Head Lice: Aveeno
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Itchy Head
Asked by C.B. from St. Louis
on May 2, 2008
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Hello ladies! I have a 19 month old boy and he is the best kid ever! I have been very lucky and very blessed. This past week I have noticed him scratching his head....
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- i'd try a q-tip with olive oil, just dab a bit on. if that doesn't work, then i'd say take him to the dr. maybe worth a try. good luck.
- Tear free ingredients can often times be a culprit in itchy scalps and excema. They are really drying and the pH is all wrong for our bodies. Chemical fragrance and ...
- I sounds like cradle cap. My Dr gave us a steroid cream and it went away over night! Everything that we tried before didn't work and it was spreading.
Head Itches from Allergies
Asked by J.G. from Austin
on January 31, 2009
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Hi moms!
This is almost embarrassing to talk about but my head itches so bad I want to scrub it with a Brillo Pad. I know the first thing most moms will go with is...
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- My daughter has terrible itchy skin from allergies. Her pedi recommended using dandruff shampoo and it really helps. Get the stuff with the most medicine in it (Like S...
- It may sound less hygenic than you would normally wish for yourself, but my understanding is the more you wash your hair the dryer it becomes. The natural oils in you...
- I had some results when I used Listerine and dabbed it on my head with a cotton puff. The coolness was great, and the itching stopped until next soaking. Hope that h...
Toddler with Itchy Head!
Asked by J.W. from Duluth
on April 12, 2009
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My son has been iteching the back of his head for a while now and I'm not sure how to get him to stop. I'm in the process of ruling out laundry soap changes (he does s...
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- Not to be offensive, but how long has this been going on? Have you ruled out lice? My sister works for hair fairies (they remove lice) and itching of the head is the...
- I know this isn't what you want to hear, but it sounds like it could be head lice. Please have him checked by a nurse. If not, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Good...
- My daughter has the same thing. They have said that it is part of her allergies. We added a new allergy med and it has helped.
How to cure itchy head after cradle cap on infant?
Asked by N.E. from Dallas
on June 5, 2009
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I hope someone can help/or have experience with this. My 9 month old son had cradle cap as a baby that went away somewhat on his own (with help from me picking of cour...
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- From my pediatrician, Use nutragina tgel or tsal or selsunblue. Put it on and let it sit for a a few minutes and then rise but be careful not to get it in their eyes...
- try boudreaux's butt paste found at wal-mart. it is in a yellow/white/red squeeze tube found in the diaper rash area. also, might try gently washing his hair in palo...
- buy a small tube of lotrimin Af for feet and a same size tube of name brand antibiotic. Mix the 2 in a container with a lid. A cleaned out baby food jar will work. E...
Itchy Scalp
Asked by D.F. from Portland
on May 23, 2010
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My 5 yr old daughter has been scratching her head for the past couple of weeks. I have checked for the usual, lice, dandruff, rash etc. I dont see evidence of anythin...
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- Sometimes shampoo will irritate the scalp because it's too alkaline. Try using a vinegar rinse after her shampoo to neutralize the pH. I use an old peri bottle to mix ...
- I itch when I use shampoo. So I started using Burt's Bees Moisturizing Shampoo. I also use Olive Oil soap for my hair and body, or Castille soap. She probably is ge...
- I don't know about the itch, but the woman who cuts my son's hair (he is 4) said it is definitely time to us big kid shampoo - so we switched...now problem...just try ...
Dry Scalp
Asked by J.O. from Minneapolis
on March 14, 2007
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My daughter will be 8 next Wednesday and she came home from a visit with her father last weekend with a big patch of flakes on the top of her head. It is not lice and...
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- My daughter had this at the very same age. Hers was psoriasis - check the spelling and look it up on webMD.com . She also would get a dry patch on her elbows or le...
- My son gets the same thing every now and then. I talked with our family doctor about it, and you can rub a little bit of Diaper rash cream into the scalp to help. Als...
- J. - I could be dandruff. My son started getting flakes in the top of his hair earlier in the school year. He is 13. I just figured he wasn't rinsing his shampoo ou...
What You Use to Keep Your Daughter's Hair Smooth and Tangle Free?
Asked by Y.C. from New York
on April 4, 2011
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I use to just shampoo my 3 year old daughter'a hair and be enough, now she gets so many tangles, specially in the back. Right now I am using the Aveeno shampoo.
I wo...
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- We use a two in one (shampoo and conditioner) and also use the Suave kids' detangler daily. I thin it down with water though. To make it not so heavy and greasy. Usual...
- My daughter uses the Suave brand detangler spray for kids. Conditioner will sometimes end up just weighing down her hair. The spray smells wonderful and works great!...
- Have you tried a spray detangler? I don't think I could comb my daughter's hair without one.
Itchy Scalp
Asked by A.C. from Muncie
on April 19, 2010
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My two year old daughter has a very itchy scalp (she itches to the point of open sores/scabs.) We have changed to a very mild shampoo that is free of dyes and perfume...
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- More oils in her diet? Olive oil and avocados?
- I would try to apply olive oil to her scalp using a q-tip. Leave it on overnight or as long as you can before washing. I believe using tear free shampoo makes it worse...
- Someone may have already mentioned this, but tea tree shampoos are great for dry scalp. The best one I found is from Neutrogena.
With Itching
Asked by S.R. from Houston
on May 13, 2009
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I am desperate need! Last week my 2 1/2 year old daughter had bites on her it looked like flea bites, then it got worse she came down with a fever on Friday so on Sat...
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- I picked up two stray dogs years ago and come to find out they had fleas (no good deed goes unpunished). I tried everything to get rid of them, including fogging and ...
- I have had eczema my whole life and have tried every anti-itch cream out there. If you go to Walgreens/walmart/Target theres an aisle with all little different anit-it...
- I had this problem with my whole family just recently. Look in all the rooms in your house and look up in between where the ceilings and the walls meet. If you see lit...
5 Year Old with Itchy Skin-
Asked by V.S. from Flagstaff
on October 21, 2010
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My 5 year old son complains he needs to scratch all the time. It seems to be mostly his scalp and face though he does scratch his arms some. There doesn't seem to be a...
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- What type of laundry detergent are you using? Fabric softner? A lot of chemicals in the 'popular' and the 'cheap' ones out there. This could be causing some irritat...
- It seems like he has eczema, my son i sthe same way, and he also has had cradle cap before, so I would use a type of dandruf shampoo for kids, and use like aveeno loti...
- Try a different soap/shampoo. Try a different laundry detergent. Consider food sensitivities.
