does anyone use product on DS's difficult hair?

groovygrl

DS has difficult hair- thick & very straight & sticks straight up and a wicked cowlick at the nape of his neck, plus he gets hysterical at haircuts (like trying to cut off his arm screaming, we've tried different people, holding, not holding, toys, bubbles, treats etc). we used to have his hair on the longer side so it would lay a little nicer but that requires more frequent cuts which really are a total nightmare. So we took him yesterday & told her to cut it short, even though we knew it would stick up more, at least we wouldnt have to traumatize him with cuts as often. 

So it is all choppy & uneven b/c he squirms & cries so much & of course is sticking up even iwth wetting down. Now I'm thinking maybe every morning I could brush it w/ a damp brush & rub some kind of product on (but dont want anything hard/crusty), I just don't know what would work.

Advice? 

dunvilles

Sorry... no advice on products here... maybe call a hair stylist?

I did want to warn you about using products on your child's hair though. Try to find something that is "child safe" with no chemicals etc in it. I know adult hair gel/sprays etc is really bad for your child. I'm sorry that I don't have any suggestions of these types of products.

Could your ds rock a mohawk?! hehe GL

 

https://www.kids-going-green.com/organic-hair-products.html

Tabby2727

Hannah has some funky hair in the mornings (knoted and sticking straight up in the back). I spray in a leave in conditioner in her hair.  I got it from Walmart I think.  It's no more tangles I think.  I think it's only conditioner mixed w/water.

mari_gold

No, but I'm tempted. Zack's hair is fine and still coming in, really -- it's long on the back and the sides but still short up top. Basically he gets wings on either side of his face and then a cowlick on the back. So far I've been trimming the back and sides (usually while he "brushes" his own teeth, so he's distracted and standing up) and hoping that it'll get lie a little more flat as more comes in.

Smileygirl75

DD is bi-racial, so she has difficult hair but in a different way.  I put Almond oil in it after her baths to keep it silky and easier to comb.  It also keeps it from getting to "fuzzy"

flutenewt

DS has double cowlicks at the back of his head, which tend to cause an "alfalfa" style spike.  Usually I try to brush it down with water and leave his hair alone, but when he's having an especially bad hair-day I'll just work in a small dab of DH's hair gel and do some spikes or a fauxhawk.  I don't like putting a lot of product in his hair so I try to keep it to a minimum and only use it for special occasions or when absolutely necessary to keep him from looking like an unkempt movie character.  If DH had his way DS would rock the spikes/fauxhawk every day though.  

The gel is "Moco de Gorila" (literally, gorilla snot) from Mexico.  It holds really well and never gets flaky or goopy.  It's probably more than you're looking for though.  I'd be interested to know what sorts of products other moms use to spike little boys' hair -- I've never found anything specifically made for kids.    

whitdog23

DS has lots of stick-straight hair that will stick straight out some days.  I tend to wet it down and leave it.  I put California Baby lotion on him each morning and sometimes, on particularly bad days, I will wipe my hands over his hair while there's still a very tiny bit of baby lotion left on them.  It tames it down and is clearly fine for babies.