[SweetMamaMe]

Try to stay as far away from products that have ingredients ending in -cone (dimethicone, for instance) as those will dry out the hair. I stopped using a brush on my daughter's (aa/cc) hair at the sign of the first curl (around 12 months). Her hair is fine, curly ringlets, and lots of them. We don't shampoo her hair. Ever. We just condition it once a week in the summer, twice a week in the winter (generally). We went through a lot of products, but what worked for her was the Bumble & Bumble Curl Conscious conditioner. We've been using that for about 2 years now. To cleanse her hair, I spray it with a lavender mist every day then comb through it with a wide tooth comb. To make the lavender mist you boil 1/2 gallon of water on the stove, cover, and let simmer for 1 hour. Check to make sure the water is not boiling out. Add 5 drops of lavender essential oil (not perfume grade), stir, and let sit until cool. Pour into spray bottles and use as needed. We learned our lesson on detanglers. Just don't. ; ) They all have too much alcohol. Go for more natural oils to use as detanglers, if you can. We put her hair up every night, usually in one or two buns secured with bobby pins on the top of her head. Sometimes I will just braid the back into a ponytail, too. Have fun! It will change a lot and you'll go through tons of products to find the right one, but you'll get it. And then it will change again. HA! No, really, every child's hair is different. We love the book Curly Girl! Lots of great tips, ideas, and recipes.

[traceyk]

I am now making my own hair butter with organic ingredients and am VERY happy to have no more chemicals. I am actually thinking of trying to market it locally.