
causing cradle cap.
Excess oil production from sebum glands
cause cradle cap, which can also occur on the eyebrows, ear, nose, back of the neck and groin.
Not exact matches
There's not much a doctor can really do for
cradle cap, and unless it's
causing your baby discomfort or is very severe and spreading past the scalp, it can be treated at home.
Cradle cap is not
caused by allergies, bacteria or poor hygiene.
They produce a substance that mixes with dead skin cells, which
causes the greasy, scaly patches so distinctive of
cradle cap.
Cradle cap is a crusty, scaly rash on the scalp
caused by hormonal changes that occur just before birth.
The exact
causes of
cradle cap are still unknown, but doctors believe it may be
caused by an overproduction of sebum in the hair follicles and oil glands.
Cradle cap can
cause a variety of symptoms, but some of the most common include thick crusts of skin on the scalp, yellow scales, oily patches of skin, and skin flakes (a.k.a. dandruff).
As all things, excessive
cradle cap that looks painful would be
cause for concern but this is very rare.
Cradle cap is not
caused by poor hygiene or baby care and it doesn't mean your baby has allergies.
Although
cradle cap (also known as infantile seborrheic dermatitis) is often a very mild condition that simply
causes a little flaking on a baby's scalp, some infants can have more extensive
cradle cap with thick scaling that distresses some parents.
Sometimes, the peeling of your baby's skin could be
caused by other conditions such as eczema or seborrhoeic dermatitis (
cradle cap), according to Healthline and Dr Mark Koh Jean Aan of the Paediatric Dermatology Service, KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) for Health Xchange.
This condition is also known as «
cradle cap», which will also
cause your baby's skin to peel — usually on the scalp, but also sometimes on the neck, eyebrows, armpits and groin areas.
It's
cradle cap, and it's as strange as it seems (yet completely common and not usually considered a
cause for worry at all).
Cradle cap is a common skin condition
caused by a build - up of sebum, an oily substance, which makes cells clump together.
For example, baby acne is
caused by oil buildup in a newborn's skin, as is
cradle cap and milia.
Cradle cap generally
causes no harm, although it might look terrible to your eyes.
Use a few drops on an infant's
cradle cap to fight the bacteria that
causes it.
Yes, Lavender has been studied in the past few years for its anti-fungal properties for conditions related to hair, skin and nails, so perfect for
cradle cap, though I didn't realize it was actually
caused by a fungus.