Need a Shampoo That Smells Clean

Yes grownup shampoo is not appropriate because it is irritating to the eyes, but L'Oreal's children's shampoos in the little fishy shaped bottles smell good, are mild, and include conditioner. However, the smell may not be from her hair but from a greasy scalp condition which will take care of itself in time. Babies are like puppies - they have their own little smells. She is brand new. Give her some time.

Stick to baby shampoo. J&J, Aveeno or California Baby. Adult shampoo is very harsh and it is her delicate skin that could get a rash, dryness or general irritaion. Since her hair is super thick just use a little more each wash and message it into her thick tresses, lucky girl.

I use Burts Bees Baby Bee Shampoo & wash.. Tear Free

Most common baby shampoos have harmful chemicals in them... like parabens sodium lauryl sulfate, etc..

burts bees is pH balanced, sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate free,
paraben free, and phthalate free

It can be found at CVS and most department stores... one bottle lasts a long time.

We love the Method baby bodywash/shampoo (Squeaky Green) - all natural ingredients and its smells wonderful. Our hospital provided us with this wonderful sponge/scrubby thing after he was born (that we still have, lol!) that worked wonders when he had cradle cap, I think you can buy one at Walmart.

Only use baby shampoos or baby body wash. She may have cradle cap under there which is causing it to not smell fresh. Part her hair and see if its yellow and or crusty. If that is the case then you have to treat that first.

And most baby shampoos are milder and its an urban legend that they add crazy ingredient to prevent eyes from tearing.

We love, love, love "Natural Shampoo" by Original Sprout. It is for babies and up; no harsh chemicals; 100% Vegan. AND it smells sooooo clean.
We do have to purchase it at a health food store, though.
R.

I use baby shampoo with the lavander sent and conditioner since both my girls were a month or 2! Also I noticed when my youngest got craddle cap her hair didnt smell very clean. I just kept using conditioner and used a little baby oil.

Well, my answer is different than most. But I did some research and baby shampoo is NOT more gentle than adult shampoo. Do you know why it doesn't sting the baby's eyes? It's because there is an analgesic in the shampoo. Kind of like the stuff they put in your eyes at the eye doctor's to make your eyes numb. I'd rather be more conscientious and just make sure that no "real" soap gets in their eyes, than use the baby stuff and get soap plus numbing agents into their eyes.

So instead of using baby shampoo, I always used the same shampoos and conditioners on my girls that I use on myself. I bought some of those bath visors to keep the soap out of their eyes, as well as one of those "bath buckets" (sorry, I'm not sure what they're properly called) - it's shaped like a half-circle with rubber on the flat side, so you can rinse the baby's hair without spilling water down her face. In this way, I was able to use high-quality shampoo and my girls have always had shiny, healthy hair, without having to use baby shampoo. For my daughter with curly, dry hair, we use Aveda Dry Remedy, and for my daughter with tons of fine, straight hair, we use Fekkai Volume.

Just my two cents! I hope that helps!

The smell is likely cradle cap, not her hair. With so much hair, cradle cap may be hard to get rid of because you need to scrub the scalp.If you can see it on her scalp, put baby oil at the roots to loosen it up. Then scrub the scalp with a soft surgical brush. You can buy them at most drugstores, and they are very gentle.Some come with Castile soap, which is OK, some come with betadine or some other antiseptic, which you need to wash out before using. Once it's cleared up, her hair will smell fine.

I wouldn't go the adult shampoo route. Try the Loreal line for kids. It tear free and comes in 2 in 1 varieties. My son has tons of curls and it does the trick for him. But that is really weird that her hair wouldn't seem clean after washing twice. Is it possible you have really hard water and that is affecting it?

Be careful how how often you are washing you baby's hair. I am a cosmetologist and I see a lot of adults and children with bad scalp. I believe it is because as a society we wash our hair way too often. By washing frequently ( 5 + more times a week) we overstimulate our sebaceous glands and in turn it makes more oil. Round and round we go. Your month old is not doing anything that would require frequent bathing/hair washing. Good luck!

No. Use conditioner too. Just dont get it in her eyes. If you do wipe it with a dry towel, water make it burn more.When my daughter was little I used Finesse or Vidal Sason.

Stick with the baby shampoo... The more hair she gets the cleaner it will smell. We use J&J and Aveno (mild). Give it a try :)

We've liked j&j, aveeno, and noodle&boo. But the best thing for our daughter's thick hair was California baby's leave in calming conditioner. Smells so good and helps with brushing/combing!

I have used California Baby on my daughter's thick hair since she was born. It's a little pricier but I like it and you can actually get it at Target. It is plant-based so concerns about chemicals are less, and her hair feels and smells really clean.

My daughter hates having her hair washed (she's 2, now) but her hair is so thick she needs a conditioner so I bought a leave-in conditioner from a health food store, which makes her hair really soft and good-smelling.

Does she have "cradle cap" at all? If so, could that be a smell factor?

Good luck!

You really don't want much of a smell. What we think of as a "clean smell" is really often the smell of harsh chemicals you probably don't want on your daughters skin or in her lungs.

Here is a natural shampoo: http://healinghappens.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sk...

Paul Mitchell has a wonderful kids shampoo. It smells nice and helped my son with his cradle cap as well.

"Tearfree" shampoos are not necessarily milder - they have a numbing substance in them so the babies don't feel the soap, I've been told.

Feel to try Shaklee's baby products: http://K..myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=30108 . They are pH balanced. And money-back guaranteed.

I would NOT put adult shampoo on your baby's hair. I would put baby lotion around her scalp and then you'll smell the lotion. Seriously, this baby is one month old. I recommend you not obsess over her hair and just enjoy every minute with her!!!

maybe it is the water?
i have never heard of a 1 month old baby smelling! usually babies smell really really good!

DO NOT use adult shampoos on her hair.

talk to your doctor. odors might come from an infection (like yeast or something similar, nothing severe) so its best to rule that out before doing anything else.