damaged hair?

Both my girls have super fine hair. Karina's is starting to look more and more damaged in the back. It looks like I don't even comb it. Any idea what might be causing this? Annelise is not having the same problem. Will using conditioner help or is getting a hair cut the only way to fix it? I'm not sure I'm ready to have her hair cut.

 

I have no idea, I have the same problem with my DD's hair, her hair is really fine and also frizzy. Most of the time it looks uncombed and just a mess. Right now, I just find that it looks better when she gets a cut but I am curious for other's suggestions.

 

There's only so much that conditioner can do. If your daughter's hair is just really dry, a regular routine of conditioner would certainly help. You could even try one of the leave in treatments that are safe for kids. More than likely, though, the ends of her hair are dead, and the only thing to do is get a trim. My girls both have super fine hair too. We took them for their first hair cut about a month ago and the stylist showed me all of the dead ends and explained something about how baby hair can die off easier than adult hair (but I didn't fully listen so I have no idea why). I was amazed at how much better my girls hair looked after just a trim of an inch or so. We now use conditioner regularly to keep their hair healthy too.

 

Both of my girls have super fine hair. The only time its really pretty is right after a bath when i blow it dry and curl it under with a brush. If they go to sleep or lay on it, it's a terrible stringy mess. If I don't wash it at least every other day, it either looks dry and brittle, or oily and gross. I do agree that getting regular hair cuts every couple of months does wonders, but I just think the girls have inherited my terrible hair, so I really don't think there's much hope for them.

 

My girls are the same way, although my 7 yr. old's is getting much thicker now and has a whole new set of issues to deal with. We use lots of conditioner for both girls on top of the shampoo + conditioner combo. For Abby, I've found that if I use a little bit of the anti frizz spray on her hair, it looks better longer. She's due for a cut/trim. I don't get it done often enough, but it does help it look much better. I also have to be careful with the kind of hair ties I use on her hair and I'm always reminding her not to "pull" the pony tails out b/c I can just see it ripping her hair.

 

Her hair is like that because is very dry. Run the humidifier in their room on high every night to combat the dry winter heat. Don't shampoo it so often. I do rinse my daughters hair at bath time because she does like to use her hair as a napkin sometimes but I only shampoo it 1-2x a week. My hair dresser told me to put detangler on her hair while it is still wet, rub it in really well, and then comb her hair --we do this every night. Walmart makes a generic "no more tangles". I also use conditioner on her hair at bathtime pretty often. Loreal makes a kids conditioner that is good. I find doing all that has helped my daughter's hair tremendously. Instead of looking like it used to (a total rats nest that yeah looked like you never combed it) her hair is now pretty smooth with a little bit of curl and has a nice shine to it again!

I disagree with some of the previous ppl.. my daughter's hair did look really awful and straw like but the conditioner/not shampooing much/detangler use totally fixed it w/o getting a haircut. Try that first before you cut anything!

Her hair is like that because is very dry. Run the humidifier in their room on high every night to combat the dry winter heat. Don't shampoo it so often. I do rinse my daughters hair at bath time because she does like to use her hair as a napkin sometimes but I only shampoo it 1-2x a week. My hair dresser told me to put detangler on her hair while it is still wet, rub it in really well, and then comb her hair --we do this every night. Walmart makes a generic "no more tangles". I also use conditioner on her hair at bathtime pretty often. Loreal makes a kids conditioner that is good. I find doing all that has helped my daughter's hair tremendously. Instead of looking like it used to (a total rats nest that yeah looked like you never combed it) her hair is now pretty smooth with a little bit of curl and has a nice shine to it again!

I disagree with some of the previous ppl.. my daughter's hair did look really awful and straw like but the conditioner/not shampooing much/detangler use totally fixed it w/o getting a haircut. Try that first before you cut anything!

Her hair is like that because is very dry. Run the humidifier in their room on high every night to combat the dry winter heat. Don't shampoo it so often. I do rinse my daughters hair at bath time because she does like to use her hair as a napkin sometimes but I only shampoo it 1-2x a week. My hair dresser told me to put detangler on her hair while it is still wet, rub it in really well, and then comb her hair --we do this every night. Walmart makes a generic "no more tangles". I also use conditioner on her hair at bathtime pretty often. Loreal makes a kids conditioner that is good. I find doing all that has helped my daughter's hair tremendously. Instead of looking like it used to (a total rats nest that yeah looked like you never combed it) her hair is now pretty smooth with a little bit of curl and has a nice shine to it again!

I disagree with some of the previous ppl.. my daughter's hair did look really awful and straw like but the conditioner/not shampooing much/detangler use totally fixed it w/o getting a haircut. Try that first before you cut anything!

 

My DD's hair was like that. Hers would never grow becuase it'd break off after it reached a certain point. I started using this leave in lotion called 'Just for me' it's sold in a pink bottle in the ethnic hair section at like Wal-Mart.

Put just a dab on her hair at night before she goes to bed, brush it in real good, and in the morning you won't even know you put it in. It's NOT greasy at all. It took care of the dryness, added shine, body, and best of all, LENGTH!

I started doing it every day, but gradually moved to every other day, then only a couple times a week. Now, I only have to use it once a week or so (if I remember) I've only had her hair cut once and she's 3, so I don't agree that gettin it cut is the only way to go...

 

I have boys, but their hair is longer - and one of them has fine hair. I have noticed that if I spray the "no more tangles" in their hair after a bath it helps the frizziness. I agree with PP about the humdifier - it is just better for them all around to have that on. Also, think about using something other your current shampoo, and switch it up every so often. That may help as well!

Good Luck!

 

I was going to say that I thought a hair cut may help because there may be dead ends that need to be trimmed off. I may have to check out that Just for me stuff. Their hair is so thin that I can still see their scalp. They got their dad's hair. :cry:

 

Thank you thank you thank you I never would have thought to ask what was going on with my dd hair but I got the pink lotion 1 day looked better by day 2 it's goreous. Thank you so much

 

We also started using a conditioner and her hair is looking much better. Thanks for all the replies.