A crust on the head of a baby - how to clean?

Most newborn babies at the age of several days or months appear crusts, which are called dairy or seborrhoeic. This problem does not pose any danger to the health and livelihoods of the crumbs, and does not even cause him any discomfort, but does not look very nice and often causes concern for young parents.

In this article we will tell you why there is a crust on the head of the baby and how it can be removed without causing the baby pain and discomfort.

The causes of the appearance of crusts

Milk crusts appear in many children due to the age-related features of the sebaceous and sweat glands. On the head of a baby, born just recently, an excessive amount of sebum is released, which, being deposited, forms rather large growths. In addition, there are factors that can provoke the development of seborrheic crusts and aggravate the situation, namely:

• regular overheating of the baby's body, resulting in increased sweating;
• use of unsuitable shampoo;
• too frequent washing of the head, leading to an even greater stimulation of the sebaceous glands;
• lowered immunity, mainly in infants who are on an artificial type of feeding;
• propensity to allergic reactions.

How to remove milk crust from the baby's head?

Before thinking about how to remove crusts on the head of a baby, it is necessary to exclude the negative influence of all factors that can provoke the problem. To begin with, you should refrain from excessive wrapping of the baby and wearing a headdress in the room.

The head of crumbs should be washed no more often 2-3 times a week with the obligatory use of cosmetic products designed specifically for babies who are in such a "tender" age. In some cases, such measures are enough to make ugly growths disappear on their own.

If this does not happen, you can remove the milk crusts on the child's head, following the following scheme:

1. Approximately 20-30 minutes before the upcoming bathing, lubricate the baby's head abundantly with vegetable or any cosmetic oil. Then put a cap or cap of natural cotton on the child and wait a bit.
2. After the necessary amount of time, remove the headdress and lightly massage the scalp with finger pads or comb with natural bristles.
3. After that, wash the baby's head with a shampoo. During washing, press your fingers intensively in places where there are crusts.
4. After a quarter of an hour, when the hairs dry up a bit, start to get rid of the growths that fell from the surface of the skin. To comb out the crust from the head in babies is better with the help of tools such as an obtuse scallop with sparse teeth and a soft bristle. The necessary adaptations can be bought in any department of goods for childcare, where they are most often sold in the kit.

Remove the crust from the head of the baby can not only oil, but also by means such as Vaseline or salicylic ointment. In addition, in the line of products for the care of newborns brands Mustela and Bubchen there are special shampoos with a softening effect that help get rid of growths in the shortest possible time. Similar products can be used to wash the head of a crumb without prior preparation, but do not do this more than 2 times a week. After the application of such shampoos, the crust that has come off the surface must also be combed out.