Would you put a 3-year-old ...

[Laela]

under the hood?

I'm caring for my niece this summer and braiding her hair all summer. She's an easy child: no tears, no fuss, even when I wash her hair. I was thinking, is it wise to give her a "treatment" and put her under the dryer? I've not tried it but was wondering if she's too young for that?

 

[ms_kenesha]

I've seen a young girl at my hair salon under the dryer getting a deep conditioner, just make sure to put it on warm. Or just put on the plastic cap and let her go play for 30 minutes.

 

[Laela]

That's just it: I DO WANT her to sit under the hood for 10 minutes. or so.. I guess that may be asking too much of a 3-year-old..

I'll try it on warm and tune her into Disney to see what happens *Laela crossing fingers*

 

[Naturalistic]

I wouldn't. Why would this be necessary? My daughter just turned 7 & the most I do to her hair (besides daily braiding or twisting) is trim when I think about it--every few months or so. Other than that, I think a kid needs to be a kid. There will be time enough for deep conditioning & all that but young children don't need to be bothered by that.

 

[Allandra]

I think the plastic cap sounds like a winner (wearing it while she plays).

 

[dontspeakdefeat]

I PUT A PLASTIC CAP ON MY 7 YEAR OLD AND LET HER GO PLAY!

 

[Laela]

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I PUT A PLASTIC CAP ON MY 7 YEAR OLD AND LET HER GO PLAY!

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How long do you leave the conditioner on??? I think I'll just end up doing that. Don't want to traumatize the rug rat...

 

[Tgirl]

I have a 3 year old. I use a leave-in conditioner by Just For Me on her hair. She like to sit under the "big" dryer like mommie, so I let her sit for about five minutes with it on low.

 

[KinksnCurlz]

I don't think i'd do it to my 3 year old but I have thought about it. Unfortunately, my hooded dryer has a high and cool setting only... would cool have the same benefits as low? and could i use the deep conditioner that we use (ie. mizani moisturfuse, keracare humecto?)
p.s. sorry to take over your post Laela with my own questions.

 

[butterfly7]

My 3 year old sat for like 5 minutes for a deep condition.

 

[nita4]

My baby is 4, I've tried this and she doesn't mind. It's just that she's to short for the dryer. So, now if I want to do a good deep conditioning treatment, I use my heated conditioning cap. Otherwise, I do a plastic cap with a cotton scarf on top and let her go play.

 

[dontspeakdefeat]

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How long do you leave the conditioner on??? I think I'll just end up doing that. Don't want to traumatize the rug rat...

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Laela,
I leave it on for about 1 hour and it comes out really soft and silky!

 

[kreeme]

My little girl just turned 3 last month and she loves to get her hair washed. I always do a deep condition with a plastic cap and let her play for about 30 minutes and wash it out. I wanted to do the dryer method, but she's to short and I don't have THAT many books that she can sit on.
I agree that kids should be kids, however, I don't think there is anything with taking care of your childs hair and health at an early age.