Can I not wash DDs hair?

[burke-a-bee]

My daughter has very dry hair (and skin). If I don't put oil in it, it knots up and dreads. Lately I have been putting rosemary oil in it and rinsing it in the shower. My husband thinks we should wash it but is there any reason I couldn't just skip washing it?

[rhiasmum]

My youngest dd has food allergies and eczema (controlled now through her diet). I don't wash her hair unless she's gotten food stuck in it or has been rolling around in dirt. I bathe her, wet her hair and that's it. You'd never know to look at her or to smell her scalp, honestly. Shampoo is drying and is the cause of dryness and itchiness. If you wanted to use a small amount once every 7-10 days that might be ok. It depends on her body how much she can take.
Good luck! I do the baths around here so my dh doesn't know lol. I don't keep it from him he's just never asked.

[burke-a-bee]

Originally Posted by rhiasmum

My youngest dd has food allergies and eczema (controlled now through her diet). I don't wash her hair unless she's gotten food stuck in it or has been rolling around in dirt. I bathe her, wet her hair and that's it. You'd never know to look at her or to smell her scalp, honestly. Shampoo is drying and is the cause of dryness and itchiness. If you wanted to use a small amount once every 7-10 days that might be ok. It depends on her body how much she can take.
Good luck! I do the baths around here so my dh doesn't know lol. I don't keep it from him he's just never asked.

See I wonder if it is an allergy.

[edamama]

I stopped washing my DD hair months ago, I do put conditioner on it though or else it gets too dry. I also don't really use soap on her in the tub, unless she is obviously dirty, because it also makes her skin dry out too much.

[rhiasmum]

Does she react to any foods that you've noticed?

On my older dd I use Dr. Bronner's baby liquid soap. She doesn't have any food allergies but has sensitive skin. If dd#2 needs a scrubbin' then I also use Dr. B's on her. Just a little seems to do the trick. Soap is drying. You might have to try out some things before you find what works for her.

[burke-a-bee]

I think I am going to have her tested fro allergies. Her stomach gets so bloated after she eats.
I've been using Dr. Bonner's on her skin but it is still dry.

[4evermom]

I only wash my ds's hair every month or two. He doesn't have particularly dry skin or hair but kids just don't produce the amount of oil as adults so it looks fine even though he has relatively thin hair. It looks nice right after it's been washed but a couple days or a month all looks the same. A rinse is good if he's been playing in a dirt pile. Or if I cut his hair. So, yeah, I don't see why you couldn't just not wash your dd's hair.

ETA: I think ds's scalp gets a little itchy after a month or so without washing, now that I think about it. But, still, hair washing doesn't need to be very frequent.

[caedmyn]

I don't wash my DD's hair or use soap on her. But...when her hair is wet after a bath or in the summer when her head gets sweaty her hair does smell something like a wet dog.

[russsk]

I don't wash DS's hair. I'm trying to wean my hair off shampoo now.

[a-sorta-fairytale]

i dont use soap on dd or ds at all.
I have found that for my dry scalp i use a shampoo bar that has oatmeal and honey and it doesnt bother me - i got mine from blue house soaps.

[ParisApril]

Originally Posted by russsk

I don't wash DS's hair. I'm trying to wean my hair off shampoo now.

I would be so scared. My hair is so greasy!

I only wash my kids hair when it looks oily/dirty. DS 3 once every 2 weeks and DD 10 once a week.

[russsk]

Originally Posted by ParisApril

I would be so scared. My hair is so greasy!

I only wash my kids hair when it looks oily/dirty. DS 3 once every 2 weeks and DD 10 once a week.

I never would have considered it, but I stopped washing my face with great results. (I also have oily skin and hair.) I wash with a no-poo bar once or twice a week, rinse with water a couple times a week, and use a dry shampoo when I need it. When I stopped washing my face with soap it really balanced out, so I'm trying to do the same thing with my hair.

DS is 13 months, and I think his hair has been washed once. Granted, he doesn't have much hair.

[sammysmammy]

I agree that shampoo and soaps are just drying...and I also used to think that I would NEVER be able to not wash my hair. The products we use create a vicious cycle,because they actually cause our bodies to create more oil because the soap/shampoo strips so much of the natural oils.Once I started laying off the shampoo and using apple cider vinegar(diluted 1:10)as a rinse...my oily hair is no more!!