| If you're baby is African American, one thing that | | | | because it is lightweight enough to keep it bouncy, |
| needs to be understood is that your baby needs | | | | and it moisturizes it just enough as well. With babies |
| moisture in her hair. Unlike Caucasian hair or Hispanic | | | | and toddlers, however, I don't recommend using |
| hair, African American hair tends to be very dry and | | | | these products just for the simple reason that you |
| will break off unless properly moisturized and taken | | | | don't know what all is used in these products. Babies, |
| care of. | | | | especially newborns, have very sensitive skin and so |
| Washing Your Baby's Hair | | | | you'll want to know exactly what is going into their |
| With your baby, the main goal to keeping your | | | | hair in case there is an allergic reaction to it and what |
| baby's hair healthy is moisture. With that being said, | | | | not. So what can you use? |
| you should only wash their hair once or twice a week | | | | Baby Oil Gel |
| when they are young, because this should be all the | | | | I completely recommend using baby oil, or mineral oil |
| baths they have unless they are crawling. When you | | | | in your baby's hair until they are at least 2 years old |
| bathe them, you should use a shampoo and body | | | | because it's a great moisturizer and is natural, aside |
| wash that is relatively lightly fragranced and gentle on | | | | from some light fragrance. Using just the oil itself can |
| the skin. I recommend Aveeno products because | | | | be messy, but if you buy the baby oil gel, you can |
| they work great, especially for baby eczema. Once | | | | get the same results without all the mess. I use it on |
| you start bathing your baby daily, still keep washing | | | | my daughter every day to keep you hair moisturized. |
| their hair to a minimum, unless it absolutely needs it. | | | | This is also effective if your baby has cradle cap. |
| If your baby is biracial, you should adjust the number | | | | What you'll want to do is take about a dime to nickel |
| of times because biracial hair sometimes gets greasy | | | | sized amount and rub into your hands before |
| if not washed daily. | | | | distributing throughout your baby's hair. Any more |
| After that, you'll want to put in some sort of | | | | than this and it will make their head greasy. |
| moisturizer to keep the moisture in. With adults, | | | | This is basically all you need for your baby's hair to |
| many tend to use different types of grease and/or | | | | be healthy and grow. Keep styling to a minimum |
| lotions to help keep their hair from getting dry and | | | | other than the use of rubberbands and things until |
| damaged. I, myself, use Pink Lotion in my hair | | | | your baby gets older and the soft spot is gone. |
