I get this question a lot. "IS MY DAUGHTER TO YOUNG TO GET EXTENSIONS??"
Let me say this in writing! Not me, or anyone else can tell you if your child is to young for extensions. If you feel as a parent the best hair care for your child would be to have individual braids, cornrows or twists in her hair, by all MEANS, have some extensions put in her hair! Now, if you are talking about a baby or a child that is a toddler, I wouldn't advise it. But again, it is your child, and you should know what is best for her.
On another note, Black women as a whole will never deny the convenience of forsaking the daily routine of constant manipulation to our hair. Not to mention how the extensions protect our ends from damage. Why would you not want this for your daughter's hair?
However with a child there are more things to consider when deciding to have extensions added to her hair. One, how thin is her hair? Two, how fragile is her hair? The younger the child is, the thinner her hair is. And the older she gets the texture will change, hopefully becoming much thicker. Remember, with most children up until the point of puberty their hair is thinner and fragile and can break and get damaged more easily from the stress of extensions. Even though this is a hair reality for a lot of children, it is not the reality for all. I have added extensions in little girls hair as young as two years old, because their hair was thick enough, and healthy enough to handle the extensions. I have cornrowed little girls hair as young as one year old because their hair was healthy enough to manage the style. So, again, it would depend on the parent, and the state of the child's hair.
My opinion is, if you don't feel comfortable with having extensions in your baby girl's hair, a great way to get the same look is to braid, cornrow or twist her hair, just as you would with extensions. Her hair will still be protected, and the style will promote growth. When all is said and done, age is just a number. The appropriate age for extensions is, who really knows???
Let me say this in writing! Not me, or anyone else can tell you if your child is to young for extensions. If you feel as a parent the best hair care for your child would be to have individual braids, cornrows or twists in her hair, by all MEANS, have some extensions put in her hair! Now, if you are talking about a baby or a child that is a toddler, I wouldn't advise it. But again, it is your child, and you should know what is best for her.
On another note, Black women as a whole will never deny the convenience of forsaking the daily routine of constant manipulation to our hair. Not to mention how the extensions protect our ends from damage. Why would you not want this for your daughter's hair?
However with a child there are more things to consider when deciding to have extensions added to her hair. One, how thin is her hair? Two, how fragile is her hair? The younger the child is, the thinner her hair is. And the older she gets the texture will change, hopefully becoming much thicker. Remember, with most children up until the point of puberty their hair is thinner and fragile and can break and get damaged more easily from the stress of extensions. Even though this is a hair reality for a lot of children, it is not the reality for all. I have added extensions in little girls hair as young as two years old, because their hair was thick enough, and healthy enough to handle the extensions. I have cornrowed little girls hair as young as one year old because their hair was healthy enough to manage the style. So, again, it would depend on the parent, and the state of the child's hair.
My opinion is, if you don't feel comfortable with having extensions in your baby girl's hair, a great way to get the same look is to braid, cornrow or twist her hair, just as you would with extensions. Her hair will still be protected, and the style will promote growth. When all is said and done, age is just a number. The appropriate age for extensions is, who really knows???
