All of our products can be used on a toddler's hair with the exception of our shampoos since they are not tear free, and we know how those little ones can be in the bathtub.  We have also added to our collection a whole range of hair care products for kids.  Whether your little sports loose curls, tight curls, kinky wringlets, wavy or coarse hair, we have a product to help promote hair growth, nourish and strengthen, stop breakage, condition and help with detangling your little one's hair.  The over all health of your little one's hair will improve with our children's hair care products.  As always, our products are made with natural and certified organic ingredients and do not contain any beeswax, petroleum bi-products or drying alcohols.

Question: How do I care for my toddler's hair?

First, start by throwing away any and every product that you may have that contains the following:  mineral oil, petroleum or petrolatum, alcohol, any type of sulfates, sodium borate, and animal bi-products.  Products containing these ingredients will harden your little one's hair and make it coarse and hard to manage over time.  Below is my suggested regimen, done by my mother and her mother and now me on my daughter:
 

• 1) Pre Shampoo Treatment:  I do a treatment in Gabby's hair once a week by applying some of our Shea Butter Regenerating Hair Treatment Oil in her hair overnight.
  I usually do this on a Friday night.
• 2)  Shampoo and Cleansing Process: For toddlers and young children, I do not advise using strong shampoo on their hairs.  I would advise washing their hair with a diluted shampoo (mix 1 cap of shampoo with 2 caps of distilled water) or conditioner of your choice making sure that it does not contain too many chemicals.  Commercial conditioners I have found act like a mild shampoo for kinky, curly, wavy and coarse hair.  You will be pleased with the results.  Do this until the child's hair has matured.  Now that Gabby is eight years old, I still wash her hair with a conditioner every day and once a week to deep cleanse, we do the shamppo (I wash her hair with the Lavender and Tea Tree Aloe Herbal Hair Wash diluted in half by distilled water)  followed by the vinegar rinse, which I rinse very well.
• 3)  The styling process:  Children with hair like mine, which is tight to loose corkscrews, should follow the following process:
  1.  Section hair into 4 sections.  Apply the little princess hair styling lotion from roots to ends and detangle from tips working your way to the roots.  Section those 4 sections into 2 or 4 sections depending on child's hair length again.  Rub a small amount of our Shea Butter Hair and Scalp Conditioner, Essential Hair Butter or Gabby's Curly Hair Cream or  Little Princess Hair and Scalp Nourisher and braid, double twist or  make little Bandu Knots (what my mother would do) and allow hair to dry that way.  This will loosen hair pattern a bit and allow for easier coming through during the week. 
  
  2.  If you do not wish to loosen curls and want to accentuate them, detangle hair in the shower.  Do not towel dry.  Squeeze excess water out, and apply a generous amount of either The Little Princess Hair Styling Lotion or Gabby's Curly Hair Cream from roots to ends and allow to air dry.
  
  Children with looser curls, should follow the following process:
  1. Section into 4 sections.  Apply a small amount of the little princess hair styling lotion from roots to ends and detangle.  Always start at the ends working your way to the roots. 
  
  
   

My daughter and I both have eczema and extremely dry skin where the eczema does not flare up. Keeping our skin moisturized is a must. If you suffer from dry skin or eczema like Gabrielle and I do, the following regimen should help. The following information is not medical advice by any means, just what works for us and others with the same problem.

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Fayola