Josie's Hair

I've never been a real Girly Girl.

I am usually a few months behind any fashion trends and I spent the majority of my adolescence trying to find ways to not do my hair.

I sported an awful perm for years and never once put any product in it.  In fact, I'm pretty sure I brushed it out resulting in a pretty impressive fro for a french girl from Minnesota.

So I find it humorous that God gave me children that require massive hair care.

Most mornings, this is what greets me:

Tangled, snarly, and about 3 inches off the top of her head.

Her hair isn't super dry.  It's actually a lot like mine in texture.  The only major difference being the super tight curls.

Case in point:

We've tried a lot of different products and I think we have finally landed on a pretty good combo.

Here's what we are using:

First off, I found out I was washing her hair way to much and with the wrong kind of shampoo.  Since then we've backed down to every few nights and switched to sulfate free shampoo called Creme de la Curl made by Miss Jessie's.  It doesn't lather, which is strange, but it smells awesome and works great.

I use a bunch of different kinds of conditioners.  My favorites are the Olive Oil conditioner that you can buy pretty much anywhere and Creme of Nature.

After her bath, and on days that we are staying home, she gets either a tight french braid or, her personal favorite, "antennas".

This change alone has saved me countless tears (hers and mine) with combing it out in the mornings.

And these are her products.

Which makes me laugh.  I seriously have a bottle of hair spray that I've had for 2 years under the counter.  That's it.

We spray it down with water, cover it with detangler, and comb it out.  Then I saturate it with Motions Leave-In Conditioner.

Once all that's in, she gets either the Just for Me Curl Smoother Creme or Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding.  The Miss Jessies product is pretty expensive for a 5 year old so we only use that if I really want her curls to hold up.

So there you have it!  My 5 year old's hair products.

How about you?  Do you have any high maintenance hair in your house?