Finally in desperation I asked for advice from someone with much more experience than me and she told me that all the leave-in conditioner and oils that are typically used on kinky curly hair can saturate hairbands and cause them to break easily. Thankfully she was able to recommend some rubber bands from Sally's Beauty Supply that do not break! They come in black or assorted colors. I've used them for well over a year now, and they work SO much better than all the others I tried at first!
Here's a picture, they are Proclaim brand:
I realize that to many people hair bands may seem like an extremely minor life detail, but I'm here to tell you as a white mama of a black little girl, having hair bands that do not break easily is HUGE, especially in those early days caring for a newly adopted child! Ever heard the saying that sometimes it's the little things that finally put you over the edge?
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Oh!!! It is very hard to manage Curly hair. Specially for little kids.
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Yes!! Those bands are the best. Sometimes I rub them with a little coconut oil to cause some slippage so it doesn't get tangled and snatch her hair out and they still don't break. I end up having to bite them when it is time to remove them.
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What a great find! I hate it when my wiggly toddler's hair is almost done being styled and then I break the rubber band. It's such a chore to get her to sit still long enough to redo the hair.
ReplyDeleteDo these hurt when you take them out? I used some similar ones on my two year old and vowed not to do it again because it was really hard to get out and she was not happy. But I'm not loving the ones I'm using now either.
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