I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter who is part white/black.  She has the worst hair!!!!!  Its very short, it just seems like it won't grow.  I have tried everything that I can think of and can afford!!! The two latest things are Matrix Curl.Life Shampoo and Conditioner and Contouring Milk Cream... That seems to work for about 2 hours and then its right back to a mini fro.  I have also tried Redken Fresh Curls, nope doesnt do anything... I have tried Frizz-Ease and that seems to make it worse...I am just at a loss of what else to do for her hair... Any help would great... Thanks!!!

Jessica

I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter who is part white/black.  She has the worst hair!!!!!  Its very short, it just seems like it won't grow.  I have tried everything that I can think of and can afford!!! The two latest things are Matrix Curl.Life Shampoo and Conditioner and Contouring Milk Cream... That seems to work for about 2 hours and then its right back to a mini fro.  I have also tried Redken Fresh Curls, nope doesnt do anything... I have tried Frizz-Ease and that seems to make it worse...I am just at a loss of what else to do for her hair... Any help would great... Thanks!!!

Jessica

My daughter is 14 months and is also half black, she has a FULL afro!  It's very curly (not kinky) and long but the longer it gets the tighter the curls and the more it knots up. I use Pink Oil Lotion and a Olive Oil or Carrot Oil.  They also have an Afropride Growcomplex that works pretty good.  Or you can always braid it!, or likt Diane said...ponytails.  I think they key to it is keeping it hydrated so it doesn't break off, which is a common problem for this kind of hair.

Good luck

My daughter has crazy hair too! She is 14 now and it only got worse. You should just use conditioners that are light, and reapply them every few hours. My daughter had uncomable hair untill I started using Naturalaxer. She has still has curly hair, but it is a lot flatter, and tangle free now. I can style it with a hot comb to make pretty waves. I do not recommend the Naturalaxer for a baby or small child, because it does burn like regular relaxers. It does not burn your hair, it makes your skin burn.  

My daughter has hair that is similar to island Hispanic people. Imagine a curly haired girl riding with her wet head hanging out of a 100 mile an hour moving vehicle for a cross country road trip, and you have my daughter's hair every day. She has porous hair like white people, and very dense hair like Africans, she has hair so curly that it shrinks to a bead, right beside hair that grows straight. I have never found a traditional relaxer that makes her hair pretty, but I have found some products that are helpful.

Describe the type of hair your daughter has and I may be able to suggest a few products that work for me. One must have for my daughter is PhytoBaume conditioner, available at upscale department stores and online at hairboutique.com. This is a very good conditioner, it is unlike anything available at Wal Mart type stores, or salons. The Phyto shampoos are also very good. The products are expensive, but the lasting conditioning they provide is worth the money. Do not waste your money on the Phyto Defrissant, it makes hair soft, but it leaves a terrible residue in the hair that looks gummy and clumpy. I use Proclaim glosser available at Sally's, and Lustre's Pink glosser available at Family Dollar. They work well, but they do evaoporate after a few hours, just reapply. The glossers are sprays, and they do not have alcohol or anything sticky, just oils, but they do not make the hair get curlier like some grease products.  

Check out the ingredients in the leave in conditioners, never buy anything with alcohol, it will make dry hair worse.

Hello all. I am a fellow curly and have fought with my hair all my life. Mostly straightening and that sort of thing but I have evolved and wear it natural now.

I want to tell you all that I think I have found hair-utopia, I have been told many times that there is no perfect shampoo,blah blah blah. Well.... I just started using Aubrey Organics Jay shampoo and conditioner,mainly because of itchy scalp problems and my ends always look frizzy(something like carrot top!)

Anyway, with repeated use, it just keeps getting better and better. My scalp has never felt so calm and nourished. NOt alot of suds but just enough,especially if i wash a second time  but really not necessary.The stuff that makes all that suds is also what dries out the hair and scalp.Anyway, I tried the conditioner before washing and "only after washing" both ways were wonderful, I also bought the Aubrey Organics moisturizing jelly(says Mandarin Magic)on the bottle. This stuff is awesome for frizzy ends, a little goes a long way, it says to use it while you have damp hair but i prefer it after my hair is completely dry-i have such fine hair,it just feels better this way)it makes me ends calm and you can see the shine and waves in my hair without all the frizz,its great!!!

And better yet,its all organic,no parabens,no sulfates,no chemical,no animal testing and its cheaper than some of the products that i have used but worth every penny. Check out their website! I want to try their facial products and cosmetics next!! I tried some other so called natural products last year and i was soured on the whole "no sulfate" thing until i was desperate to relieve my dry scalp, this stuff is great. And not heavy at all.

Smells a little medicinal-not like Aveda though,and once hair is dry, it just smells fresh and clean,not sickenly sweet or like a med cabinet or anything,like i felt with the Aveda-did not like that at all.They have detanglers , i might try the Camelia one,I didnt like the smell of the primrose one,but my hair hasent needed a detangler since using this product with the jelly. Even with the wind and weather.GREat Great Great stuff.

Curliegirl - Do you have kids?

Easy for you to say to tell a 2 yr old not to touch their hair........(she's 2!!) and there is a difference between curly and frizzy. I don't think that NOT brushing is the problem, you just have to make sure that the hair is wet when you comb it out. To never brush would never work (for my daughter at least).  I have to comb her hair twice a day, morning and night. otherwise she grows her own little dreads. You have to remember we are talking about a toddler here.  My daughter's hair is curly, kinky and frizzy all at once and the key for me has been combing it out with a baby detangler, and as far as the no product advice... I did try that but her hair is so dry that that only causes brakeage. You have to moisturize it to control the dryness and the frizz.