Like cradle cap

[Pooh8bear]

It is kind of like cradle cap.

What would anyone recommend for this.

It is on a male client of mine, he had it a good few years ago & I got him something that worked really well but for the life of us both, neither can remember what it was. other than a cream with a really strong smell.

 

[Tess Warwick]

This sounds like psoriasis.

I use hot oil treatments and head massage for this - works for my clients. Warm oil (almond, coconut, olive, etc.) 10 mins under a heat with plastic cap or steamer without. Then a 15 minute head massage. Shampoo off.
Doesn't half shift it

 

[lisa.sharrock]

Tess it may not be Psoriasis.

My 10 yo son has Seborrheic dermatitis which is known as cradle cap in infants. He has patches of dermatitis but unfortunately when it loosens and lifts it takes the root of the hair so he has a few little bald patches. :cry:

He has been prescribed a shampoo called Capasal which we're going to try. I think anything with coal tar and salicylic acid is supposed to help.

Has he not been to the doctors for treatment??

 

[Pooh8bear]

Tess it may not be Psoriasis.

My 10 yo son has Seborrheic dermatitis which is known as cradle cap in infants. He has patches of dermatitis but unfortunately when it loosens and lifts it takes the root of the hair so he has a few little bald patches. :cry:

He has been prescribed a shampoo called Capasal which we're going to try. I think anything with coal tar and salicylic acid is supposed to help.

Has he not been to the doctors for treatment??

Not yet, he didn't realise he had it till I noticed it cutting his hair.
It is a little patch on the top of the head.
He doesn't use shampoo on his hair only water for the last couple of years.

He asked me the name of what I suggested last time because it worked really well but it was so many years ago I can't for the life of me remember what it was. My memory seems to be going these days...........

 

[dee]

i would tell him to go to the gp ,
but until then i would try the warm oil , my daughter has SD and she was really bad when she was a baby the warm oil really does help x

 

[lisa.sharrock]

Hey Dee, I need to take my son back to docs to see why when his SD loosens, it pulls his hair out, have you ever had this with your daughter??

I used to just put olive oil in his scalp, massage it in and in the past gently try to comb any loose patches out but I stopped when his hair was coming out and he was left with little bald patches. He's had it all his life, he's not bothered and thankfully he only has a few little patches. x

 

[dee]

hi hun yep it used to happen to my little girl now a days i just brush her hair with a soft natural bristle brush and it loosens and then i just have to try comp out flakes, as gently as i can , i also use morocan oil on her too and its helps x

 

[Angelaznailz]

My son had SD when he was very young and it spread down behind his ears and under his arms. We tried all sorts of creams, but after consulting a specialist who prescribed salicylic acid it disappeared within a week. His hair came out with the skin, but as he has really thick and wiry hair, it wasn't noticeable.
Salicylic acid is one of the cheapest remedies on the market, so I'd start there.
Hope this helps.

 

[lisa.sharrock]

Thanks girls, good to know I wasn't the only one with the problem. x

 

[Penners]

My son has this for years as well we tried capasal, it didn't really work for him, I have been able to soften it with this thick cream called pure potions skin salvation and oddly -hedren ( for nits) but when gently trying to comb it off it lifts the roots out as well, he is 11 now and has quite thin hair :-( I need to get him back to the doctor I guess, can you but salycilic acid? Coconut oil it meant to be very good as well - I did rub some coconut body butter in it one evening and left it over night and that stopped the vague musty smell of it for a couple of weeks. I feel so sorry for him - he doesn't care really, but if the wind blows and it parts on one of the large brown scabby things I notice and worry he will be teased.:cry:

 

[lisa.sharrock]

Awww, my son is the same and has very fine hair AND he's trying to grow it so some of the bald patches are noticeable if the wind blows it. That's why I decided not to comb it out and cause more problems.

I've just booked him an appointment for Thursday afternoon as he's now got a few dry patches on his arm and weirdly enough on his eye lids.

Just hope it's just dermatitis and not something contageous, he's a typical boy unfortunately and seems allergic to soap and water... Grubby little bugger that he is!!!

Will ask Docs advice on buying salycylic acid and give you an update!!

 

[Tess Warwick]

The doc is a must, of course you can't diagnose something like that without seeing it.
But you can't do any harm with simple oils and gently massage - and it feels nice

 

[angel fingers]

s.d used to be a problem for one of my children too.
the doc prescribed polytar shampoo and it worked very well.
it is also available without prescription from phamacies and probably at boots.