Vow of silence?

My poor child has faced a battle with cradle cap since he was 4 weeks old.  Cradle cap is a type of skin dermatitis that is like dandruff that is caused by all the hormones from pregnancy.  The scalp becomes this plate of hard crusty yellow scales that are super tempting to pick.  This particular dermatitis can also effect other parts of the body, giving  my son fishy scales behind and in his ears and between his eyebrows.  We can just say that I have not enjoyed this part of his growing up thus far.  The poor thing has spent 3/4 of his life looking and smelling like an old Italian man from all the olive oil I put on his head in hopes of breaking up the scales and taking them off. To no avail.
My son was also born with a wonderful head of hair that has earned him many the complement and smile. Not anymore.  I suppose in order for the damn scales to come off, as did his hair.  Can't win it all I guess. But now he looks like a monk about to head into the monastery. Or maybe its a glimpse into his future as both his grandfathers are a little light on the top too. 
The weather may be warming up but this kid will continue to wear hats.