How to Treat Cradle Cap With Vitamin B6 and Vegetable Oil

Cradle cap is a yellowish, greasy, patchy, scaly and crusty skin rash that can occur on the scalps of babies. Not an infection, it usually occurs within the first three months. Causes include overactive sebaceous glands from the mother's hormones that still exist in the baby's circulation, or low levels of Vitamin B6. Nursing mothers should consume Vitamin B6 for prevention of cradle cap and general baby health and can also use it in conjunction with vegetable oil as a topical treatment.
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Things You'll Need

• Mortar and pestle
• Vitamin B6 tablets
• Measuring cup
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

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Instructions

• 1

  Mortar and pestle

  Crush two or three Vitamin B6 tablets with a mortar and pestle until very fine.

• 2

  Measure 1/4 cup vegetable oil and pour into a clean bowl. Add crushed B6 tablets and mix well.

• 3

  Apply mixture to baby's scalp three times daily. In the morning, brush mixture into the scalp with a baby hairbrush and rinse out during baby's morning bath. Brush mixture into scalp in the afternoon and wipe off with a soft cloth instead of rinsing. Apply final application before baby's bedtime and leave on overnight. The cradle cap should clear up in two days.