Should I let babies hair dry by itself?

I know this isn't what you posted for but. Oh goodness he is soooo cute. :D

He's a cutie!

just have to agree...he is a doll baby!!!!

I have to second everything JenC said. Just wanted to add that when he gets a bit older/if you start seeing any dryness you may want to wash his hair with a conditioner instead of a baby wash product. Rachel [url=http://curlyiscuter.com]Curly is Cuter - the place for beads 'n' more for your girl with curls![/url]

Oh my gosh, I have never wanted a baby before in my life, and I think you must give me that baby right now! OK, I am kidding about anyone being willing to give up that baby, I am not kidding about that first time thing. Everyone laugh -- I'm not a baby person, tho I'm good with them for short .That is the cutest baby picture in the world, one to keep for sure. I have the cutest picture I call "king of the bath" of my stepson, framed on the wall in the living room. He's wearing a towel like the most dignified king in the world.Especially after all your waiting, congratulations!

Hi,So glad to see this thread, I need help:)My sweet little boy is now 10 months old and his hair is becoming more textured and curling. I have not tried any sort of oil spritz. I have used some of my Moroccan oil, but it is for "light" hair (and pricey). It is helpful at first, but it seems like his hair dries out quickly.We just had his first haircut and the stylist recommended a product called Curl Bounce. I didn't purchase it as I wanted to make sure I liked it---turns out I didn't. It has a very strong scent.Any suggestions? What type of conditioner do you wash with? I don't want his hair to look wet, just moisturized and soft without a perfume smell.Thanks!

Hoping - my son's barber recommends just using olive oil. You can mix 1/2 oil and 1/2 water and spritz it and then comb or pick it through his hair. I've heard other people say that Burt's Bees apricot oil works well. As his hair texture changes, you'll have to experiment with different conditioners. I like Carol's Daughter conditioners because I find the smell pleasant and they work well. A little pricey, though. But since I have a boy with short hair, I don't go through it very fast. I use the spray Black Vanilla conditioner and Hair Milk when it's longer.

I took my former fs to the barbershop (an AA specialist) and was told baby oil shouldn't be put on hair. He said that a lot of African American folks do, and frankly, I'd been doing so based on his daycare teachers' advice. The barber said that baby oil actually draws out moisture causes dryness. He suggested oil designed specifically for AA hair, and specifically recommended tea tree oil. (Ironically, about a week after I switched we were in the store shoping for Halloween costumes. All the kids were group around trying costumes when a grandmother suddenly tugged a kids' hair and asked what she'd been "putting in it". The girl said baby oil, and the grandmother told her not to do that any more and then pointed out my fs and said, "look at that boy's hair, he ain't putting no baby oil in it". When they realized he was with me-white girl-everyone thought it was funny.)

OakShannon and ladyjubilee--Thanks, I will try to find some of these products!

OK, I looked up the Carol's Daughter Black vanilla products and after reading the reviews I can hardly wait for mine to arrive. They all talk about how soft their hair is and how great it smells--I'm sold. I am purchasing the Hair Trio Set. Thanks!BTW, mig42 the pic on your signature is adorable although I missed the attachments:(

I hope you like it! You can buy it at Sephora, too if you have one close by. You probably wouldn't make this mistake - but I did, which is why I'm mentioning it! :) At 10-months, even though his hair doesn't have that baby-fine texture anymore, it probably won't need too much product yet. I made the mistake of using too much, which left a residue on his scalp that actually looked like dry skin. My son had LOTS of hair and it had a pretty tight curl. Still, it wasn't as dry as it is now and needed less than I thought it did. In my lack of experience, I couldn't tell that, though. It takes practice to figure out what and how much to use to get it just right.

Are the quotations to indicate folks speak? lol It depends on the type of oil. Most Black people that I know ( including myself) do not use petroleum based oil products in our kids or our own hair and skin, we are more so simple ingredients, as natural as possible. The barber may be speaking of such synthetic products, (petroleum based/ mineral oil and so on) that Blacks or those not up to speed with the progress in hair products still utilize. I do not believe in just "Black hair" products so to speak.. I go by the texture. Natural oils are better absorbed, therefore the oil will not just sit on the hair strands, and block out moisture (water for one is the best moisture for natural hair) As long as one is not allergic to the plant product, the absorption seems to be a positive factor. Same with the skin (hair and nails are an extension of our skin) For example, I can use jojoba on my legs, arms, but it makes my scalp itch. Olive oil/water spritz is an economical product that may work well. at times, my mother used olive oil in small amounts on our skin. To the Op:I did not see the need to use a lot of oils on my babies, they did not need it. The hair does not need to be glossy/slick looking either, unless the texture does that naturally. Some curly/kinky hair can be well moisturized, but not shine. The curlier ones hair(regardless of the race) the less light bounce off the non flat surface. You will find the baby fine hair will change and or get thicker and go through a texture change (s). Simple hair care;Daily use of diluted olive oil worked/works best for my DD who is now 5. I still keep the line up of products as simple as possible for my babies/kids hair and skin, we have issues with allergies. For myself I use jojoba oil on my skin works well.

I am definitely guilty of putting too much moisturizer in my son's hair! It is certainly a learning process. My question is how do I know if his hair is moisturized enough? He has very tight curls and he has also lost a lot of his hair in the back (he is an infant) and I can't help but wonder if it due to lack of moisture or just typical baby hair loss. Thanks!

I have two biracial kids, but neither has really African hair. However, my full AA son, Joseph, now 17, has very tightly coiled, coarse, thick hair. He takes care of it now, of course. He keeps it real short and he is a gorgeous young man! When he was a baby, he also had trouble with dry skin, as well as cradle cap. After a lot of experimenting, I found that what worked the best was to just wash his skin and hair with a soft terry wash cloth, usually with warm water only. What little soap I did use was a really gentle, almond baby soap. Periodically, I scrubbed his scalp , real lightly, with my nails, when it was wet and softened up, to get rid of any cradle cap. My favorite moisturizer is Eucerin cream, for myself and my kids' skin. There are no fragrances in it, which I think tend to be drying and also cause eczema. When Joseph was little, I used it on him from head to toe, immediately after his bath, and it worked very well on his hair. Eucerin cream is a bit expensive, but a large jar goes a very long way, and there are store brands that I think are essentially the same thing, for a lot less. Another thing with Joseph's hair that was new to me was the fact that, when he was a baby, pieces would wind together so tightly that it would pull on his scalp. He didn't lose the hair he was born with, like some babies do. By about four months old, his head had grown a lot and new hair follicles had filled in, leaving the pieces he was born with spread out and quite long. The long pieces would grab onto each other, kind of like vines on a squash plant, wind together tightly and hurt him. I would pull them apart, but they would go back that way soon after. I finally had to just trim the longer pieces to the length of the newer part. Another thing with his hair was that we found that shaving it bald was a bad idea. We had buzzed it pretty short, with no problem, but once time, when he was about six, he decided he wanted it bald, like the pro basketball players. So, his dad used a razor on it. It was a bad idea. His hair is so tightly coiled that it was growing back underneath the skin! It wasn't razor burn, just that about 80% of the hair was curling around before it even got through the skin. It was quite uncomfortable! I found that putting a warm, wet washcloth on it and then massaging it with moisturizer, every couple of hours, helped get the hair through the skin. Needless to say, we didn't use a razor on it again! Your son is just adorable! Noelani

Just wanted to give a follow up on the Carol's daughter products. They are working well and his hair is soft. It has a vanilla smell that is nice, but a little stronger than I would like, but much better than some other choices. I have started calling him Curly Bean because of his hair and the smell:)Also, in regard to the Eucerin creme--love it. My guys also have very sensitive skin and eczema and it works well. If you have a Costco membership you can pick it up there for less--I stock up when they have a coupon in the mailer.Thanks everyone for your help.