N.W. asks from Houston, TX on October 13, 2006
Growing Hair
I have a 1 year old daughter and she has very little hair. What can I do to help her hair to grow faster. I am ready for her to have real pony tails not those little short ones that come right out the rubberbands. PLEASE HELP!
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A.V. answers from Beaumont on October 16, 2006
You can't do anything about that. She will eventually grow hair, but there is nothing that you can give her to make it grow faster. My neice had little to no hair until she was about 3 1/2 years old and now she has a full head of hair. You just have to wait for it to grow on its own.
C.P. answers from Lubbock on October 16, 2006
There is absolutely nothing you can do for hair that won't grow. I was almost 4 when my fuzz finally became hair. And now my 6 month old boy is totally bald. Brushing it will not help...and shaving it won't make it grow in thicker...this is all nonsense! Hair is what it is. Stick some bows to her head and move on.
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M.L. answers from Houston on October 13, 2006
L.R. answers from Shreveport on October 16, 2006
Hi, N.! You are just going to have to let it come in on its own...sorry...I know that personally, I still had that "peach fuzz" on my head even when I went to Kindergarten...my mom says they had to tape bows to my head so that people would know I was a girl! LOL...all in it's own time.
L.R. answers from Portland on November 17, 2006
I'd say give it time. I had next to no hair at 1 myself, and I now have a nice head of hair (not to much, not to little).
In some countries they cut or shave all the hair off at a young age to stimulate hair growth. I knew a family from the Czech Republic that were studying here in the states; they cut their 4-year-old's hair to half an inch short all over (if she had been a boy, they might have shaved it all off). It makes the hair grow in thicker than before. I don't know if you want to do it as young as 1 year old, though. Read up on it and see what you can find. But in the mean time, don't worry too much. Like I said, I was like her and she could very well turn out like me. :)
T.D. answers from Houston on October 13, 2006
DO NOTHING!!! DO NOT SHAVE YOUR CHILDS HEAD, IT WILL CHANGE THE TEXTURE OF THE HAIR.....
B/C everybody knows that bald headed lil girls grow up to have hair out this world. My friends daughter who is half blk/hispanic was bald until she was 3yrs old. After that its like her hair was growing like wild weeds. Now shes 10yrs and her hair is super duper thick and in the middle of her back. Her mom used to also complain about her cute bald headed child, but now she wishes her hair wasnt as thick.....
I think bald children are just the cutest, with the pretty lil head bands....just enjoy your free time of not having to comb hair right now,
Good Luck......
A.V. answers from Beaumont on October 16, 2006
You can't do anything about that. She will eventually grow hair, but there is nothing that you can give her to make it grow faster. My neice had little to no hair until she was about 3 1/2 years old and now she has a full head of hair. You just have to wait for it to grow on its own.
A.M. answers from New Orleans on October 14, 2006
I have 5 girls and all of their hairs grew slow. I do not recommend shaving her head, my ex did that to my 9 year old when she was 1 and now her hair is so thick you can barely brush threw it. I have twin girls and they are 3 and they still have little hair but i have went and got it trimmed and it seems to be working, just give it time and she will have beautiful long hair it just takes time.
P.C. answers from Austin on October 14, 2006
Hi there . You might want to try Redken Oh so long Shampoo and conditioner . I used this on both of my girls , and now they have hair down in the middle of there backs . I started to see results in about a month . I alos use silk drops from the ion product line . It helps the haior cutical to soften they say . Most importantly just hang in there . It will eventually get there . Good luck .
Pam
T.W. answers from Killeen on October 14, 2006
I had the same problem with my daughter's hair. I was given advice to get the ends trimmed and when I did, her hair started to grow and turned out she had beautiful ringlet curls
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