Popular Boy's Hair Styles and Choosing a Hair Salon

Popular Boy's Hair Styles:

1. The Fade (hair cut short on the top and close on the sides)


• Care: Wash once a week and use a light oil and brush

• Maintaining this style will require frequent trimming (possibly every other week) based on the rate of hair growth

2. The "All Even" (hair is cut even all around the head):

• Care: Wash once a week and use a light oil and brush

• Maintaining this style will require frequent trimming (possibly every other week) based on the rate of hair growth.

3. The Afro (hair is grown out several inches):

• Care: Buy the child a pick to comb his hair (Make sure he combs the hair from the root to the ends). If it isn't combed everyday, it will become matted and very difficult to comb.

• Consider braiding his hair in cornrows at night so hair will stay neater and will be easier to comb (note: a boy's hair needs to be at least 5 inches in length in order to cornrow).

• Wash the hair once a week.

• Take the child to a barber for shape-up every three weeks.

• Keep the hair moisturized with hair oil.

4. Cornrows and Twists:

• On a regular basis, apply oil to the scalp around cornrows or twists.

• It's difficult to completely remove the conditioner from the braids.

• A boy's hair needs to be at least 5 inches in length in order to cornrow.

5. Locks and Dreads:

• Shampoo hair every week.

• Separate the new hair growth and then hand roll or twist the locks to keep them smooth and neat at the scalp.

• It takes months for the hair to start locking, but once it locks, it will lock neat and strong.

•  The only way to remove locks is to cut the hair off.

Choosing a Hair Salon

1. One of the best ways to find a salon that is right for the child is word of mouth. In your travels throughout the day, while at the grocery store or any place children may be accompanying their parents, pay close attention to other children's hairstyles.

2. You want to find a salon that has a great reputation for working with children. Find out how long they've been in business. A year is long enough for a reputation to be established and for you to feel secure. Before going, find out if they take children and about the starting age.