My daughter has curly hair, but it’s very fine so most curly hair products seem to just weight her hair down. These are the top curly hair products I have found to help keep the frizz away, and enhance her curls without weighing them down.
I was not as blessed as my 4 year and have very straight, flat hair. With that said, I had no idea how to keep her curls looking their best. I felt like everything I tried made her hair super heavy and weighed down. It was A LOT of trial & error and experimenting but we have finally figured it out!
This Post Is All About The Best Kids Curly Hair Products For Fine Hair
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Showerhead Filter
First things first, you want to make sure you have a good shower filter. If your child’s curls are getting weighed down, it could be because is a lot of mineral build up in the hair. A good shower filter will help take all of the hard water out. It’s also so much better for you skin- so everyone in the house benefits. I’ve had the viral Jolie shower head filter for about a year and it’s really a game changer.
Rosewater Spray
This, this, this! If nothing else, this is the holy grail curly hair product! Sometimes I can find this at Walmart. Every time I see it I am not joking– I do buy every single bottle that they have. We use this every single day.
Every morning before I do my daughters hair I spray this in it so it’s soaking wet, and I won’t put anything else in it. This will dry so nicely, it’s so light weight there is no crunchy feeling to it what so ever and the curls will dry so nice and bouncy.
Shampoo
For Shampoo I really love the fine hair Deva Curl line. It is on the pricier side, but since they have such little heads and the product is so potent you really only need very little, so it does last. I bought the Travel starter kit, and it has lasted a few months. A more affordable option that I also really love is this one from Shae Butter, it’s a baby shampoo- but it’s really light weight and moisturizing. I used the Shea Butter one for years, until I thought she need something a little heavier.
Conditioner
I use very little, to no conditioner in her hair. If I DO use conditioner, I will just use a very small amount of water I have already in the shower, and just run it through her ends.
Hair Oil
This hair oil from Shu Uemura! I will say is very expensive, BUT hear me out- The amount you need to use is so minimal. One bottle of this has lasted me well over a year. I am just now seeing that they have a travel size, which I would totally pick up, because like I said it’s going to last you forever, and it works so unbelievably well on fine curly hair. I only use it once a week, after I wash her hair, and it seriously makes all the difference. I just put a VERY small amount in my hands and brush it through with my fingers on her hair, while it’s still damp.
A more affordable option:
The Verb Ghost oil is a more affordable option compared to the full size of the Shu Uemera.
Microfiber towel
A Microfiber towel is your best friend, if you don’t have one a cotton T-shirt will work just as good. My daughter loves this little one that looks like a cat, how cute! It’s nice and small to fit on tiny curly heads.
Silk Pillow Case
A silk pillow case is an absolute essential for curly hair. This will keep all the frizz away and keep the curls in tact. They have tons of affordable options online- Also great for your skin, so grab one for yourself too 😉