Cutting the Curls

Let me refer you to this website, which is all about naturally curly hair and how to keep it at it's best. There is a forum specifically for parents of curly kids.

At this site you can identify what curl type your child has ( or ask someone there) and make a guess at what may happen to her hair and how to minimize the curl loss from a cut.

www.naturallycurly.com

just go to the curl talk forums, hope that helps!

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curly hair happens from the inside of the body, so unless you were to use a chemical (which your not gonna do:)) to straighten her hair, a good trim/cut is going to HELP her beautiful locks!

C.,

I had the same experience. I waited until my daughter was 4 to cut her hair. I didn't want her to loose her beautiful ringlets. Her hair was straight all the way through except for 4 inches on the bottom. Her hair got soooo long I just had to cut it. The curls unfortunately, did not come back. She has really thick hair though. I don't know if it's the same for everyone's hair type.

It's all down to genetics, cutting it has no effect on how it will grow in. If you want to enjoy the curls for awhile just trim it, but eventually the curls will be gone if her hair is going to be straight. Three of my children had super curly hair. The older two's hair grew in straight as they got older, and eventually trimming took my daughter's last curls. I cried, honestly. So I know how you feel. My third never lost his curls. I shave his head each summer and they come back as it gets longer.

C.,
I didn't cut my son's hair until he was 13 months because of the beautiful curls. He is 15 now and it is still curly if he lets it grow out.
Hopefully you daughter will still have curls, too.
V.

I had this happen with one of mine,and yes, she did lose the curls when I cut. It just grew in straight. I have another in the same boat right now. Sometimes it's just life... take a bunch of pictures of those cute curls so you can remember them and then cut it when it needs to be cut. I think we'll keep ours a while more. She is 2 1/2, and still only has some uneven hair about down to the base of her ears. We just don't grow much hair in our family! Good luck!

In my experience with curly hair, it can be very curly when little, then straighten out to waves as the child gets older. Then when puberty hits WHAM, you must then learn what to do with the mess of curls.

Hi C.,

It is very common for babies and toddlers to have curly hair in the beginning. But underneath that fine, baby growth, they will have "normal" hair. Obviously some people keep their curls for life, but if you can already see that the new growth is not curly, then I think that's your answer. I didn't cut my daughters hair until she was 3 - because I wanted to keep the curls as long as I could. Today, after several trims, her hair is straight as a board BUT it has thickened beautifully. Just yesterday at our salon I was told she looks like a Barbie, "All that thick, long, straight hair on such a little body, oh, she is beautiful." So, your baby will start to look more like a big girl with the cut, but unfortunately we can't stop that from happening anyway. :)

Keep a lock of her hair when you snip for a scrap book, or just to have. :)

Hi C.!
When my boy turned 2 I took him to a child place to cut his beautiful curls (at this point they were getting too long and crazy) and after that don't know why but he did loose his curls, his hair became really thick, especially in the top. But since he is a boy I kept keeping it short, no I don't know anymore if he will get them back or not, until he becomes a teenager and goes through "the phase" that he wants to keep it long. But I guess the only way you will find out is by cutting or not, but try just trimming a little bit first and then go from there. Good luck!