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Key points

• Cradle cap is best cleaned after the bath.
• It can appear on the baby’s fontanelle, forehead, both eyebrows and the outer ear.
• Moisten a cotton ball with olive oil and circle it gently, clockwise, over the cradle cap for about half a minute; it loosens gradually.
• For a larger patch, moisten the cotton ball with about a coin’s worth of olive oil and leave it over the area for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Once the cradle cap lifts, comb it backwards with a soft brush. Some hair coming away as you comb and wash is normal. It can be done once a day.