Is 2 1/2 too old for cradle cap

[Thomasthetank456]

Just that really noticed some dark scaly looking patch on DS head. Doesn't seem to feel scaly. Or is it a dandruff?

[GloGirl]

My husband had it at 13! (He wasn't my husband at 13 in case you were wondering...)

[nannyj]

Not too old at all. I've nannied for plenty of children that age and would say it's pretty common for it to appear at that age.

[OiWithThePoodlesAlready]

Not at all. My dd1 had it quite badly until she was about 4! She has ridiculously thick hair which seemed to make it impossible to shift. She is 6 now and the other day I found a small patch at the front of her head.

[nennyrainbow]

My daughter is nearly 2 1/2 and she has it too! Seems to be build up when I haven't washed her hair for a while ( she hates hair washing and screams all the way through so I tend to leave it as long as possible between washes).

[OiWithThePoodlesAlready]

The best thing I found for getting rid of it was plenty of olive oil rubbed all over her scalp then going over it with a nit comb a couple of hours later. It's very satisfying!

[annandale]

Never too late for cradle cap. Ds appears to have moved seamlessly from cradle cap to dandruff.

[TheUnsullied]

DD is about the same age and still has it.

[rjet1245]

My daughter has had it since being a baby, on and off. She's 13 now.

[Hastalapasta]

My 6 year old has it. Do not worry. My GP once said no adult had ever been to see him for cradle cap

[WLmum]

Dd1 had tons of it as a baby and still has the odd patch now - she's 9. You can't see it but sometimes I feel it whine I'm brushing or fiddling with her hair

[flutterby77]

My son has it at nearly two, it's gradually flaking away now and seems to be disappearing.