A little rounder but a little more stinky - helmet help needed :)

[Guest guest]

My son's head (and band) stinks no matter how much I clean the band

(DOC band) or him. I have tried toothbrushes, rough washclothes,

lots of alcohol, etc and it still smells. Granted we are in a heat

wave in CA and he gets a bit sweaty but I can't stand it. Any

suggestions????

Dawn and and my smelly lil' son,

[Guest guest]

91% alcohol??

That is all that we have used (with white paper towels only) and it's

not that stinky. GL!!!

Sue

> My son's head (and band) stinks no matter how much I clean the band

> (DOC band) or him. I have tried toothbrushes, rough washclothes,

> lots of alcohol, etc and it still smells. Granted we are in a heat

> wave in CA and he gets a bit sweaty but I can't stand it. Any

> suggestions????

>

> Dawn and and my smelly lil' son,

[Guest guest]

Gawd, been there. He smelled exactly like the dumpster behind my

grocery store. I got the Aveeno baby shampoo with " oatmeal extract "

and it worked like a charm. Let it sit on his head for a few minutes

before rinsing it off. Also make sure the helmet is all the way dry

before putting it back on. Sunlight works best--kills weird odor-

causing aliens in the foam or something.

If you find out what oatmeal extract is, let me know, okay? I

squeezed some here and all I got out was water. If the shampoo didn't

work so well, I'd suspect a scam. But it works!

, 21 mos, DOC Grad 9/7

> My son's head (and band) stinks no matter how much I clean the band

> (DOC band) or him. I have tried toothbrushes, rough washclothes,

> lots of alcohol, etc and it still smells. Granted we are in a heat

> wave in CA and he gets a bit sweaty but I can't stand it. Any

> suggestions????

>

> Dawn and and my smelly lil' son,

[Guest guest]

My orthotist who also had her daughter banded, swore by Loreal

watermelon shampoo for kids. I thought she was nuts till I tried

it. Every night my twins would be shampooed with the stuff while my

husband would wash the helmets with it... It took a little longer

for the helmets to dry, but it worked for us.

[Guest guest]

Did you have a DOC band? I was told to use nothing except 91%

alcohol on it and to never get it wet.

just curious...thanks,

Dawn

--- In Plagiocephaly , " jordanamom " <jordanamom@y...>

wrote:

>

> My orthotist who also had her daughter banded, swore by Loreal

> watermelon shampoo for kids. I thought she was nuts till I tried

> it. Every night my twins would be shampooed with the stuff while

my

> husband would wash the helmets with it... It took a little longer

> for the helmets to dry, but it worked for us.