Wavy, Curly, Kinky: The African American Child's Hair Care Guide
Now taking care of your child's hair can be fun, easy, and trouble-free! In Wavy, Curly, Kinky, renowned stylist Deborah Lilly shows parents the best ways to style and maintain African American boys' and girls' hair from infancy to the preteen years. She presents clear, easy-to-follow hair care guidelines for the three different types of African American hair and gives you expert recommendations for the best products and techniques for each hair type.
Featuring step-by-step instructions, photographs, illustrations, and a helpful question-and-answer section, this comprehensive, user-friendly guide shows you how to:
- Determine your child's hair texture
- Get up to speed on hair care basics from washing to combing to braiding
- Press, relax, or texturize hair
- Weigh the pros and cons of cutting your child's hair
- Train, nurture, and manage problem hair
Keep your child's hair healthy and looking great with Wavy, Curly, Kinky—and transform hair care time from a chore to a fun, bonding experience for both you and your child!
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Book details
- Author
- Deborah R. Lilly
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 168
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Health & Fitness
- Topics
- African American hair · children's hair care · hair styling · hair products · hair texture · parenting
- ISBN-13
- 9780471695349 (Paperback)9781630262501 (Hardcover)
About the author
DEBORAH R. LILLY is a professional hairstylist with fifteen years of experience and the author of Wavy, Curly, Kinky: The African American Child’s Hair Care Guide and Beauty and the Bucks.
Lilly’s work has appeared in Ebony, Essence, Hype Hair, Black Elegance, and Sophisticate’s Black Hair. She has worked as both an instructor and a hairstylist for theater, film, and advertising.
When she’s not writing, Lilly continues her work as a professional hairstylist, drawing on extensive experience across performance, film, and commercial media. Her hair care guide reflects that hands-on expertise applied directly to the needs of African American families.