What Should I Do With Her Hair?

You can't alter her natural hair texture unless you use chemicals (which can do EXTREME damage to the hair and scalp so I do not recommend). Your daughter's hair is longer when wet than it is when dry...this means that she has shrinkage. You can eliminate this if you use a good curling product that will allow her hair to "hang" loosely without shrinking up...or at least look curlier. Greases that contain mineral oil and petroleum are bad for biracial and black hair, and products advertised to black women are typically too heavy..(such as Pink Moisturizer) for biracial hair. All that grease does is leave the hair coated and feel icky. I have biracial and Ethiopian children and my kids went through the same thing. They all wanted straight hair like mine. It's VERY important that they love their hair texture the way that it is, so I strongly advise you to not straighten it and just tell her her that her naturally curly hair is beautiful. Bare Mineral Indulgence has products that are really good on biracial hair and make the hair more manageable without the use of harsh chemicals. The products are all natural and are not greasy...plus they will allow her hair to wear her hair curly so she can wear it down and in fun hairstyles. I accentuate the curls in my dd's hair as well as do braid outs and twist outs and now my kid's LOVE their naturally curly hair. biracialhair.org has great advice on how to manage biracial hair, and the bare mineral indulgence products are top of the line and make dealing with hair MUCH easier.

They have a hair categorizing chart on the contact page where you will be able to determine your daughters hair type..this will make choosing products for her easier.

Black/biracial hair does not typically produce a lot of sebum so you should wash it only once a week or perhaps once every two weeks. DO NOT WASH IT DAILY.

You should also ONLY detangle and comb her hair when it's wet with water or conditioner....do NOT comb it while dry or it will cause breakage.

Make sure you are combing her hair from the tips to the root with a widetooth comb or Denman hair brush as these work best for detangling.

There are many outlets and resources for biracial hair that I can recommend to you, and I have pics of my kids hair after I used the products so you can determine if they are a good option for you. Just email me (I'll add you as a contact) if you are interested in seeing them.

I am not sure what type of hairstyle you would want your daughter's hair styled in, but many of the products on this page have worked well for me. They make the hair soft and conditioned but not greasy..and do not weigh the hair down. http://baremineralindulgence.com/Girls_Natural_Hai...

To be quite honest, I went through a lot of trial and error to see what worked best for my girls. On the contact page (as I said before) there is a hair chart that will help you determine your daughter's hair type...I suggest you use this and take it into consideration when choosing products so that you can better determine which ones will work best for your daughter. My daughter's for instance have "4 type" hair but many biracial children have "3 type" or "4 type". You can also email them through the contact page as well and ask what products would work best for your daughter. The customer service responds pretty quickly and they give really informative tips on how to manage hair.

http://baremineralindulgence.com/Contact_Policy.ht...

hope I helped you out...oh and mahalo!

I'm mostly black and my daughter's father is white. I'd advise against using any chemical in her hair while she is so young, it can cause horrific damage and breakage not to mention the burns. Grease isn't a good option (I don't even use it any product containing petroleum or mineral oil is off limits) what her hair needs to be manageable is moisture. That means not shampooing it everyday but probably 1x-2x a week and conditioning it every two days with a moisturizing conditioner. A leave in conditioner and detangler will make combing and styling so much easier and a water based hair lotion (like BB castor oil lotion, the pink lotion in the bottle not the white cream in the jar) will make her curls shiny. Do not blow dry her hair, that will only cause it to frizz and look messy. Comb it with a wide toothed comb and only while wet to keep curls uniform. You could also hire a braider and have her hair put in beads.

I have darkish brown thick hair certainly. When it's darkish brown it appears healthful, glossy, and appears like I have much less hair & thinner. Thats simply an phantasm, sort of like whilst you put on black garments, you seem thinner. When I get fairly blonde highlights everywhere, it appears fairly thick, broken, and appears like I have a ton of hair and you'll be able to see each and every layer and attitude. a million.) Dark brown skinny hair doesnt seem unhealthy. two.) Dark hair wont fairly make your hair seem thicker you probably have skinny hair to start with. There are alot of goods available in the market to make your hair seem extra volumized similar to shampoos. Also be certain you're taking a diet every day and consume right vitamins. Your hair gets fitter.

Your best bet is to take her to a african american salon they might be able to better help you than anyone on here unless someone has got the same hair type as your daughter my friends daughter is half black and white and she normally just puts it up in a pony tail, it looks the cutest on her don't put all the grease in her hair

Well, what i'm recomeding isn't a grease its more of a creamy gel its the Tresemme straightening gel OR you could buy the CHI flat iron which is around 100$ but it is VERY worth its money. Alo there is Japanese Straightening Perms i'm not to sure how much they cost but i've heard good things

if she wants straight hair, you can take her to a salon and they can straighten it to be like caucasian hair =D

it's a pretty annoying and long process though, but it can be worth it =D