Infant hair care

mturnermturner
edited December 2011 in Babies Health
This may seem like a weird question but my cousin has a 7 month old baby girl whos hair is growing in patches. Well a good friend of my mom's told us that used motor oil can help with hair growth and get rid of bald spots. Shes been using the oil for about 2 weeks now. Its only helping slightly. Do you ladies know of anything else we can use?
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  • TishJ330TishJ330
    I wouldn't think that's a good idea. There's a former member who always gave medical advice. I think that she may have an opinion about using that on a baby's scalp. Her name is medstudent1986. I'll tag her for you. @medstudent1986
  • mturnermturner
    I know it sounds rather far fetched. But we actually did see a slight difference.
  • fierclySASHAfierclySASHA
    You can try icy hot.. I heard that helps :)
  • Bahamamama4828 Bahamamama4828
    I have never heard of that. Is it not burning baby's sensitive skin? There are cancerous chemicals in motor oil not to mention other issues it may cause. I hope it doesn't cause any issues :)
  • mturnermturner
    Really?! I'm gonna call her now! Thanks! But what exactly is in the Icy Hot that promotes the hair growth?
  • mturnermturner
    No it hasn't caused any issues. Te skin on her face is slightly more oily but other than that nothing. We've actually noticed a slight difference.
  • fierclySASHAfierclySASHA
    I'm not real sure.. a friend of mines great grandma swears by it.. ill ask her
  • mturnermturner
    Ok thanks. Do we need to mix it with anything like hair conditioner? We were mixing the oil with hair grease.
  • fierclySASHAfierclySASHA
    Nope no mixing. Just squirt it directly in the head and massage it in :)
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  • mturnermturner
    Ok I'll try it next time she comes or I'll call and tell her about it.
  • YNVTishYNVTish
    OMG... Seriously! LOL... You may notice a slight hair growth now but you'll see a bad case of cancer later by doing this ...

    Motor oil is labeled by the government to be a " extremely toxin " it carries magnesium, copper, and other harmful chemicals.

    Motor oil can create liver failure and a definite case of cancer.... Why do you think you're not allowed to dump it just anywhere.

    OMG... Tell your friend to please stop ASAP.

    Some babies go through a hormone change at 4 to 6 mons and will go bald.. be patient this will pass.

    Always ask your doctor...
  • mturnermturner
    So she should shave the head and put the icy hot on there???
  • mturnermturner
    But will she get Cancer from the icy hot?
  • TishJ330TishJ330
    Does anyone else have an opinion on the icy hot? Sounds kinda painful to me.
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  • fierclySASHAfierclySASHA
    I've never tried it personally but I don't know why her granny would lie? I would say just avoid the eyes
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  • mturnermturner
    Ok so what I'll do is go ahead and tell her to shave all the hair off, apply the Icy Hot for a couple of days and if that doesn't work we'll just let the hair grow back.
  • mturnermturner
    How dare you! That was a really SICK thing to say!
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  • YNVTishYNVTish
    Icy hot on a baby.. RMAO poor little babys! I've heard of No Pain No Gain but this is taking it to another level.

    Imagine how icy hot penetrates the muscular system.. and you put that on your babys hair.... Please don't, that's the closes place to the brain.
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  • fierclySASHAfierclySASHA
    Ummm... I said I've never done it, just heard of it being done...
  • YNVTishYNVTish
    edited December 2011
    Icy hot has menthol and methyl salicylate in it .... Whatever happen to the idea that babies are delicate and sensitive.

    Yall trying to kill them! LOL

    ASK YOUR DOCTORS!

  • TishJ330TishJ330
    @armahnismommy that was way harsh. I'm sorry @mturner.
  • TxMommy93011TxMommy93011
    I'm saying your a sick person TRYING to yet again make up some false ass story to get everybody rowdy. You have a sick mind I sure hope your not a parent smdh
  • TishJ330TishJ330
    I think motor oil and icy hot are terrible ideas but saying stuff like buy that baby a casket is just cruel. I don't use anything on Victoria's hair other than baby wash.
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  • fierclySASHAfierclySASHA
    ??? Now I'm confused as hell.. lol.. sooo.. this is fake? I'm new to this site and damn.. I'm rethinking my decision to stay :/
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