what do I do to make my daughters hair grow?

Question

My 2 year old daughter is mixed, and I don't know what to about the growth of it. Do I trim it like I do with mine? She doesn't have the nasty nappy stuff either. She has my type of hair, and his curls. It's gorgeous, but I want it to grow. It is Long, but I want it longer. Any ideas?

And to add to the rude comment, her father has VERY good, hair. But you see a lot of mixed children with NASTY nappy hair...

Answer 1

I have a biracial daughter and I am also a Managing Cosmetologist. I don't recommend braiding it, that causes a lot of breakage, especially in a young child. I like "just for me" or "baby love" products, they can be found in the ethnic hair section of most retail stores. Keep the ends trimmed and keep her hair moisturized. After shampooing and conditioning her hair, don't towel dry it all the way, the curls will stay better if you just add leave in moisturizer and comb it from scalp to ends and leave it. Don't comb it when its drying or dry. It will get frizzy looking.

Answer 2

The best thing to do is WAIT. Trimming it every six weeks WILL NOT make it grow quicker or thicker. However, trimming will prevent any split ends from traveling up the hair shaft toward the scalp.

It is recommended to get a trim every 4 weeks. Since you're waiting longer between salon visits, use leave-in conditioners FORMULATED FOR YOUR DAUGHTER'S HAIR. That's the key phrase!!!!

Just remember this....trimming the hair does not genetically alter your daughter's DNA to program her body to grow hair faster.

Answer 3

First of all what the H#ll do you mean with nasty hair I know a couple of non African American people with hair that that is beyond nasty so check yourself race doesn't make your hair nasty parents that don't take care of there children's hair as they should because they don't know what they are doing an have to go on line to do so do. and to answer you question try a light hair grease called TCB it works thank you.

Answer 4

SMH. Hair is only nasty if you don't take care of it. With that being said, basically don't too much with it but keep it clean and braided. And next time get knocked up by someone with "not so nasty hair".

Answer 5

trim it every month as you would your own to remove the dead growth and help new growth come in. I'm mixed and have normal but extremely curly hair and it worked for me.

Answer 6

let her hair grow at its natural pace, she's too young for any kind of supplements or things that adults use to try and support hair growth. if her diet is healthy and she is getting everything she needs nutritionally, her hair will grow at a healthy normal rate

Answer 7

Tammie...is that you?????????????