Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 Jeanne, You're scaring me witht the hair thing. I hope it's not a CHARGE thing because Jillian has awful hair. It's real pretty when I just get her out of the bath and it dies but soon after it looks like a dog with mange(sp?) It's in sporadic splotches around her scalp. I have begun to put it up in pigtails and it realy looks cute that way, but when I just let it go, so many people say, " , you really ought to do something with Jillian's hair. " Foley Mom to 4, (CHARGE guy in heaven) and Jillian 22 months w/cHaRGE bad hair > > > Chantelle > > Caitlyn is 4 yrs old but has the hair of an infant. Her hair is dry and > brittle and has broken flyaways every where. We cut her hair every 6 mos to > get rid of the split ends and yet all we cut is about a half inch. Yet her > hair is not any longer today than it was 2 years ago. It's not even to her > ear lobes in the front and not any longer than her collar in the back. > > I did some searching on the internet and came across a condition called > Alopecia Monilethrix as well as some other hair disorders. In these > disorders, the hair is missing the cuticle which covers the hair and > protects it from breakage. Because of the fragility of the unprotected > hair, it breaks easily upon growing past the hair follicle. So in these > hair disorders, instead of a hair growth problem, it's a problem of the hair > breaking before it can get long so it doesn't seem to grow. > > I don't want to send you on a wild goose chase or alarm you with looking at > these websites, but I did learn this month that Dermatology is the medicine > that covers hair disorders. I would suggest if your hair really does give > you a problem to go to a dermatologist. I had a lot of problems getting a > referral. I finally told the pediatrician.....I've had 6 doctors recommend > surgery to fix her ears for cosmetic purposes. Her self esteem is important > enough to put her through anesthesia and all that yet you don't think hair > affects self esteem?! That was it, I got the referral! > > If you do decide to go surfing the net, there is a good website that shows > pictures of various hair disorders. If you're interested, I can look for it > again and send it on to you. BTW, there is no cure for the hair disorders I > mentioned above. The 2 treatments listed on the net were 1/ wig, 2/ > acceptance. Not very good news to me. I will probably use Caitlyn's wish > from Make a Wish for a wig. Good ones cost about $3,000 to get one that > won't be ripped off by some kid real easily. > > Jeanne > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2000 Report Share Posted January 22, 2000 Hi People Devon has very fine hair. I think that is more hereditary than anything else though. I was a licenced cosmetologist when he was born. (I stopped working when Devon was born) I found that using Redken Amino Pon shampoo worked for him. (amino pon has astrawberry base so i was careful about allergies) He tends to need Protien in his hair so every once in a while I use Extreme Pak by Redken. I am careful to use a thermal protectant whenever we blowdry but usually we just let it dry on its own. He gets frequent trims meaning I trim it up once every 4 weeks.. (taking 1/4 inch off) Chantelle.. I don't know what kind of hair you have but if it is limp chances are you need protien.. if it is fly away.. you need moisture. A good hairstylist will give you a hair analysis and tell you what your hair needs for conditioning treatments. You want to be careful because if you use Protien too often, it will deplete your hairs moisture balance.. if you use to much moisture, it will deplete your hairs protien. With Devon, his hair is so baby fine, I would be very careful getting a perm, of course, he has never asked for one.I don't know whether your hair is fine or coarse or in between. I swore by Redken when I was working so I have continued to use it for the kids now. Hope this helps Deb (Jillian 12, Devon 10 [ChargeR], 8, 5, Kaitlyn 5) Re: bad hair > > >Jeanne, > >You're scaring me witht the hair thing. I hope it's not a CHARGE thing >because Jillian has awful hair. It's real pretty when I just get her out of >the bath and it dies but soon after it looks like a dog with mange(sp?) It's >in sporadic splotches around her scalp. I have begun to put it up in >pigtails and it realy looks cute that way, but when I just let it go, so >many people say, " , you really ought to do something with Jillian's >hair. " > > Foley >Mom to 4, (CHARGE guy in heaven) and Jillian 22 months w/cHaRGE > bad hair > > >> >> >> Chantelle >> >> Caitlyn is 4 yrs old but has the hair of an infant. Her hair is dry and >> brittle and has broken flyaways every where. We cut her hair every 6 mos >to >> get rid of the split ends and yet all we cut is about a half inch. Yet >her >> hair is not any longer today than it was 2 years ago. It's not even to >her >> ear lobes in the front and not any longer than her collar in the back. >> >> I did some searching on the internet and came across a condition called >> Alopecia Monilethrix as well as some other hair disorders. In these >> disorders, the hair is missing the cuticle which covers the hair and >> protects it from breakage. Because of the fragility of the unprotected >> hair, it breaks easily upon growing past the hair follicle. So in these >> hair disorders, instead of a hair growth problem, it's a problem of the >hair >> breaking before it can get long so it doesn't seem to grow. >> >> I don't want to send you on a wild goose chase or alarm you with looking >at >> these websites, but I did learn this month that Dermatology is the >medicine >> that covers hair disorders. I would suggest if your hair really does give >> you a problem to go to a dermatologist. I had a lot of problems getting a >> referral. I finally told the pediatrician.....I've had 6 doctors >recommend >> surgery to fix her ears for cosmetic purposes. Her self esteem is >important >> enough to put her through anesthesia and all that yet you don't think hair >> affects self esteem?! That was it, I got the referral! >> >> If you do decide to go surfing the net, there is a good website that shows >> pictures of various hair disorders. If you're interested, I can look for >it >> again and send it on to you. BTW, there is no cure for the hair disorders >I >> mentioned above. The 2 treatments listed on the net were 1/ wig, 2/ >> acceptance. Not very good news to me. I will probably use Caitlyn's wish >> from Make a Wish for a wig. Good ones cost about $3,000 to get one that >> won't be ripped off by some kid real easily. >> >> Jeanne >> ______________________________________________________ >> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >> >> >> --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2000 Report Share Posted January 24, 2000 Add Kennedy to the list of nightmare hair. I was hoping it was just from backscooting and that it will go away, geez, I hope that's all that mangy matted look is from. Yikes!!! Mom to Kennedy 23 mos old CHARGEr, 10, 8, and wife to Graeme New Brunswick, Canada Visit the " Weir homepage " at: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/5716 ICQ #1426476 bad hair > > > Chantelle > > Caitlyn is 4 yrs old but has the hair of an infant. Her hair is dry and > brittle and has broken flyaways every where. We cut her hair every 6 mos to > get rid of the split ends and yet all we cut is about a half inch. Yet her > hair is not any longer today than it was 2 years ago. It's not even to her > ear lobes in the front and not any longer than her collar in the back. > > I did some searching on the internet and came across a condition called > Alopecia Monilethrix as well as some other hair disorders. In these > disorders, the hair is missing the cuticle which covers the hair and > protects it from breakage. Because of the fragility of the unprotected > hair, it breaks easily upon growing past the hair follicle. So in these > hair disorders, instead of a hair growth problem, it's a problem of the hair > breaking before it can get long so it doesn't seem to grow. > > I don't want to send you on a wild goose chase or alarm you with looking at > these websites, but I did learn this month that Dermatology is the medicine > that covers hair disorders. I would suggest if your hair really does give > you a problem to go to a dermatologist. I had a lot of problems getting a > referral. I finally told the pediatrician.....I've had 6 doctors recommend > surgery to fix her ears for cosmetic purposes. Her self esteem is important > enough to put her through anesthesia and all that yet you don't think hair > affects self esteem?! That was it, I got the referral! > > If you do decide to go surfing the net, there is a good website that shows > pictures of various hair disorders. If you're interested, I can look for it > again and send it on to you. BTW, there is no cure for the hair disorders I > mentioned above. The 2 treatments listed on the net were 1/ wig, 2/ > acceptance. Not very good news to me. I will probably use Caitlyn's wish > from Make a Wish for a wig. Good ones cost about $3,000 to get one that > won't be ripped off by some kid real easily. > > Jeanne > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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