QuoteReplyTopic: Need Advice on what to do with my niece's hair. Posted: February 21 2004 at 9:46pm
My niece is mixed, black and white. My sister has no clue what to do with her hair and my brother-in-law keeps telling her to just leave it alone for now. My niece is 7 years old and is starting to get upset about how her hair looks, normally we just brush it out and pull it up into a ponytail, but I think it is becoming a problem for her emotionally. My sister wants to get it relaxed, but my bro-in-law says that it is bad for her hair at this age. Basically I'm just curious if it is a bad thing to do for her hair or if there is a sight where I can go to get some hair care pointers. They also have a cute little 3 year old and her hair seems to be falling out in some areas on top of her head. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. It is hard to see my niece get upset about her hair and say how she wishes she had my daughters hair. We try to tell her that she is a beautiful little girl, but it doesn't seem to work.
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well perming is not healthy no matter if its to make your hair curly or straight.... my aunt had the same problem because she was white and my cousins had hair like everyone else in my family. The best thing i can do for you is tell you that you will have to find either a friend or family member of color. My mom and aunt had to show myaunt how to do hair for her children...telling you how to do it is on thing but actually seeing how is done is better and then when she tries to do it the friend or family member can assist her with it.. Sounds like they need some moisturizers but like i said ask someone in the family or friend who is of color and they should be able to help but don't say o because you black you can do it I hope this helps let me know how it go
dont perm it b/c it will mess up her hair put oil in it and wash it every other day let it gorw out and don't put gell in it alot or blow dry it and flat iron it e-mail me if u need more help i'm mixed w/blk and azn so i kno how she feels my mmom didn't know how 2 take care of my hair either ppl at my church had 2 help me
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What ever you do, do not put any chemicals in her hair. She needs to love her hair texture and eventually learn how to manage it her self. I recomend deep conditioning every week. Use lusters pink oil and add a couple drops of olive oil to the bottle. Add this to her hair every day especially on the ends!!! To avoid product build up rinse w/ a moisturizing conditioner every 3 days or so. Then Shampoo 2 times per month. There is a website for biracial hair products. you can go to www.curls.biz. There you will find products designated for your niece's hair type. I my self am mixed and I love my hair...I had relaxers in the past but they brek down your hair and you lose length...I love my long thick hair.... DONT LISTEN TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAY TO RELAX IT, CUT IT OR PRESS IT...THAT IS THE SO CALLED EASY WAY OUT...GOOD LUCK!!!
I'm biracial (bl/w). My mom used to straighten my hair (1x/ 2-3months) for me because she would have kept it short otherwise. I had hair half way down my back and it was easy to maintain. Now I am in college and have cut my hair. It is still not that hard to deal with. I have heard that twists are easier with culy hair because the curls won't lay right in the braids. No matter the choice, encourage her that her hair is pretty and don't let the mom cut her hair boyishly short to save her some time. Also, put oil in it. My mom never did that.
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Please do not perm your niece's hair. Seven years old is very young for a relaxer. And being so young, she may not have the patience to treat her hair gently (securing in satin bonnet/scarf at night, moisture, etc) at such a young age which could lead to breakage. It's hard to give exact advice since we can't really see her hair texture, but I too would seek the advice of her black relatives or perhaps ask for referrals to black hair stylists and go for a consultation.
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I don't think her hair should be relaxed. My girls are not biracial but they have hair texture like someone who is biracial(and it is down to their elbows). I was their hair once every 7 days. I part it while it is wet into several section and I use "Just For Me Oil Moisurizer" it is in a dark pink bottle. I put it on each section of hair, put each section in a ponytail and braid each one all the way down to lock in the moisture. I use the moisturizer daily in their hair and it realy keeps it from tangling and drying out.
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i justed wanted to say there is no such thing as "biracial hair" and black peoples hair..we all have different textures i know many biracial people some have straight hair and some have ringlets and others have "african american" hair we have just gotten to a point in society we say belong to one person or the other.
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