People have told me to shave my daughters hair so that it would grow back thick. Is this true?
2007-09-02 13:33:09 · 17 answers · asked by blueberry muffins 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
omg no....shaving does NOT change the molecular composition (thick/thin) of ones hair.
2007-09-02 13:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by jilly23810 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
this is a common misconception. the reason it appears to grow in thicker is around the time parents think to do it, the child is then growing up and hair type is going from baby hair to childrens hair. Baby hair is the very fine limp hair normally curly. Childrens hair is still finer then adult but is alittle thicker and more managable.
Shaving it does not do this. Its a natural change between ages 2-5
2007-09-02 13:41:22 · answer #2 · answered by tresses_undone 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok, I wouldn't shave her head, she's girl. However, I know everyone says it doesn't change the hair texture (it doesn't) BUT many youn babies hvae very fine hair, and my boys did...I shaved their heads (summer time) and when it grew back it was much thicker and not fine anymore. Now my daughter had fine hair and it's very thick and full too, but I never shaved it.
My point is, it'll change over time...so let things be the way they are!
2007-09-02 14:26:21 · answer #3 · answered by Kitten916 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shaving doesn't work like that. people think it does mostly because before girls start shaving their legs their hair is soft but once they start it becomes prickly and dark. the phenomena is due to puberty; when a girl starts shaving her legs it is usually because her leg hair is become dark and coarse. What I am trying to say is that shaving has nothing to do with texture or thickness of the hair growing back.
2007-09-02 13:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by gills 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't do anything. Shaving of newborn hair is a tradition in many cultures including Japan. They call it 'fetal hair bow" and save it in a scrapbook or box where you save other keepsakes. There is no thicker growth though.
2007-09-02 15:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOOOOOO I could think of nothing worse. There is nothing nicer than feeling that soft wispy baby hair on your cheek, when they're sitting on your lap. Little trims will keep it at a short length until the rest of her hair catches up. Then it will start to look thicker. Please don't shave it.
2007-09-02 13:39:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of this...it sounds kinda weird. My husband shaves his head and it never grows back thicker. I think nature should just take its course.
2007-09-02 13:37:23 · answer #7 · answered by Lil'Mama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wouldn't do that just let nature do it over time the baby hair will fall out and be replace with thicker hair, my two year old had really fine fine hair at birth but now its just a big mop
2007-09-02 16:29:36 · answer #8 · answered by Calvin And Hobbes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with everyone else. I have thick hair and I HATE it. I feel like it is a curse more than anything.
2007-09-02 13:53:18 · answer #9 · answered by D G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shaving makes hair thicker
2007-09-05 20:33:08 · answer #10 · answered by john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who ever is telling you this garbage just do NOT know what they are talking about!!! Please, do NOT shave your daughter's head! That's just being stupid. Let your child have the hair of a child and stop worrying about it!!!
2007-09-02 15:53:44 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋