Seeking Hair Salons for Interracial Child in NYC !

hi there N.:

this is of great importance and i am so glad you are looking for such a salon. not just for appearance but for the health of her hair. as you'll see on the web, folks are constantly attacking brad and angelina for the upkeep of their daughter's hair.....

i would suggest going to harlem. for home maintenance, use a rich conditioner and shampoo. carol's daughter on 125th. street has great products and they could recommend a good salon. the trick is detangling the tight curls this making it easier to comb through the hair. i have a lot of hair and as an adult still remember the trauma i faced as a childso i have a soft spot for hair issues.

please do not let any salon talk you into relaxing her hair. there are great products out there to make it easier and constant maintenance is the best. every day grooming gets easier and the right hair products will reap great results. both for her and yourself.

best of luck and blessings to all.

Try Devachan--they specialize in curly hair and their products are great! They have 2 locations in Soho--1 on B'Way and 1 on Spring Street. www.devachansalon.com

Good luck!

Hey N.,

My personal opinion is that it's much too soon to introduce chemicals such as a relaxer to your precious little girl's hair. Try to hold off at least until high school, when her system can tolerate it better, and she's able to care for it. I agree with the other moms about Carol's Daughter products. I use it on my girls. You can even order her products online. Also, I implore you to try Target brand hair detangler. It's sinfully inexpensive (about $1.25), but it works like a charm--one of Target's little best-kept secrets. A couple of spritzes, and you can comb right through the hair like butter. You'll find it in the baby section. I apologize for not being able to offer suggestions on a particular salon. As a mother of three, two being girls, I simply braid their hair on Sunday. It lasts all week long. Occasionally, I have my friend trim the ends and ensure that all's healthy. Like the other moms said, just make sure your baby's hair stays healthy, use quality products (+ the Target detangler:-)), and her hair will be just fine. The key to keep it from tangling is to keep the hair braided. Even two or four braids while she sleeps will make a big difference. Don't let her go to bed with her hair loose. It'll get matted, and that's how the hair gets damaged.

Good luck!

Hi N.,

Relaxing is fine...BUT you have to keep it up.
That means time and money.
Every three months for touch ups and regular trims.
This is a lot for a child.
So it makes sense to say no to a relaxer for a seven year old, but understand it is not the end of the world.
AND that may have to be your back up plan.

Also depending on the texture you may be able to do it twice a year or four times a year like I do for my daughter.
My daughter's hair looks beatiful and people always ask me
Black, White and Hispanic where do I get her hair done.
You have to keep a calendar of her hair appointments and make sure she gets regular trims and conditioner treatments. You have to braid it up for protection as cholrine tangles. If you think you can go to the beauty parlor one time and never go back again your daughter's hair will suffer.

Blow outs are great as well and you don't need a relaxer for it. Remember everything you're doing is to keep her hair from tangling and breaking.
Depending on your daugther's hair texture you can get it bi-weekly or monthly. Use only the shampoos, balms, combs that the beauty salon uses. All of it will be tangle free and the combs wide. Small combs are only used to make parts. Wide brushes are used to detangle. Do not wash every day or comb again after morning combing. Black hair is delicate because it is curly and breaks easily. So think curly is delicate and can't take too much pulling. They will also teach you how to keep your daugther's hair from tangling between appointments.

I think you should skip Harlem (too expensive) and go to Dominican hair dressers. At the hair dresser they will be every shade of brown and every texture of hair and they will see your daughter's hair and know what her hair needs. Remember hispanics are a mixed race people of conquering Spainards, enslaved native Indians and importing African slave labor.

Lastly, my friend is a white hispanic who married a black hispanic and though her daugther's hair is nothing like her own her daugther's hair is always beautifully managed. I have Asian friends who married black men and their daughter's hair is beautifully managed. Only White women who have mixed daugther's leave their girls hair unruly on their heads. I don't know why?

Anyway good luck.

Devachan, on Broadway in Soho. (sorry, don't know the number off the top of my head.) they specialize in curly hair and are amazing!!! it's not cheap, but you really only need to go once or twice a year, and their products are reasonable. i'm biracial and they are the only folks i trust with my locks!

Where do you live?

I suggest you look into African American Salons. A majority of Salons do "Black" hair, but only a Black Salons seem to better handle Black hair... I'm sure some Mothers may disagree with that statement, with all do respect to all Beauticians, my PERSONAL EXPERIENCES have encouraged this way of thinking... I am African American and I have been to ALL Salons and my most worse experiences have been with Dominican and Caucasian Salons.
DO NOT do her hair yourself, especially since it is breaking. Tell that to the beautician. She will cut it and deep condition it and suggest you bring her in on a consistent basis. She will also suggest products to maintain her hair between appointments. Monday thru Wednesday are cheaper days days to get her hair done. $10.oo Wash/Set with Free conditioner. (at most Salons) Very Best to You...Email me if you need more info. C.

N.,

My daughter is hald west indian and half Puerto Rican so I know exactly what you are going through. I took my daughter to a regular salon where they just trimmed it but I think to really keep her hair looking good and healthy is by maintaining it at home. I live by Carols Daughter, I think its the best product out there for interracial hair. within the same week I started using it, my daughters hair did a 180 and it looks better than I ever imagined. I use the Black Vanilla Leave in condidtioner, Hair milk, and The Tui Hair smoothie. They are a bit pricey but worth every penny. Try them out and I guarentee you will see a difference.