Baby suffering from excruciating cradle cap so bad his head was 'as hard as a rock' was unable to sleep - until his mum discovered an $18 'miracle cream'
- Two-month old baby had cradle cap so severe his head turned 'as hard as a rock'
- Hobart mother-of-two said the $18 Scalp Cream from MooGoo cleared it up
- The mum said it cleared the crusty layer by 90 per cent within one week
- Cradle cap is common in babies under a year, is harmless and non-contagious
A two-month-old baby had cradle cap so severe his head turned 'as hard as a rock' - until an $18 cream fixed it within one week.
Hobart mother-of-two Kirsten Eiszele said her baby Weston's dermatitis got increasingly worse as he got older.
She said using MooGoo's $17.95 eczema cream reduced the condition by 80 to 90 per cent within a week.
Baby Weston's cradle cap (pictured) was so severe his mum Kirsten Eiszele said his head was 'as hard as a rock'
The skin would be particularly bad on hot days, when the skin would get particularly dry (pictured)
MooGoo's Scalp Cream (pictured) is available for $18 at major pharmacies and online
'Initially it was just scales, but then got really white and crusty and the top of his head was as hard as a rock,' said Ms Eiszele about her son's cradle cap.
She told Daily Mail Australia using baby oil worked on her first child, but after a month of trying it on Weston his head was still dry.
'I felt terrible as I had been trying to moisturise it with baby oil but it made it worse. It seemed to dry it out more and made it really hard and crusty,' she said.
She said a friend recommended Moo Goo's Scalp Cream, which Weston's head absorbed 'like a sponge.'
'It instantly took the hard crustiness out in one application,' she said.
She claimed that the next day she lifted chunks of the cradle off his head.
'Within a few days, the cradle cap was lifting in chunks, and his hair was coming out with it, but the skin underneath was clean. Within a week, his head was ninety per cent clear,' Ms Eiszele said.
After applying MooGoo's Scalp Cream - which costs $18 - his mum said the cradle cap cleared up 90 per cent within one week
Weston's mum said she ripped chunks of cradle cap off her sons head after applying the 'miracle' cream
The mother said she was so happy that she messaged MooGoo privately to thank them, and said has not been paid for her endorsement.
Cradle cap is a common form of seborrhoeic dermatitis that many babies are affected by in their few months of life.
Signs of the condition - which is not dangerous or contagious - include scaley or flakey skin, yellow crusts, reddened skin or greasiness.
A build-up of oil causes cradle cap and, while it looks uncomfortable, does not usually upset the baby and should go away by 12 months of age.
The skin under the cradle cap can become infected, which would look like inflamed or weeping skin.
Ms Eiszele (pictured centre with Weston and daughter Leddie left and husband Fred right) said she was so happy with the Scalp Cream by MooGoo she messaged them privately
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