our daughter complains when we brush her hair

Deals_2

since she was very young she always complained that brushing her hair really hurt her. wonder if any other paretns have this issue and how they deal with it. we have several brushes and combs but so far nothing seems to work!

gunsandbanjos

My DD has very long, very thick hair and hates having it brushed. However i have found a detangling spray is very helpful or a leave in conditioner.
Also depends what type of brush you use, i use a bristle brush now as opposed to a plastic one.

PudseyDB

same as the previous poster, I always used a detangle spray and it made a huge difference!

Also, if long, brush the bottom bits first before trying to brush/comb the whole length.

Nicki

My DD who is autistic dislikes having her hair brushed too. It is much easier when it is not too long however. She doesn't suit a very short crop, but she has a chin length layered style which is much better than what she had before. We found the detangling sprays made her hair sticky, so whilst they were fine just after her hair had been washed, by the next morning they were just adding to the problem. We now just use normal conditioner when we wash which does help, and we also completely wet her hair every night in the bath and brush it out so there are no knots at all ( it's easier to do this when wet). This means in the morning she only needs a very light go over with a brush, and its been known for her to get away with going to school without it being brushed at all!

lisawood78

2 words, tangle teezer :-)

Mags30

lisawood78 wrote: »

2 words, tangle teezer :-)

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My hairdresser said this is the same product you can buy cheaper in a pet shop for combing dog hair. Kind of makes sense because some dogs have very messy tangled hair and you need something that doesn't hurt for when grooming a dog:)

balletshoes

lisawood78 wrote: »

2 words, tangle teezer :-)

this - word for word :T - its worked miracles with my daughter, who has long thick curly hair. In fact, its the only brush she's ever had which she will happily use herself, and she does brush her hair properly with it (ie under the top layers, where the knots tend to live).

Humphrey10

Does it have anything to do with how you are brushing her hair?
My mother was terrible at brushing other people's hair, it really hurt - my, my sister, our cousins, and now our dog all said it really hurt (well the dog doesn't speak but she tried to run away instead!).

Her technique went something 'whack brush against head hard, then drag brush down hair through all the layers at once, whilst pushing brush hard against head'!!

Watch how hairdressers do it, they take much longer over it and do it a bit at a time.

Of course if your child is complaining no matter who brushes her hair, it's probably not the fault of your hair brushing skills!

gunsandbanjos

Humphrey10 wrote: »

Does it have anything to do with how you are brushing her hair?
My mother was terrible at brushing other people's hair, it really hurt - my, my sister, our cousins, and now our dog all said it really hurt (well the dog doesn't speak but she tried to run away instead!).

Her technique went something 'whack brush against head hard, then drag brush down hair through all the layers at once, whilst pushing brush hard against head'!!

Thats what my hubby does too, i rarely let him brush DDs hair.

GlasweJen

We used to do this, mum just whacked us with the hairbrush and told us to shut up! lol

celebrate

My daughter is now nine and old enough to brush it herself, she knows she jolly well better get all the knots out before I go to put I into a ponytail for her, she hates me brushing it. Been a great incentive for her ensuring ALL knots are brushed out before mummy does it.


Ps when our detaining spray ran out we just refilled it with water , worked just the same!