Four years ago, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. I marveled at all of the cute clothes I could buy for her and all of the fun shopping trips we would have. The one thing I did not count on was having to do my daughter’s hair without a relaxer. You see, the year I had my daughter, 2008, was the year I decided to go “natural”. So in between me trying to find products for me, I was trying to find products for her as well. A year after having her, I literally had a ‘break down’ about not being able to keep her hair moisturized.
I was especially upset when I saw that her hair was dry and breaking off. She had no hair on the sides or the back of her hair. In addition, she was complaining that her hair was always itching. When I took her to the pediatrician, they didn’t have an answer and said that it was going to be a ‘trial and error’ experience. And, one beautician suggested that I straighten her hair. I was officially defeated.
As I set on her floor crying, I felt like the only solution I had was to shave her head and just start over. However, before I took those drastic measures, I took a moment to think about what I could do to get her hair healthy. I had spent hundreds of dollars on products with some of them working. But, they were too expensive for me to use on a daily basis. I had tried to follow what many of the bloggers were doing on YouTube. But, there was just too much information and I really didn’t see anyone who had hair like my daughter.
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So after a lot of thinking (and calling my mom) I decided I was going to the ‘old school’ method to get her hair healthy. Instead of trying the new products on the market, I stuck with 4 main ingredients: shea butter, aloe vera juice, water, oil and grease. With these products, I went from frustrated to happy about her hair in a matter of a month. My friends all thought I was using some new product but were FLOORED when I told them what I had actually done.
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To point 1, I’d just like to say I have never come across any naturalista on youtube who would tell you not to put oil on your hair. Grease yes in the form of mineral oil and petroleum because it can clog your pores.
Youtube videos helped me a lot and gave me lots of pointers in my healthcare journey and my hair that used to be terribly damaged has recovered considerably. You just have to pick and choose what works for you from these videos.
I’m sorry but i have to see i don’t agree with you and the oil /grease comment . I have natural hair and all the you tube Videos i have watched not one of them has ever said don’t use Oil or Grease in your hair and i have watched thousands of them and most of them recommend all kinds of natural oils.
They say OIL but always no grease. She is correct they always talk bad about GREASE
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I would like to know what you did did you mix the Shea and aloe together or aloe and water together in a spray bottle what grease did you use? I liked the article but the lack of detail has me puzzled no disrespect I’m learning myself I have a curly headed little boy which now since I’m going natural am learning how to take care of his hair bc it dries out so bad I do not want to use the same products if store bought on my daughters hair when I have her as I do my own unless I’m making them. Please elaborate.
I wanted know if irlt was ok just to use olive oil coconut oil and she butter on my daughters hair?
To be honest, since doing my BC in 2012, it’s been many videos of youtube that has helped educate me to get my hair back to natural health. None of them have ever encouraged not using oil or grease in your hair. But if the grease is full of parabens, petroleum, and mineral oil then no, grease with that in it should avoid being used if you want healthy growing hair. This may not be applicable for your hair type. But is most applicable to extremely dry kinky hair. So it’s not a negative encouragement, if we see it for what it is, as black people who have different types of hair, we’ll appreciate that grease with bad ingredients aids nothing healthy. Know your hair type and find what works for you. But bad ingredients in grease, is never really a good thing for anyone.
My go-to is a whipped shea butter mixture. I soften the butter in a bowl of hot water, add a tablespoon or so of castor oil, extra virgin olive oil, extra virgin coconut oil, vegetable glycerin, essential oils, and whip it all together with a hand mixer. My grandbaby was has problems with itching, so I add peppermint oil to a mixture for her. It helps and keeps the scalp cool. Make sure you put the butter in clean, dry jars. It makes a LOT because the whipping adds volume (I ended up with 2-1/2 10-ounce jars last night.) Shampooing is done with hand-made black soap. After shampooing, I spray a mixture of aloe vera juice, distilled water, a little vegetable glycerin, and peppermint oil, then put the butter on and style. Thinning spots and around the edges get sprayed with the aloe vera mix and straight castor oil. I stopped buying all the products…seems its always something new and now I really can’t afford them. This shea butter mixture can be used all over your body and can even be mixed with sugar or salt to make body scrubs.
I have looked at different stores where have you had the best luck finding products like glycerin and aloe with no alcohol in it
I am so happy I found your blog. My daughter is 18m and I started using Shea Moisture on her hair when she was 7 months old. Its natural and I see other mom’s use it on their daughters hair so no problem right? Wrong! Her hair was breaking off so much to where I couldn’t comb through it without getting clumps of hair in my hand. I bought some moisturizer for natural hair babies and her hair stop breaking but it keeps her her so dry. I totally for got about aloe vera juice, water, Evoo, shea butter.. the basics! I’m about to buy some today!
Hello,
I’m new to natural so when your saying you use a Shea butter mixture…is this something your mixing up yourself? What do I need? Also what type of shampoo conditioner leave in etc? I’m having the same issues you started out with on my sweet 23 month old. I don’t know what to do.
This really gave my hope! 🙂 I’m having the same problem with my 2 year old. Her hair looks exactly like you daughter (not as thick). However, I can tell that her hair being the way it is has an effect on her. She’s been calling herself bald so I knew I had to do something. I have taking this advice and bought these products. Thank you!
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I agree with others regarding not using oil on our natural hair. I believe it’s a must for naturalista, but the kind of oil differs. Still I find this post interesting and informative. Thanks!
I dont get it were do we get this stuff from and what type of oil because i live in vegas and we only have few of beauty supplies out here so like i need help
Hi. I am having the exact same issue with my daughter. To make matters worse, I also discovered a few months ago that she had been pulling out her hair as well. She will be in a wedding next spring and I am desperately searching for ways to help her hair grow before then Could you email me? I’d like to know more about the specific product and processes you used to yield your results. Sincerely, thanks!
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Hi my daughter is 6 yrs old and when i had her she has the most beautiful hair i had ever seen on a african american child i sawre it was like she had her own beautician in my tummy when i first laid eyes on her but her hair was so curly and tangly that it took forever and a day to do it so i ran across Just For Texturizer and i didnt use it until she turned five the end results astonishing but i smooth it and it says not to and i feel that her curls are gone but her was beautiful long and straight but as time winds down like into week 3 or 4 her hair isnt as long its like it gets its longevity when i use the texturizer and i dont like using it because i dont know if its taking my daughters hair out o not can please i need to know how to get my daughters hair back to what it was n it natural state
I’m glad to see his info cause use the same products onmy 6 year old daughter. The oils are JBC and olive oil. She has 13 inches of hair tus far.