https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:58:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-355782 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:00:19 +0000 DpeachLu 355782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Question for anyone</p> <p>Do you all just use regular baby shampoo and then use the products described here as needed?!</p> <p>Im in desperate need of help with LO's hair who is also 6 months and has a TON of it. Both DH and I have straight hair so I am totally clueless. </p> <p>Sometimes her hair looks so crazy and sometimes it is just adorable but I dont know why?! We basically just use regular johnson &amp; johnson (or whatever we have for babies) and every now and then I spray a little detangler. </p> <p><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=14tmv0p"><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/14tmv0p.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-355642 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:10:17 +0000 Mrsbells 355642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Okay thanks for that information! really helpful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-355591 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:52:56 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 355591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: I use an adult version because it was all I could get in Salt Lake City at the time that I needed it, but my instinct would have been to go with the kiddie version. As it stands, the one we're using is really light and I use it rarely, so we'll stick with it :)</p> <p>Our neighbors are super happy with mixed chicks. I tried it but felt it was too drying for M's hair (and super spendy)!</p> <p>If you have other suggestions, I'm all ears :)</p> <p>Oh and psa, no one should be using placenta products on their babies because it hyper-estrogenizes them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-355576 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:41:43 +0000 Mrsbells 355576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Oh lol I get it, thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-355573 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:41:11 +0000 mrsjazz 355573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: @Mrsbells: I think she means the cholesterol for hair, like Queen Helene's. But that is more for deep conditioning and not for babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-355550 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:32:53 +0000 Mrsbells 355550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone<br /> @Mrs. Jacks: Do you use the adult kinky curly? or the kiddie version?<br /> @anonysquire: Huh? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-351339 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 23:55:51 +0000 plantains 351339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both Shea butter and coconut oil are great choices. Trader Joe's is your friend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-351118 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:01:21 +0000 anonysquire 351118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cholesterol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-351089 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:46:59 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 351089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use coconut oil. It works great and gives the right amount of moisturizing for us (mixed hair). When we use shampoo, we use Kinky Curly Organic light shampoo, followed by a generous amount of coconut oil.</p> <p>Hope this helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-350846 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:22:29 +0000 prettylizy 350846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second coconut oil for everything (though we don't need it for our hair) we use it as a moisturizer, a carrier oil for essential oils, cooking etc. It's magic stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-350833 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:10:48 +0000 mrsjazz 350833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Extra virgin olive oil does work, too, but I prefer the coconut in terms of texture and smell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-350830 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:10:11 +0000 mrsjazz 350830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually just bought a big tub of coconut oil for both my hair and LOs hair on Amazon recently. A little goes a long way and it's a light oil...safe for babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-350808 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:53:16 +0000 Mrsbells 350808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: Oh thats great, thanks for that, will look into it and pick some up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-350807 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:52:05 +0000 Mrs. Pen 350807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: oh yeah it's totally safe :) I get the organic coconut oil from trader joes or in bulk online. I use it to cook too. It's a little too greasy for my caucasian hair (I tried it and it left my hair pretty oily) but it would be great for thick/textured hair. </p> <p>It's good for healing scars, as lotion, for cooking... there are a few books out there on all the uses for coconut oil :)</p> <p>Oh! and I had asked my ped about feeding coconut to DS and she said it was fine :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-350801 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:50:02 +0000 Mrsbells 350801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: really? I've heard good things about coconut oil for adults but wasnt sure if it was safe for babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-350800 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:49:00 +0000 Mrs. Pen 350800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard coconut oil is really good!! Did @Mrs. Jacks use it for her LO? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-products-for-afro-textured-baby-hair#post-350776 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:33:59 +0000 Mrsbells 350776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your baby has thick curly afro type hair, what products do you use? I want to use pure shea butter on my 6 month old but I think what I ordered on amazon isnt really 100% shea butter.<br /> I'm hesitant to put any strong chemicals in her hair. I'm thinking of maybe using Extra virgin olive oil? </p>