I’m going back to one photo a week. Seems that’s all I can muster these days. The past year went by so fast. Seems like just yesterday I was complaining about my son’s lack of performance on the baseball field and after his first practice of the season he nearly hit it out of the park! 
I have frequently received questions regarding the hair care regimen I use for my daughter’s hair. I shall disclose that I am so far from being any type of expert when it comes to doing hair of any type but what I do know is life will force us to become some what efficient in the things that must be done….won’t it?
It has definitely taken me some time to perfect a regimen that works and minimizes meltdowns of epic proportions on wash day. If one thing I say in this post can help you from curling up in the fetal position at the thought of washing your child’s hair, my monthly hosting fee to Go Daddy has not gone in vain….
My daughter has extremely dry and tangled hair and she is fearful of water falling in her eyes so I find it easier to lay her on the counter and wash her hair in the kitchen sink rather than in the tub.
I wash her hair in sections and gently finger detangle each section as I work the shampoo and conditioner through it. Key word…GENTLY. When I have completed one section I twist it and move on to the next, keeping it detangled while working on the others.
I am currently washing and conditioning her hair with Curls Unleashed. I was only washing her hair with conditioner ie. co-washing it until I found this shampoo. It doesn’t dry her hair as much as other shampoos. I still only use it once a month to get the build up off. The other times I just use the conditioner and a bit of coconut oil.
After (sometimes) shampooing and conditioning her hair, I gently comb through random sections with a wide toothed comb detangling from the ends and moving up. Again, when I’m done I twist the sections to keep them detangled until I am ready to style.
See this face. At one point it would be riddled with tears at the end of the process but I have found the key to a successful wash day is to detangle the entire time, not just waiting until the end. Believe it or not through each step the detangling is still needed, which is why I find it extremley important to minimize damage and maximize sanity by doing it as you go along.
Do you have any additional tips to add? Does the thought of washing your child’s hair make you want to cry? How often do you wash your child’s hair? What products are you using?
Well in the south we’re in the midst of an epic ice storm. This is what has become of Addison’s bird feeder that I never took down after all the seeds were eaten.
She just kept yelling Mommy come in the house. It’s cold out there, come inside please! Like who is the mother here!!
I’m not a stickler for not giving my children candy in this house, but I don’t buy it so it is rare that my children get their hands on it.
…..Halloween, Valentines Day and the birthday party treat bag are like hitting the jackpot for my children.
This Valentines’s Day I was looking for something creative to do as Valentine treats and GoGo squeeZ’s free printables were the answer.
Addison and I had a great evening “crafting” her presents for her class. You can find the free printable HERE and there are a number of different ones to choose from, Addison just chose these.
In the event you aren’t familiar with GoGo squeez and why its a great alternative for candy….here you go.
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