Wash. Please rinse your baby's head thoroughly as poor rinsing techniques can aggravate the problem. Brush your baby's head with a soft brush to rub away the scales. If your baby's cradle cap does not clear up within a few days, please see your pediatrician. A - Eczema is a common word used for any form of dermatitis or inflammation of the skin. However, the term eczema is most commonly used to describe atopic dermatitis.
Atopic dermatitis is a skin disorder characterized by itchy, inflamed skin.
A - Atopic dermatitis is the result of excess reactive inflammatory cells in the skin. Scientists do not know what causes some people to have an overabundance of reactive inflammatory cells. When something triggers a reaction, these cells do not turn off, as they should. Common treatment of atopic dermatitis is to prevent the trigger factors that turn on reactive inflammatory cells. People with atopic dermatitis have a hard time keeping their skin moist, thus it becomes dry, scaly, rough, and tight.