The back-to-school season is almost upon us with parents and guardians gearing up for the hustle and bustle of preparing the kiddos for a fresh academic year. In addition to many tasks on the to-do list, as a parent/guardian, it is perfectly understandable that you may dread wash day as managing your kid’s hair may prove a stressful routine especially if you have an hyperactive little one. To ease this process for you, it is important for you to go beyond the traditional combs and invest in kid-friendly tools.
We have put together a list of wash day tools to help you get started. These innovative products are designed to reduce the challenges that come with managing children’s hair on wash day while providing your kid’s tresses with optimal care. From gentle detangling to convenient drying tools, you don’t have to worry anymore about wash day being a painful experience for your child.
So get ready to cast the dread aside and look forward to a fun and engaging routine as you read through for some of these must-have tools every parent should consider having in their kid’s hair care arsenal ahead of school resumption.
1. LUS DETANGLE AND STYLE BRUSH
Say goodbye to painful detangling with this style and detangle brush crafted with bristles to help gently unravel knots. The LUS brush also ensures that hair products are evenly distributed to your kids’ curls.
2. OXO TOT SHAMPOO RINSER
This silicone shampoo rinse cup helps you to direct water to your child’s hair. With accidental splashes minimized, your baby’s eyes and ears stay protected during wash day.
3. KAIR BATH VISOR
Remember as a kid you had soapy water accidentally splash into your eye as your mama washed your curls and how it badly stung and she had to quickly rinse that off with cool water to prevent any further damage? Well with the Kair Bath Visor designed to shield the eyes and ears, you don’t have to worry about that happening with your own kid.
4. KISS COLORS AND CARE KIDS SATIN BONNET CAP
Protecting your kids’ tresses to bed after a good wash day cannot be overstressed. Hair bonnets help to keep their hair moisturized, prevent tangling and matting, and breakage. With this silky satin bonnet, your child enjoys comfort and protection for their hair and protective style while they sleep.
5. SHAMPOO BUDDY
Keep your child’s neck comfortable and relaxed while still having a thorough wash day experience with this product. It allows you to get water and washing products fully saturated in the child’s hair while protecting their eyes and ears.
6. KITSCH & DISNEY FLEXI RODS
Get super bouncy curls on wash day with this safe and heatless curl-defining flexi rods. Made with
7. SILKY TOTS HEAD WRAPS
Water dripping from your little one’s hair around the house after washing can make a mess, giving you the extra chore of cleaning. With the Silky Tots Hair Towel Wraps, that concern is fixed as the towel helps to soak in excess water. In addition to this, you and your daughter can twin thus fostering bonding time during wash day while also preventing frizz in your hair.
8. URTHEONE SCALP MASSAGER
Every kid loves a good scalp massage and why not? It is so soothing and helps their muscles relax. When paired with shampoo, it helps to distribute the product evenly among the hair strands.
9. CURL KEEPER CLAW CLIPS
If your child has fine hair, you’ll notice that those strands tend to get really flat after washing. One way you can help improve this is to do root clipping. With these claw clips pinned to the roots of your child’s hair, lift and volume is guaranteed.
10. BED HEAD CURLS-IN-CHECK HAIR DIFFUSER DRYER
Frizz after drying is one common fear parents with curly-haired kids have but this can be reduced to the barest minimum with this hair diffuser dryer. The diffuser also helps to speed up the drying process while enhancing curl definition.
11. TANGLE TEEZER
Detangling is now a breeze with this tangle teezer designed to remove knots and reduce breakage. The cute designs also make it attractive to your little one.
12. CUPCAKES LITTLE HOT HEAD
Lightweight and smaller than its original, this deep conditioning heat cap helps to enhance the effectiveness of deep conditioning for your cutie on wash day. It is also comfortable.
There we go, moms and dads! 12 essential hair tools to help make wash day effective for your little one; which ones are you trying out?