Ok, so. My son used to have really long hair as a baby. Below is a picture of what his hair looked like when he was a baby. He was only one in this pic, about 15 months.
Yeah, I cut it when he was like 3 or 4. Don't judge.
I got tired of braiding it and was just too lazy to keep up with it...which is basically why its just pulled back in a ponytail in the photo. Anyway, he is 9 yo now. I told DH that I was thinking about growing his hair out a little bit and I told him specifically to tell the barber not to cut it into a fade like he usually does, but instead to just line it up and make it look neat. Here is what his hair looks like now:
So after he got his hair cut today, DH comes home with an S-curl KIT. I almost fell out. I've been perming my hair as long as I can remember, so I have nothing against perms and texturizers, but on my son's 9 year old hair, I just CANNOT.
I know DH meant well and he was telling me how his barber told him that he needed to put the kit on to really get his curls to pop and yada yada yada. He kept going on about how his barber has a kit on his hair and his hair looks sooo healthy and wonderful, etc. I temporarily talked DH out of it, but he said "just wait until you go to sleep". 
Anyways, please I need some help on what products I can use on my son's hair to give him that s-curl look without putting s-curl in it. I just don't think he needs chemicals to get the look we're trying to achieve. Please and THANK YOU!!
Yeah, I cut it when he was like 3 or 4. Don't judge.
I got tired of braiding it and was just too lazy to keep up with it...which is basically why its just pulled back in a ponytail in the photo. Anyway, he is 9 yo now. I told DH that I was thinking about growing his hair out a little bit and I told him specifically to tell the barber not to cut it into a fade like he usually does, but instead to just line it up and make it look neat. Here is what his hair looks like now:
So after he got his hair cut today, DH comes home with an S-curl KIT. I almost fell out. I've been perming my hair as long as I can remember, so I have nothing against perms and texturizers, but on my son's 9 year old hair, I just CANNOT.
I know DH meant well and he was telling me how his barber told him that he needed to put the kit on to really get his curls to pop and yada yada yada. He kept going on about how his barber has a kit on his hair and his hair looks sooo healthy and wonderful, etc. I temporarily talked DH out of it, but he said "just wait until you go to sleep". Anyways, please I need some help on what products I can use on my son's hair to give him that s-curl look without putting s-curl in it. I just don't think he needs chemicals to get the look we're trying to achieve. Please and THANK YOU!!
), in the morning not only will his hair comb out with such ease, but it'll have cute little curls and be so soft and moisturized.
DH doesn't know the first thing about hair, he was just so impressed by how his barber's hair looked with a kit in, that he thought that was the route to go. I don't claim to be an expert either, but I just didn't think chemicals were the route to take, given that DS's hair is already naturally curly.
DH and I basically just want DS's hair to look good, but after DH saw the kit in his barber's hair, well, he was sold. I honestly doubt he will press the issue so long as DS's hair looks nice and healthy. In the meantime, I've hidden the kit. 
