I am adopting an african american baby boy, what do I do differently to care for his skin and hair?

congrats on the baby! mine just turned 2! skin is the same as any baby. if its really hot out he doesnt need much of anything other than baby powder to keep him cool during the day, lotions can make babies sweat. and just put some baby oil into his bath to keep him moisturized. for his hair, while he is small you can shampoo with regular baby shampoo, and use their detangler if you must. once he gets older maybe 2, you can switch to something like Just for me(not the relaxer kits, the shampoo, conditioner, and hair moisturizer) you can get it at any walmart or sallys and is cheap and will help keep his hair tangle free, unless you want to cut it, then a good barber will give you tip on how to brush it each day.

Congratulations! You should find a black woman, preferably with children and even better if you know and like her, and ask her to either show you a few techniques or recommend a beauty salon. You could also go into the black community in your area and take your daughter to any beauty salon and watch them as they work. Black people have a wide variety of hair textures so it's hard to be specific without seeing her hair. Generally, I'd say, 1. Avoid chemicals, like relaxers. 2. Never rip or tear at her hair. If you can't get though it use lots of conditioner. 3. Get used to the idea of putting oil on hair. 4. Learn to braid. 5. Use products for black people. I like Pantene's Relaxed and Natural products, and they're easy to find. 6. And if all of this is too much for you, budget about a hundred bucks a month for someone else to do it. Or find a new black best friend. Or maybe you could trade something. Black hair care is a trip. Welcome to the club!

Skin care is simple, oil him up daily after his baths or whenever his skin is dry. That is the usual for any child. Lotion or baby oils, should do the trick.

Hair care is not that difficult either. You might want to read into good hair products for black baby boys. I am a teenage black woman, and usually I just use hair pomade. You could also go to African American hair salons, and ask them for their advice. Make sure to wash his hair often, and add moisture and oils. Combing it daily, is also nice.

There's not much you have to do for hair, it's rather simple with a boy. You just shave his hair. My brothers always shave their hair. Don't shampoo his hair everyday unless it's dirty as kinky or curly hair tends to be dry and constant shampooing can dry out his hair. Buy a moisturizing conditioner. Usually, blacks tend to have dry skin but it can vary. If he does have dry skin, use a cream or cocoa butter as lotions don't moisturize as well. But as a baby and toddler, baby lotion is all you need. You don't really have to worry about face cleansers or any of that unless he develops some acne when he gets into his teens, just water will be fine.

Congratulations! Your new baby boys pediatrician can help you those questions. For skin... lots of lotion. I'm not sure about hair, but my nieces and nephews are Puerto Rican and usually for the hair they use baby oil, but i am not sure because the two hair types are still different.

Umm, you have a point with the hair, but the skin??? Are you serious?? Don't you wash your skin and put on a moisturizer? Well, just because skin colors are different, does not mean there is a difference in the way you car for it. If you were really adopting a black baby, you would simply ask a black friend....or do you have one? I thought all y'all had one best friend that is black??

nothing differnet with his skin

just his hair

when you wash it, condition it a lot and apply hair cream so it's easy to comb

my boy is mixed but he has white people hair lol, he does need more lotion than i do lol

why a black baby? And just shave its head, it looks like velcro anyways. Dont waste anytime on it just cut it all off every month. You should have adpoted a white baby instead. Black babies are weird.

You should of got an Asian one, Black babies are hard to maintain