Little Girl's Hairstyles - Keeping your little gal's hair healthy!

Here's what I think about using certain hair products, especially on little girls' hair. First, it's important to understand what type of hair they have--just like you do for yourself. Little girls' hair doesn't have the same oils and/or texture as adult hair, and most hair products out there are made for adult hair.
That being said, they can be useful! Here's just a few dos and don'ts--but just in MY opinion.

If your little girl's hair is straight:

• Don't use gels or mousse, except very sparingly, if you are leaving it down. This tends to make the hair greasy and weighted down.
• Do use lightweight hairsprays to keep styles in place. Also, starting a style with damp, even wet hair, goes a long way to keeping it in place and smooth. I also will use a lightweight gel (I like Paul Mitchell super scultping lotion) before doing a style with lots of braiding, to help keep ends in.

If it's curly:

• If leaving hair down, a lightweight mousse is great. You can apply to damp or dry hair and scrunch. A leave in conditioner is great to define their curls and keep them soft, and is what I like best for young girls' curls.
• Pomade is super for smoothing small pieces into shape, but again, very sparingly.
• Be careful to not overspray or spray too close with hairspray as well......no one wants to send their little darling off with cute hair and white flaky residue.

Also, little girl hair doesn't usually need to be washed every day, since it doesn't tend to oiliness like in an adult.  If I haven't loaded my girls' hair up with loads of hairspray, and they have managed to avoid getting it in their food that day, then I'll skip it. I shoot for every other day, and I still use baby wash/shampoo on their hair (my girls are 4 and 6), because it's gentle and doesn't strip away the oils that keep their hair shiny and healthy. I always use a good conditioner and let it sit for a few minutes after. Don't rub their hair with the towel, but blot and gently squeeze to remove the water, and use a wide toothed comb (not a brush!)to comb wet hair,  Keeping their hair trimmed (every 8-12 weeks) regularly will also keep away split ends, breakage, and damage from elastics.

Enjoy that Happy Healthy Hair!