Mustela Cradle Cap Cream

Mustela Cradle Cap Cream

R209
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Mustela Cradle Cap Cream
Mustela Cradle Cap Cream

Mustela

Mustela Cradle Cap Cream

R209

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Processing Time

If this item is in stock, it’s processed within 2 hours, often much quicker.

If this item needs to come in from our supplier, it usually takes 3-5 days for us to receive it. As soon as it arrives, we’ll pack your order and prep it for delivery.

Delivery Time

Once your order is packed, it’s immediately booked with one of our courier partners. From there, delivery usually takes a couple days:

Gauteng
1-2 days
Cape Town, Durban, Main Centres
2-3 days
Regional & Outlying
2-5 days

Need it sooner?

If your item is in stock, you’ll also have the option for Urgent Delivery for R149. This books your order on our courier partner’s priority shipping option, which is usually a same or next day service.

Other Ways To Get Your Order

We’re flexible, and want to make sure you get your order in a way that works for you.

  • Click & Collect
  • Locker Delivery with PUDO or Bob Box
  • Pargo and PostNet available on request.

More About Timelines

Timelines are estimates, based on our averages and couriers’ commitments. We always aim to get your order to you quicker than this — but they’re not a guarantee. Wherever your order is in the journey, we’ll keep you updated every step of the way.

Returns Made Easy

Unfortunately, we can’t accept returns on this product once it’s been opened. This is usually because:

  • It’s a hygiene or sanitary product
  • It’s single-use
  • It’s a final sale or clearance item

If there’s a defect or fault, though, it’s always covered as a warranty claim.

If the item is still unopened, you can return it within 30 days of receiving it. Just request a return from your account or through our chat, and we’ll handle the rest.

Returns are always free within 7 days. After that, if you’re returning it because you’ve changed your mind, you may need to cover the return cost. You can send it back yourself, or we can arrange a courier and give you an upfront quote — direct from the courier. If your return is for any other reason, it’s free.

Warranty

Warranty Period: 6 Months Limited Warranty

This product’s warranty is provided by the manufacturer/distributor. As an authorised retailer, any purchase from us qualifies for the full manufacturer’s warranty — no exceptions.

Warranty claims are handled directly by the manufacturer or distributor, so we’ll refer you to the right team to get your claim underway. That said, we don’t just hand you off and disappear — we stay involved and follow up from our side to help make sure your claim is resolved promptly.

For most claims, all you’ll need is proof of purchase.

Goes great with ...
  • Made for cradle cap: A leave-on cream designed to gently soften and lift the flakes and scales of cradle cap in newborns and babies.
  • Helps limit recurrence: Designed to help reduce the likelihood of cradle cap returning by helping to limit excess sebum production.
  • 95% natural origin: Composed of 95% ingredients of natural origin per the ISO 16128 standard.
  • Thoughtful ingredients: Avocado Polyphenols soften flakes, Sunflower Oil Distillate soothes the skin, and Galactoarabinan helps keep the scalp clean and moisturised.
  • Fragrance-free and non-greasy: A light formula that's gentle on delicate skin and won't stain clothing.
  • Targeted application: The pointed-tip applicator lets you treat just the affected patches with ease.
  • Suitable from birth: Tested under dermatological and paediatric control and proven safe for use from birth onwards.
  • Clean formulation: Made without parabens, phthalates or phenoxyethanol, and produced in France.

Cradle cap is one of those completely normal newborn things — the yellowish, greasy, flaky patches that can appear on a baby's scalp in the early weeks. The Mustela Cradle Cap Cream is a fragrance-free, leave-on cream designed to help manage it gently, softening and lifting the flakes and scales while keeping your baby's scalp moisturised and comfortable.

The light, non-greasy formula is made with 95% ingredients of natural origin (per the ISO 16128 standard) and applies through a pointed-tip applicator, so you can target just the affected areas rather than the whole scalp. It's applied at night and rinsed the next day, which makes it easy to work into an existing bath-and-bed routine. Suitable for use from birth onwards, it won't stain clothing, and is fragrance-free — a sensible fit for delicate newborn skin.

Key Ingredients

Avocado Polyphenols What it does: Helps soften cradle cap flakes so they lift more easily.
Why it works: Softening the scales is what allows them to be gently massaged and rinsed away rather than picked at.
Sunflower Oil Distillate What it does: Helps soothe the skin and reduce the look of redness and irritation.
Why it works: A gentle, skin-comforting lipid that keeps the scalp feeling calm during use.
Galactoarabinan What it does: Helps keep the scalp clean and moisturised.
Why it works: An extract from the Larch tree that supports a smooth, supple scalp between washes.

How it Works

  • Softens and lifts: The cream keeps the scalp moisturised so flakes and scales soften and become easier to remove.
  • Helps limit recurrence: It is designed to help reduce the likelihood of cradle cap returning by helping to limit excess sebum production.
  • Leave-on then rinse: Left on overnight, it has time to work before being washed out the following day.

How to Use

  1. Using the pointed-tip applicator, apply the cream onto the affected area of your baby's scalp.
  2. Massage it in gently and leave on overnight.
  3. Rinse out the following day with a foam shampoo for newborns. Use daily until the cradle cap clears.

Best For

The Mustela Cradle Cap Cream is a great option for parents who:

  • Are managing cradle cap on a newborn or baby and want a gentle, targeted approach
  • Prefer a fragrance-free, non-greasy leave-on cream that won't stain clothing
  • Like the precision of a pointed-tip applicator for treating specific patches
  • Want a formula that has been tested under dermatological and paediatric control and is suitable from birth

What makes it Mustela

Mustela develops its baby skin care with healthcare professionals and tests under paediatric and dermatological control. This cream was assessed in a clinical study conducted under dermatological and paediatric control on 60 babies, including babies under three months, over 21 days. It's formulated without parabens, phthalates or phenoxyethanol, made in France, and comes in eco-designed packaging using cardboard from sustainably managed forests printed with vegetable-oil inks.

Disclaimer

Cradle cap is common and usually harmless. If your baby's scalp is broken, weeping, badly inflamed, or if the condition persists or spreads, speak to your clinic, pharmacist or doctor for advice.

Pandylane Pro Tip: The routine is designed as a pair — apply the cream overnight, then rinse out the next day with Mustela Foam Shampoo for Newborns to lift the softened flakes.

Care & Maintenance

  1. Using the pointed tip applicator, apply the cradle cap cream onto the affected area.
  2. Massage it gently and leave on overnight.
  3. Rinse out the following day with foam shampoo for newborns.

Use daily until the cradle cap disappears.

Ingredients

Aqua/Water/Eau, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol Dicaprylate, Glycerin, Di-C12-13 Alkyl Malate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Galactoarabinan, Cetyl Alcohol, Sclerotium Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopherol, Propanediol, Xanthan Gum, Undecyl Dimethyl Oxazoline, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract

Features
95% ingredients of natural origin per ISO 16128 standard
Enriched with Avocado Polyphenols to soften scalp flakes
Sunflower Oil Distillate to soothe the skin
Galactoarabinan (an extract from the Larch tree) to keep scalp clean and moisturized
Fragrance-free leave-on cream
Light, non-greasy formula
Won't stain clothing
Easy-to-use pointed tip applicator for targeted application
Dermatologist and pediatrician tested
Made in France
Age Recommendation
From birth+
Fragrance
Fragrance-Free
Size
40ml
Skincare Need
Cradle Cap
Sensitive Skin
Suitable for Newborn
Yes
  • 1x Mustela Cradle Cap Cream 40ml

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