cradle cap
noun
: a seborrheic condition in infants that usually affects the scalp and is characterized by greasy gray or dark brown adherent scaly crusts
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This natural product can help people with ringworm and may help reduce cradle cap.
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
This squishy brush from Frida Baby softly combs through newborn hair to clean it of cradle cap or dead skin, and helps get rid of wayward skin flakes too.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 June 2024
Kids with dandruff or cradle cap often benefit from a shampoo with a low concentration of zinc pyrithione.
—Sarah Bradley, Parents, 20 May 2024
Thinking of a customer whose son had cradle cap at age 16, Nguyen began researching to help Zander as well.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
Infants may develop yellowish scabs on the scalp, called cradle cap.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
In babies, seborrheic dermatitis is called cradle cap.
—Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 2 Nov. 2020
Most cases of cradle cap will resolve within the first year of life.
—New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
Many babies have dry, flaking, peeling, or scaly skin — hello, cradle cap! — and these issues especially flare up in the dry winter.
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 Nov. 2019
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
This squishy brush from Frida Baby softly combs through newborn hair to clean it of cradle cap or dead skin, and helps get rid of wayward skin flakes too.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 June 2024
Kids with dandruff or cradle cap often benefit from a shampoo with a low concentration of zinc pyrithione.
—Sarah Bradley, Parents, 20 May 2024
Thinking of a customer whose son had cradle cap at age 16, Nguyen began researching to help Zander as well.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
Infants may develop yellowish scabs on the scalp, called cradle cap.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
In babies, seborrheic dermatitis is called cradle cap.
—Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 2 Nov. 2020
Most cases of cradle cap will resolve within the first year of life.
—New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
Many babies have dry, flaking, peeling, or scaly skin — hello, cradle cap! — and these issues especially flare up in the dry winter.
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 Nov. 2019
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