Can anyone recommend something for my dd's super ringlet-ey hair to stop it looking like a ball of fuzz?

[lucysmam]

She's only four so I'm not thinking anything major, just something to try and tame it a little bit rather than have her wandering round school like a fuzz ball when she starts in Sept (it'll be tied up but bits tend to escape all over the place & she sometimes wears it loose so less 'dragged through a hedge backwards' would be good )

Tia

We adopt the curly girl method. So no silicones or parabens in shampoo or conditioner.

My dd has similar sounding hair. I only ever comb it and only ever when wet. Durinf a hair wash (in the evening but will switch to mornings when she's older) I comb with a medium toothed comb - when covered in conditioner. Then rinse but careful not to ruffle. Then smooth with a towel and gently plait it up for bed. In the morning I spritz with loads of water and use fingers or a comb to loosen and knots and reshape the curls. Leave to dry and voilà.

I would never use a tangle teezer thing.

Best hair products are the body shop rainforest moisture range. You'll need to use a shampoo to strip out any residue silicone (eg a standard one is fine) then switch to the body shop stuff. We shampoo twice a week and wash with conditioner most nights.

People always compliment me on her hair - I will try and add a picture.

I do almost exactly the same as iggy but use a tangle teaser while the conditioner is in and on the wet hair in the morning.

Here's a picture:

Mmmm not sure that was the best one!

Curly girl is great,recommend it - might take a few weeks to settle but stick with it I think. Most importantly though never ever brush her hair unless it's wet. Comb lightly with fingers when dry only - I wish my mum had asked this question when I was little - I spent years with a blonde frizz ball on my head!

Her hair's lovely iggly

thanks. I'm in awe of dd's hair - it is awesome! Has a life of its own.

I have two DDs with ringlety/curly hair, and mine is too. I haven't looked back since starting us on the Curly Girl haircare method.

We all stopped using shampoo. We use conditioner instead, for washing (there's glycerin in most conditioners) and leaving a little in the ends for smoothness/moisturising.

We stopped combing and brushing our hair either wet or dry. After washing with conditioner in the nightly shower I would gently scrunch their hair towel dry and then leave it alone -- no brushing, no combing.. I used to plait DD2's hair when wet (without combing it) as she liked plaits and it was long by the time I discovered the no shampoo and no brushing idea, and I would just spritz DD3's hair with water in the morning to rejuvenate her curls.

In the mornings heading out to school DD3 and I used to have a pitched battle with her hair, and she looked like 'the girl with the red afro' -- not a good look.

The CG method made our lives much more pleasant and our hair looks much better -- actual curls instead of frizz. DD3 wore a hairband to keep it all off her face.

Some curly hair tips

Curly Girl book

That's what my dd's hair is like Iggly! Has a life all of it's own

Ds's hair was like an afro at that age, only combed when wet,iirc I uses to leave conditioner on and not rinse it out and use a touch of frizz ease to separate the curls. I miss his fro he has teenage short hair now.

Excuse the typos

I haven't been in The Body Shop in years so will venture in and try their rainforest moisture (did I remember that right? - am on app & can't scroll to check ) range for her.

I'll start using my wide toothed comb too.

I tend to spray with a bit of water & use my brush in a morning so will stop with that & ruffling after washing and hopefully see a difference in it.

I love her hair, she's got the brightest orangey curls but it just looks like a ball of fluff atm

I half expected a flaming for this post btw!

I had ringlety hair (its changed since my DD was born, less curly), and now DD has it too. Wen I was her age, there weren't the products and I ended up hating my hair for most of my life. :( Ad I sobbed whenever it had to be combed. It is one of my proudest accomplishments as a mum that (so far!) I've managed with DD's curls.

I do shampoo, but I use a very mild one (I like Avalon Lavender shampoo or when splashing out my favourite is L'Occitane Soothing Conditioner) and I dilute it with water too.

On DD -
Wash it with tiny bit of Avalon.
plenty of conditioner (not L'Occitane for her, just L'Oreal Very Berry)
NO brushing EVER
Wide tooth comb to comb the conditioner through, then a finer tooth comb
Air dry, or if nighttime, plaits.

I don't use styling product or leave-in on her hair.

If you don't know it already, this is a good site - www.naturallycurly.com/

brd my dd quite often ouch-es her way through hair brushing in a morning Hopefully following the advice here it'll get better though.

When combing dd's hair, I split it into small section and twist it tightly in my hair (the not closest to her scalp) so that it doesn't pull. I have naturally afro hair and have awful memories of the pain so try my best to avoid with dd

*twist it in my hand. Not hair!

My step DD still has her very fine, but wavy/curly baby hair at nearly 4yrs old (she has various medical conditions that cause it not to grow). Anyway, we've found that a bit of leave in conditioner works wonders on her locks, which used to look like a frizzy matted mess. We just apply it with fingers and leave it alone (or at least try to - DH has a tendency to try and brush it all the time). Note to self: remove hairbrushes from his reach when she next comes down.

Look, I imagine I'll have to remove them from my dp's reach too!