| Cradle cap is a neonatal disease mostly found among | | | | to leave cradle cap in its own condition. Parents |
| the newborn babies. The symptom is yellowish, | | | | should take care that it is not spreading to the other |
| patchy, greasy, scaly and crusty skin rashes. Usually | | | | parts of the body and also that the affected area is |
| the rashes occur on the scalp of newborn babies. | | | | not getting too rough and ugly. After all, no parent |
| They are generally prominent around the ear, the | | | | will like ugly spot on the body of their lovely kids. As |
| eyebrows or the eyelids. It begins to occur sometime | | | | the disease is harmless and not caused by any |
| in the first three months after the birth of the baby. | | | | infection, it does not require any mainstream medical |
| It may appear in the other areas of the body as well. | | | | treatment. |
| Otherwise known as seborrhoeic dermatitis, this | | | | It has been seen that cradle cap is curable with the |
| neonatal disease is harmless and need not to be | | | | usage of mild shampoos. Though it is not always |
| worried about. Generally the skin condition vanishes | | | | indicated precisely what is exactly meant by mild |
| within a few months. In severe conditions, it may | | | | shampoos, child product from a reputed brand will |
| take two years for cradle cap to vanish. It is also not | | | | suffice. Other way of treating cradle cap is the use |
| a contagious disease. So, there is no chance that it | | | | of home made pastes. Some natural herbs are |
| will become infectious. Yet, it may spread to the | | | | effective in treating the skin condition. So, using |
| other parts of the body. In some cases, it may also | | | | paste made out of natural herbs can be of valuable |
| get very ugly to look at. | | | | help. |
| So, if not to be worried about, it is also not advisable | | | | |