Toddler Natural haircare Routine

How I take care of naomi’s natural hair.

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If there is anything I have learned from being natural and from my daughter’s natural hair is that simplicity is best. So in other words… KEEP IT SIMPLE. Naomi was born with a full head of hair,and like most babies over time her hair started to thin in the back and eventually she had very little hair.  As a first time mom, I knew this was expected but it still broke my heart, especially since she was a girl. I felt like all my dreams of doing my baby girl’s hair flew right out the window. 

I know it may sound crazy but I am grateful for that, and I say this because it allowed me to learn about her hair and her hair needs. Surely you are wondering “Don’t I already know how to take care of hair?” Well yes, but everyone’s hair is different, Naomi and I absolutely do not have the same hair texture. If you want to use the hair classification system I would say I have 4c hair and Naomi has mostly 4b hair and bits of 4c. 

So when it comes to her haircare, I have broken it down into Daily, Bi-weekly, and Monthly. This routine or schedule wasn’t created overnight. I was something that formulated over time, again trial and error. Below are all the things I do to her hair on that basis.

Daily

• Everyday her hair is in a protective style. This allows for little to no manipulation of her hair and in the long run will allow for it retain length.
• Oils her scalps either in the morning or at night. Sometimes I use an at home blend of oils or at home shea butter hair mix.
• Lay her edges with an edge control. (this is really only done when we are actually going out)
• Sleeps on a satin pillowcase and wears a silk bonnet to sleep.

Bi-Weekly

• Take out her old protective style and gently detangle her hair while it is damp.
• Do a rice water rinse on her hair (please do your own research on this as it is not for every hair type)
• Shampoo and condition her hair.
• Put her hair back into another protective hair style.

Monthly

• Do a deep conditioning treatment .
• Do a hot oil treatment.

Mom truth: Looking at all of this written down in black and white has made me realize that I take WAY better care of Naomi’s hair than my own.

Now I am sure you are wondering…”But Grace, what products do you use?”  Below is a list of all the products I use in her hair. Now just because I use this on Naomi’s hair and it works, does not mean it will work as well on your child’s hair, remember everyones hair is different.

Products I use:

Cantu Kids Shampoo

Cantu Kids Conditioner

Below are two videos on how I typically wash and style Naomi’s hair. If you watch these videos you will be able to see how her hair has grown, and the differences in her hair routines.

https://youtu.be/mfvxdOzwJTw

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