Infants hair help ...?

I posted this is the health and beauty section but I thought I would try the infant section , maybe someone is or has gone thru this before.

Okay my 20mth old daughter has VERY thick curly hair , but the problem is her hair is dry. I tried using the johnson %26amp; johnson line for her hair and that makes it even worse. I do not want to mess her hair up by using adult products on it , and I even tried this new line especially for babies called Baby Love , it works at the time but by the end of the day her hair is dry again. Someone please help me , lol . I need a remedy to control her curly dry hair .

Infants hair help ...?

Adult shampoo and conditioner is just fine to use. The baby ones and kids ones are just made to help prevent stinging if it gets in the eyes. If you use these just make sure to cover her eyes so you don't get it in them when rinsing.

Infants hair help ...?

i ended up using my (adult) coditioner...very carfully...i used dove brand...her hair is fine now..i still use adult conditioner..it makes such a big difference...more managable for the curls....

Infants hair help ...?

I don't see a problem with using adult products as long as you are extra careful not to get it in her eyes.

Infants hair help ...?

my girls have very fine hair, so I use my conditioner on it, because it tangles so easily. Infusium makes leave in conditioners that are good for thick, curly hair.

Infants hair help ...?

Baby oil, that's what my Aunt used on my cousin's hair. It looks great for a day but then looks really greasy afterwards and can be difficult to wash out.

You may have to break down and get some adult products, just look for all natural ones. There are some excellent frizz controllers and conditioners out there for curly hair. Remember that baby hair and adult hair are actually the same, it's all dead keratin, it's the scalp you need to be careful with so if you are worried, just get some of the brush in stuff so you don't get it on her scalp.

(is thankful my boy got my straight hair)

Infants hair help ...?

I use a product called Africa's Best on my kids...it's an oil for body, hair, and scalp...it keeps their hair nice and not dry or frizzy...my children also have very dry skin and I put this on after their bath instead of lotion...it has helped their hair and skin 1000%

Infants hair help ...?

My daughter had dry curly hair that would get so tangled and unmanagable. I used an adult product on her hair and it never once messed her hair up. She's now a 4 year old with very pretty and managable silky hair. Only harsh products that strip, dye and overheat the hair will mess it up. Products that simply condition it isn't going to hurt her.

Edit: the brand mommy2d gave is very good. That is the brand I use for my daughter

Infants hair help ...?

She needs a product with conditioner in it. There are some children's products (I think Loreal make one). Once a week use an adult conditioner in her hair... leave it on for a few minutes before you rinse it out.

Infants hair help ...?

My neice has dry curly hair (tight curls) and my sister uses something from her beautician (quite costly) but lately she has been using this Garnier Fructis stuff--not exactly sure which kind in that brand but here is the website.

http://www.garnier.com/fructis/

Good luck!

Infants hair help ...?

Get some baby conditioner! Johnson %26amp; Johnson makes some that's also detangler - I remember using it on my crazy curly hair when I was little.

Definitely do not use adult products on her because they contain sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate which is bad for babies (wish I could remember how - causes problems though!)

Also, you could try smearing some avocado on her hair. I did that to myself and it worked great. Yahoo search for "natural beauty remedies" and you'll find all kinds of neat stuff that's perfectly safe for her that you can get in the produce aisle.

Infants hair help ...?

Try adding a little tea tree oil to her shampoo. I use it on my son for dry scalp, so I'd imagine it would work for hair as well.

You could also try this shampoo for kids:

http://herbalprovider.stores.yahoo.net/j...

Infants hair help ...?

Check the Burt's Bees hair product line. They have a baby and adult hair products. Their line is mostly natural so you shouldn't have any reactions to it.

Infants hair help ...?

use tea tree oil, it is natural and works wonders

it is used for alot of things, but adds great moisture

Infants hair help ...?

How often, and when, do you wash her hair? I don't know much about african american hair, but try washing it in the nighttime, before bed. Also you can try to only wash the hair everyother day, assuming you are doing it daily. Most people's hair doesn't need to be washed everyday, as long as it's not dirty or smelly.

Infants hair help ...?

For my daughter's hair, I use California Baby shampoo, and a very small amount of Nature's Gate Aloe Vera conditioner on the ends. Both are very gentle products and can be found in natural grocery stores, or online.

Infants hair help ...?

Ok so I don't know if you said anywhere if your daughter was african american or not but I'm going to give my advice as if she is. Since I'm mixed and my kids' father is black I go through this a lot. With my son who is 3 I do use adult conditioner just to detangle it, I comb his hair while the conditioner is in and it's wet before washing it out, however, I didnt do it when he was that young so I don't know if I would recommend trying that until later. What does work great is just a tiny little bit of that baby oil gel stuff used as leave in conditioner. It keeps his curls tight and moisturized so that even though he has big hair it looks neat rather than like a big mop, lol. When you try it keep in mind just a tiny bit though because otherwise it just gets greasy. Other thing to try would be a tiny bit of pink hair lotion. I've used that when I couldnt find the gel on my son since he was probably a year old or so. Works great as well and it hasn't caused any problems with him. Good luck and hope this helped. I have a daughter too but shes so little still that her hair is still straight. I fear the days that I have to deal with her hair since my son is a struggle but if we ever get really fed up we can just shave it.