By what means and how often do you need to wash your child's head up to a year

The skin of babies is very delicate and sensitive, it needs careful care. The hair of a child up to a year also has its own characteristics, on the basis of which it is necessary to select children's cosmetics. Let's figure out together what hair products you need to use and how often you can wash the hair of a newborn baby.

Basic rules for hair care for a child up to a year

• To care for the hair and scalp of a newborn, you need to use only safe baby cosmetics. The level of acid-base balance (pH) of the shampoo should be neutral. Shampoo should not contain harmful substances (silicones, sulfates, etc.), which can cause a rash and redness of the scalp;
• It is not recommended to immediately apply shampoo on the baby's head. It is better to pour a little funds into the palm of your hand, beat in foam and apply with gentle massaging movements on the baby’s hair, then rinse off. For young children, they wash their hair so that the water flows from the forehead to the back. To make it more convenient, you can put the baby’s head on his elbow and support him by the shoulder. The most important thing is to prevent water and soap foam from getting into your eyes so as not to scare the baby. Do not forget about the temperature of the water - it should not exceed 37 degrees;
• Shampoos should be used 1-2 times a week.. The rest of the days you just need to rinse your baby’s hair with water. If this is not done, then flaky crusts will appear on the head. Such peeling is not dangerous, but quite natural when changing hair in children. If there are a lot of crusts, then immediately after washing the steamed scalp should be lubricated with baby oil. Try to apply the oil directly to the skin, not to the hair.

How to comb the hair of a child

The scalp of the newborn is very delicate. In order not to damage it, you need to use special brushes with soft natural bristles. When the baby is a little older, you can comb his hair with a comb. It can be a wooden scallop, a plastic comb with small not sharp teeth or a soft massage brush.

• Do not use someone else's comb - this is unhygienic and can lead to skin diseases. The child’s hairbrush must have its own. Make sure that the comb is always clean; after use, wash it with soap;
• Before combing, the baby's hair should dry well. If the baby's hair is very confused, then the selected shampoo does not suit him;
• After washing, do not dry the hair of the baby with a hairdryer. Under the influence of hot air, the hair flakes open and become damaged. Hair becomes weak, lose their natural shine.

What is harmful to the hair of a child

Below we have collected the most harmful factors affecting the health and condition of the baby’s hair. So:

1. Long exposure to the sun (in direct sunlight) without a hat.
2. Drying hair with a hairdryer.
3. City dust, which contains a lot of harmful substances (you need to cover the child’s head with a cap or a panama hat).
4. Frequent washing of hair with shampoo (hair with shampoo should be washed 1 time per week in normal weather, if it is hot outside - 2 times).
5. Wrong water temperature for washing hair.

If you properly care for the hair of the baby, then they will be healthy, thick and shiny.

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