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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Curls. Curls. Everywhere.
Tar, my secondborn, gets a lot of compliments on his curls. "Oh they're so beautiful!" or "Curls like that should be on a girl" (huh?) or "He has curls people pay money for!" The elderly women seem to particularly adore is curls and I get a kick out of their comments.
Not too long ago, I was in Walgreens and an elder lady stop us in the aisle to admire, Tar's curls. "Oh how precious! He looks just like my son at that age (for some reason Tar always looks like their son at that age). He had the most dreamy curls and then as he got older his curls disappeared. By the time he was 4 all his curls were gone. *releasing a deep sign* Well, enjoy those curls while they last, because before you know it his hair will be straight."
I chuckled to myself because multiracial hair tends to do the opposite. Multiracial children can be born with very straight hair and then it can gradually turns curly within a few years. Of course, as a mother, it's nice to hear others shower sweet words on your child. However, in the back of my mind I can't help but think of the struggles I have to tame my dear child's hair. Tar's hair is a unique blend of soft, coarse and straight curls. He honestly has all three textures on his head. Also, his hair is dry by nature - particularly where his hair is coarse. I have to keep it moisturized, otherwise taming it isn't easy. My product of choice so far has been shea butter. Another thing about his hair is the drier it is the straighter it becomes and his curls aren't so defined. Also, the longer his hair is the less defined his curls are.
I always wet his hair and then moisturize it because if you saw his bedhead in the morning - whoa! His hair will be sticking out all over this place in a partly curly, partly straight disarray. Once his hair is wet his hair curls up nicely and then I put a light bit of shea butter on it to give it sheen and luster. That's pretty much my routine with his hair. I don't think I've ever comb or brushed Tar's hair. LOL! Seriously! I just wet, moisturize, tussle and go!
I never imaged that with having boys, I'd ever have to think about what types of products to use on their hair. But let me ask you folks:
Not too long ago, I was in Walgreens and an elder lady stop us in the aisle to admire, Tar's curls. "Oh how precious! He looks just like my son at that age (for some reason Tar always looks like their son at that age). He had the most dreamy curls and then as he got older his curls disappeared. By the time he was 4 all his curls were gone. *releasing a deep sign* Well, enjoy those curls while they last, because before you know it his hair will be straight."
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| This is a picture of his hair freshly wet & moisturized. |
I always wet his hair and then moisturize it because if you saw his bedhead in the morning - whoa! His hair will be sticking out all over this place in a partly curly, partly straight disarray. Once his hair is wet his hair curls up nicely and then I put a light bit of shea butter on it to give it sheen and luster. That's pretty much my routine with his hair. I don't think I've ever comb or brushed Tar's hair. LOL! Seriously! I just wet, moisturize, tussle and go!
I never imaged that with having boys, I'd ever have to think about what types of products to use on their hair. But let me ask you folks:
What products have you personally tried and like on your multiracial children's hair?
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Try the Darcy's Botanical's line. Also may want to try moisturizing his hair at night.
What a cutie! My son has hair just like this.
Check out my post for today-my grandson has the multiracial hair. And it HAS gotten curlier as he has grown. He has always been frustrated with the care of his hair, especially since his friends and relatives all have the silky Caucasian hair. I think he finally gave up on making in lay flat, though! I think he is a very handsome dude, but that might just be Grandma talking!
All we do is shampoo it & use panteen conditioner for curls. I don't brush or comb it at all, my grandmother thought I was crazy for not doing that but once she gave him a bath and saw that his curls form up on it's on then she was okay with the idea.
My son, who has mostly straight hair in the front and curls in the back, I just wash his hair. His hair HAS to be washed or it gets dry and curly. I use no product (other than shampoo and conditioner) on him, but then again he is only 16 months and has only a little bit of hair.
Funny how everyone sees the beauty of the curls, yet you KNOW the labor behind it! I have to admit, curls are extremely attractive to the eye and it doesn't help that he's a cutie pie also (smile).
Funny thing, my daughters are bi-racial and have lots of curls where my 2 1/2 year old son seems to have straighter hair. The girls use BioSilk and the boy gets a drop pr two of baby oil every other day. The boy does not need much moisturization--perhaps he has more Indian in him like his momma :)
BTW- I get the same thing "oh my son looked just like your son at this age"
Sounds like I have a lot of look forward to. LOL. Tar is adorable. It's so good that he has his mommy to tame his curls :)
I am mixed (spanish and black) and I am adopted. The family that adopted me has no idea how to deal with my unruly hair. As I got older and had money to experiment, I foud a great product from Umberto Beverly Hills-Curl Lotion. I wash my hair, apply the product, and blow dry on a low setting. It give me soft curls. I get compliments on my curly hair all the time.