My mom has adopted two little african american girls. The 9 year old has really bad hair, and the 7 year old has okay hair but has a sensory disorder and that makes for rough times at hair time. The 9 year old has VERY VERY dry hair. We have tryed all the diffrent mostiorizers and lotions that Sallys Beauty supply carries and nothing helps. She only washes their hair once a week to keep it from becoming to dry. Yesterday we even tryied a mayonase treatment, that did nothing but make her smell like hellmans. Can anyone give me some advice, other than petrolium jelly, or vasaline. She would really like to grow her hair out but it looks terrible. She has a very thin face and looks very pretty with short hair but is at the age when all the girls in school (who are mostly white or hispanic) have long hair. Any advice would be greatly appricated. Thank you in advance.

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First of all I would like to say God Bless your mother for adopting two children of another race. I always wonder why people go overseas to adopt when there are so many needy children right here. But, I will recommend that your mother take the girls to an African American hair salon and let the professionals teach her how to care for their hair. Secondly, find out if the salon can recommend someone to cornrow or braid the girls hair. This is usually done with hair extensions and that will give the little girl longer hair and the braiding will probably help it grow if it is taken care of properly. This style will last for months at a time and she will still be able to wash it. Also, she could try what is called a Kiddie perm. That will straighten the hair some and help her manage it a little better. But, it involve chemicals and she would have to be very careful that is why I recommended the professional first.
In addition, just a friendly tidbit, it is politically incorrect in the African American community to refer to our hair as "bad" you may say it is corse or kinky, but never bad. P.S. Tell your mom to pick up a Ebony or Essence magazine at the store maybe that will help her to see the type of products we use on our hair. Good Luck!

Thank you so much for the reply. We are willing to try anything. What I meant by bad was just very dry and fuzzy. Kinky we could handle, but it is just soooo dry. Sorry if I offended anyone. Thank you again.

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Great response, take the girls to an African American salon, they may prefer to hot comb the hair, instead of chemicals at such a young age. I know at some hair salons beauticians won't put chemicals in girls hair until they are middle school age because the scalp may be too sensitive.

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Angie & DH Keith Married on 4-20-02

Proud parents to a boy Myles Percy born on 10-11-07
TTC#2 sometime in 2009

Great answers .... take the little darlings to a african american hair salon.

God Bless you mom!!! I sure would like to hear more about them.

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Diane
Proud Mommy to Dominic Izaiah
June 17, 2003

I have no greater joy than knowing my son walks with the Lord!