My baby 3 month old, has "eella" in yoruba on the head "ISD"

[Guest]

Good afternoon doctor, my baby 3 month old, has "eella" in yoruba on the head "ISD". When I comb the hair after bath some dry particle drop out the hair, I feel it might be the hot weather that cause it and that why i want to stop apply the baby.

please what can apply on it?

[Judith]

Cradle Cap

Looks like: Waxy pink or orange scales on the scalp. They can be mild or can grow so thick it looks like your baby's wearing a cap. Cradle cap generally shows up in the first month or two but can pop up anytime within your baby's first two years.

What's going on: This is a form of seborrheic dermatitis, which is also responsible for dandruff in adolescents and adults. "The most common cause is a yeast that grows on everybody's skin but prefers to live in greasy areas like the scalp," says Dr. Siegfried. Babies are prone to cradle cap because Mom's hormones that are still circulating through their body send oil-producing glands into overdrive.

How to help: For mild cases, just use a gentle shampoo to wash your baby's hair. You can also try massaging mineral or olive oil into the scalp and then washing it out. It's okay to next use a soft-bristled brush or your fingertips to brush out flakes, but be gentle. "The more trauma you inflict to skin, the more likely the scales are to reappear," cautions Dr. Siegfried.

For a severe case of cradle cap, your pediatrician may recommend that you use a medicated anti-dandruff shampoo.

Cradle cap may look kind of funny, but it's not dangerous. "Transient things like little red spots, bumps, and scaly areas probably happen on other organs too -- who knows? But we don't have fancy names for them because we can't see them," says Dr. Siegfried. "If your child is growing and seems comfortable and happy, you don't have to worry so much."

That should be cradle cap not eella.

[Judith]

You can also try Nizoral hair shampoo. Kindly use only hypoallergenic oil eg olive oil on the scalp and one drop is enough.