African Baby haircare

Thanks Patty,

I've considered shaving that head so many times, because she doesnt want anyone anywhere near it, so everyday is a struggle

Imska I love your LG's hair

Hi claire,

At this point I guess washing everyday would help, however, as she gets older, it just gets easier to wash it less often. Malia was born with curly hair, lots of it but now it has gone really coarse and it takes longer to wash her hair then to bath her. However your little one being mixed race, I have seen lots of mixed race kids with their curly hair, so cute and others with straight her so you will just have to see how it goes

Also with the hair oil I agree with Elamsmo, she does not really need it much at that age, I only used olive oil at the beginning because of her cradle cap and I stayed away from any baby oil because of eczema.

Get a wide toothed comb, I have never used





baby's combs and brushes

Thanks for the advice girls! I have been washing her hair every second day, but last night I started washing it every night and applying Johnson&Johnson Hair Oil.

I dont have a baby comb, but will definitely go see if I can lay my hands on one... but I would really love the curls to stay. Is there anyway/anything i can do to keep them?

At the moment they are only on the top of her head. Near the face and forehead section is very fine smooth flat hair, the back is just fine dry hair (no curls) and the sides are thinning as she sleeps on her stomach (and sides of her head).

This is a big learning curve, which im hoping will become second nature to me!

Hey Claire

I washed my baby's hair every day when she was small & now that she's older (19 months), we wash it twice/3 x a week because we now plait her hair or tie it up in little pony's.

We still don't put any hair oil on her hair. You normally only start doing that when it's been straightened using chemicals (we call it to "relax" the hair or blow it out). When you get to that point, the salon people will show you the best hair creams for little ones.

The curly hair will not necessarily "fall off" but it becomes more coarse as they get older and as it grows.

For now, just wash it & maybe apply a little vaseline if you feel it is too dry but that is all because she is still too young for anything with chemicals in it.

Hope that helps.

Hi Claire.

Congrats, you must be enjoying time with your daughter

wash her hair everytime you give her a bath, I use Elizabeth Arden shampoo (pink bottle) and then use the hair oil immediately (to wet hair), then comb it. the more u comb it, the better.

also check out this www.moomie.co.za/index.php?option=com_ku...249&Itemid=82#214966

As most of you know, we adopted our daughter 2 weeks ago. She is mixed race (black/coloured) and has very light skin, very small tight curls on the top of her head.

I have been told that her real hair is "under" the curls and that the curls will fall off eventually. that is such a pity for me... they are so cute!

How does one take optimal care of african baby's hair? how often do you wash? brush? apply hair oil?

I'd really appreciate some advice from moomies of other african babies.

Thx ladies!