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My three year old has curly, tangled hair and sometimes I am just at a loss about what to do about it. It took her a long time to actually grow hair, so I’m not going to just cut it. She always has very curly hair where I have stick-straight hair. So it took me a while to figure out a few tips to dealing with it. Here are five tips I have to help deal with tangled toddler hair.

Make Sure to Brush It Often

Okay, I know that seems super obvious. But my daughter has thrown many a tantrum about me brushing her hair and sometimes it seems easier to just give in and let her have unbrushed hair. Sometimes I still do, but the more it gets brushed, the less tangled it gets. I try to brush it at least twice a day. Here is what Mac’s hair looks like when she wakes up in the morning.

Brush From the Bottom Up

There is a right and wrong way to brush tangled toddler hair. When it is really bad, you don’t want to just start wrenching a brush through it. Start at the ends of their hair and work your way up. When you get to a snarl, try to work through it before you move on.

Find Hair care Products that Help, like Detangling Spray

Detangling spray can be a total game changer. In fact, detangling products in general can be a huge help. Once I heard that JOHNSON’S® products are new and improved, inside and out, I knew I had to try them out. They are 100% gentle, and free of parabens, and phthalates.

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I picked up JOHNSON’S® COTTONTOUCH™ Newborn Baby Wash & Shampoo. It leaves no unwanted residue behind, and is easy-rinsing and fast-absorbing. This helps make kids’ skin less slippery, to make bath time easier, so parents and kids have more tickles, cuddles, giggles and confidence.

I also picked up JOHNSON’S® No More Tangles® Conditioner and JOHNSON’S® No More Tangles Detangling Spray to try to tangle those toddler curls and let me tell you, it worked! They are simpler, gentler products that 9 out of 10 parents would recommend

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I use the JOHNSON’S® COTTONTOUCH™ Newborn Baby Wash & Shampoo for her hair because it is gentle. I put the shampoo mostly on the roots of her hair, as that is the part of hair that needs to be washed more.

After that, I use JOHNSON’S® No More Tangles® Conditioner. I put this more on the ends of her hair because that is the part that needs more help to not get tangled.

After she is out of the tub, we spray her hair with JOHNSON’S® No More Tangles Detangling Spray and brush her hair. Her hair is nice and smooth. Once it drys, it is curly without being so tangled.

Trim the Ends

Even if you don’t want to cut your toddler’s hair (I don’t either!) sometimes a quick trim will help the ends not be quite so tangled. Find a kid’s salon to take your toddler for just a quick trim. Or, if you are feeling brave, you could attempt to do it yourself. I know with my squirmy toddler, I totally wouldn’t do it myself!

Find Some Cute Hairstyles

If you are able to pull your child’s hair up into some sort of ponytail or pigtails, it will be much less tangled at the end of the day. Unfortunately, Mac doesn’t just want a regular old ponytail. Here are a few ways to jazz up a regular ponytail so your child will be more likely to sit still and get their hair done.

• A cute clip. We have a ton of the old school, plastic barrettes. I let Mac pick out her favorite animal or one with a bow. Lately she has been really into the ones with the days of the week on them.
• A headband. They have tons of headbands available. I would rather do a clip usually because they stay in the hair better than a headband does.
• Braids. I have been teaching myself to french braid with Mac but sometimes we also do a regular braid.
• Multiple ponytails. One time Mac asked me for three ponytails. So I made three smaller ones with different sections of her hair.

If you are struggling with tangled toddler hair, hopefully this will help. Make sure to visit CVS to pick up some JOHNSON’S® products. 

Do you have another tip about tangled toddler hair that I missed? Let me know!