How many teenagers straighten their hair

A lot of childrens skin is sensitive, and a lot of kids want that hair straight so bad they'll sit through that pain and tell you it's not hurting because they want the curl gone so bad. I don't ever want to put someone through what happened to me, it was absolutely awful.

Well put and I agree. If it were me, I would probably not give advise because I feel people have a right to do what they wish to do. I do though think it would be fine to educate someone about the damage that heat and unnatural processes can do. If I have kids, we will not have any of these appliances in the house and I would tell them that their natural hair is beautiful, because it is!

Of course. I used to smooth out my daughter's naturally curly hair with a large barrel curling iron whenever she asked me. The only thing I balked at was when she wanted a perm at age 13 or I knew she didn't need one and wouldn't like it, so I wouldn't pay for it.

She saved up her birthday and babysitting money and got it herself. And she didn't like it. That was a good lesson for her in listening to me. I don't want children, but I don't see why not. If they're at an age to do it safely, and it's what they want Might as well mess with your hair when you're at an age when it doesn't matter too much, and you don't have to look "professional.

Just be careful to say it plainly, not finish with "so much nicer than straightened! Make her feel good about her hair. My daughter is 7 and I have straightened her long hair twice. I have also crimped it twice. This was for special events like her school party and Christmas. She knows never to touch my straightners or crimpers as they get incredibly hot and could either burn her extremely badly or burn down our house! I would not let her have it done to her hair on a regular basis.

If she wants wavy hair normally then I put her hair in small braids when it is damp after her bath. I am gently teaching her about hair care as she is growing her hair as long as Rapunzel! She has her own flower pot tangle teezer and loves me to put coconut oil on the ends of her hair after shampooing as she loves the smell. Just a thought, but if the mom has straight hair and her daughter has curly hair, the mom may not know how else to keep it from being tangled all the time.

Being in those shoes myself mostly straight myself and a curly 6 yo dd , I've had to put alot of effort into learning how to work with curly hair. Otherwise, I'd have to agree that you should patiently stay out of it. There may be opportunities over the years to compliment her natural hair and give pointers.

My daughter is She has her own flower pot tangle teezer and loves me to put coconut oil on the ends of her hair after shampooing as she loves the smell My daughter 7 in March is growing her hair too. She joked about wanting ankle length, not realizing it's actually possible. I showed her a picture of Dianyla's ankle length hair and then she decided she really does want to try!

She's so cute always reminding me to take care of her hair. I've been COing with her but I'm thinking of trying the oil shampoo on her since I'm having so much success with it we have very similar hair types; thin, fine and wavy :p.

She hated the hair dryer so she had no problem giving THAT up :laugh:. I wouldn't let a child that young use a very high heat appliance period. However, it has nothing to do with damage and everything to do with safety. Even from an early age, I let my sons decide what they wanted to with their clothing and hair, within reason. LOL when I was pregnant with my first I took a parenting class offered by my church.

The speaker said something like "If it's not life threatening, not morally threatening and if it will grow back, say yes! Yes, if they were teenagers because that's when they are finding their own identity. Actually, I always thought of it as more of "pick your battles wisely," but it sounds like your church gave you great advice.

I read this post to quick excuse my scatty eyes , if the parent straightens it then no it none of our own business but if the child is at risk of burning themself then yes that becomes a issue. Hair is replaceable but burn skin and a distrort child is certainly not on. It's a hard barrier to know when to cross. Something else I have often asked myself before freaking out, "Will this matter when he is forty??

Absolutely not! Maybe at age 15 or so. When you're a kid you get what you get when it comes to hair as far as I'm concerned. I would not let my child straighten their hair chemically or with an iron. My son wanted to have his hair relaxed and I said no. I'd rather teach them to love and appreciate their natural texture then try to change it with something potentially damaging.

No offense to you but, I would not say anything until you find out what is going on. Then, if it seems they are interested or you can do it in a way that won't hurt the relationship some people get really offended by people who don't have kids putting in their two cents let them know your view and alternative ways to help their daughters hair.

But personally, I wouldn't put anything unnatural in my child's hair until they initiated it themselves. I wouldn't say anything to the parents. It's not your place.

As for if i would let my kids, yes. If they bought straighteners with their own money, or even with gifted money, since it shows commitment. Tween, maybe. Definitely would not let my 6 year old if I had one straiten their hair almost daily.

I think that starting with artificially altering themselves from such a young age is not good for their development of self-worth and personal identity. I don't see any problem with occasionally doing it, I curled my 10 year old sister's hair for the father-daughter dance this year :D But even so, I was careful not to over-emphasize that instance as 'special' so she won't get the idea that she has to use artificial methods to look 'better' than how she naturally is.

Sorry if I sound totally out-there. I'm young and still formulating my opinions on child-rearing. My sister-in-law has two little girls, one 4 and one 2. She either straightens or curls their hair every day with a flat iron. I've never felt it was my place to say something, but I do think it's sad.

Cozy Friedman knows from curly. She has a website naturallycurly. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a hazard alert about several hair-straightening products, including the Brazilian Blowout formula. OSHA released the results of air monitoring in salons that used such products and found high levels of formaldehyde, known to cause cancer in humans.

The California attorney general also has filed an injunction against Brazilian Blowout that seeks to require health warnings on its products. Better to help your tween understand and embrace her curls, which likely means experimenting with products and styles.

Ban the brush. Up until eighth grade, I wore my hair up in a slicked-back high ponytail at the top of my head, and then during my sophomore year of high school, I got my first good straightener, and I learned how to straighten my hair and I'd spend hours every single day straightening it pin-straight.

And I played sports all through high school and in college, so I'd get sweaty, so I'd have to keep redoing it and keep frying my hair. I feel like it doesn't really fit, I guess, societal standards, that's why I think I've always gotten it relaxed and wear it straight. I don't really feel attractive in it, and I think I haven't really learned how to be confident in my natural hair. Well, I straighten my hair because it makes me feel more confident. It definitely makes me feel more put-together, more beautiful.

How do I feel about my natural texture? For a long time, I really hated it, and I really looked down on it, and it kinda makes me emotional because me and my little sister always hated our natural texture, and it sucks to see that, I wanted to be a role model to her, so I want her to see that I love my natural hair, you know.

I definitely received a hard time from my hair, I was, a job that I was in, a career before, it was the military, and was very difficult trying to explain my hair to someone that didn't have any knowledge about it, so that was a tough time. I remember I'd get relaxers and I bleached it, so it broke off, so I went back to school and everyone's like, did you get a haircut?

Want to get the look? We talked to hairstylists to find out exactly how to straighten hair like a pro. From prep work in the shower to finishing touches, these rules of thumb give you the best way to straighten hair without causing unnecessary damage we are working with high heat, after all! Let's get one thing clear: no shampoo or conditioner will give you straight hair. But hair care items labeled "smoothing" may be able to help prepare the strands for the process by providing major moisture.

Hair that's dried out and brittle before you even start with the straightener is the culprit behind frazzled hair that won't lie flat.

Once you're out of the shower, don't towel dry like crazy! That will enhance the natural curl. Instead, pat downwards gently. As for your brush, Sarah insists on using her boar bristle and nylon mix : "Nylon would cause static on its own, which is why plastic brushes are difficult to use," she explains. Because the iron clamps down on the hair, there's nowhere for the product to go. You're essentially boiling the product into the follicle, which isn't a great idea, especially when it contains alcohol.