Help for biracial baby's hair

[victor_tinyduck]

Hey! So my parents are fostering a baby who is biracial (white, latina, and black). Do any of y'all know how we should take care her hair? My family is very white and not familiar with taking care of any hair curlier than 2a-2b lol. Her hair looks like it has some texture, but it's really sparse and dry. I think her previous foster family was probably not doing much to take care of it?

[Iyashikei]

Such cute pictures 😍

I don't have experience with biracial babies hair (or babies hair in general) but by doing some google fu I stumbled upon this blog post https://theeverymom.com/4-hair-care-tips-for-black-or-biracial-babies/
Maybe this is something helpful?

[JasminxCat]

Aw cute baby girl. This is a leave in spray I use on myself and my 2 year old son when his hair is dry or matted, I'm sure it would work good for her regardless of hair type, anyone can use it and is sensitive enough and more generally used on children, but I love how light and conditioning it is so I use it too
https://www.target.com/p/the-honest-company-conditioning-detangler-38-fortifying-spray-4-fl-oz/-/A-15645410?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df_free_online&CPNG=Baby&adgroup=7-8

[Lady Stardust]

Cute baby! She only looks to be a few months old.

When my daughter was that age I only used water on her scalp. The baby shampoos/body washes are formulated so they don’t sting their eyes, but they can be quite drying. If her skin and scalp look dry you could either use an emollient bath wash or add some sunflower oil to the bath (both options will make her slippery!!). You could even rub a drop of oil on her scalp and rinse it off a while later.

Her hair doesn’t look much different to my daughter’s, which is 2b. Time will tell how wavy and curly it will get! At this stage I think you’ll be fine just concentrating on her skin and scalp. Her hair is short enough that anything you add to the scalp will also go on her hair.

[GordonMurphella]

What a little cutie. But I think you're jumping the gun, there's very little hair there yet. I agree with water only to start, baby skin is so delicate.

[lapushka]

Agree with GordonMurphella! You don't do much. Not at this stage, you don't. You touch it the least possible. It's just a regular head of baby hair (origin of baby has very little to do with it at this stage), that may possibly even still become sparser as it falls out, and grows back in again. Just brush it with a regular baby brush if it needs to lay nice (for some reason, which I can't think of one); just: if that is even needed.

[Hairkay]

What a little cutie. But I think you're jumping the gun, there's very little hair there yet. I agree with water only to start, baby skin is so delicate.

I agree. The little one doesn't need specialist hair care right now.

[Cg]

My biracial kiddos were well over a year old before we could tell what texture theirs was going to be -- and they were quite different. One was 4b and one was maaaaaaaaaybe 2b on a humid day.

[Hairkay]

My biracial kiddos were well over a year old before we could tell what texture theirs was going to be -- and they were quite different. One was 4b and one was maaaaaaaaaybe 2b on a humid day.

Even some fully black babies don't get their curls until after 6 months or even more than a year old. My mother only found out that it's possible to be born with type 4 curls from the start when she was in hospital after the birth of my older sister and the mothers were all showing off their babies to each other. She got asked where my sister's curls were. Sis got them later.

[lapushka]

Follow the channel "our tribe of many". Family of 10 biracial kids now. Mom's name is Sarah. Dad's name is Solo. Their latest baby? And the babies before. Watch as they grow and get their curls, like Hairkay clearly mentions, at almost 1 year of life. And they all pretty much got the same texture (type 3c/4a). But there is one girl in there with a looser pattern, more like 3b/c). Genetics do funny things. Very lovely to watch that channel!

[victor_tinyduck]

Thanks for all the help y'all!!!

[kittinsune]

Thanks for all the help y'all!!!

my best friend is biracial and I have learned a lot about her haircare!! I'm sure this will apply more when she gets older but this is really important.
1. do not brush her hair. it's really damaging to use a hairbrush! finger comb or use a wide toothed comb only. use a hair pick for style and body
2. protective hairstyles are very important. this hair type will dry out at the ends and break off. braid before bed, or a different protective hairstyle, but protect before sleep is important.
3. always keep it moisturized. a good leave in conditioner/oil/butter that is suitable for her hair type is important to prevent dryness and breakage.
4. when she needs to go to the salon, take her to a stylist that knows how to work with black hair, not just white hair. uneducated white hairdressers can make damaging mistakes.
5. last, embrace her natural hair and make her feel beautiful with styles that are suitable for her hair, not white hair. :) my friend was forced to hide her hair and be ashamed of it, and no child should have to experience that. there are a lot of videos on youtube about caring for mixed hair as well :) keep learning! :heartbeat