At first glance, washing your hair seems like a simple hygiene procedure – until it comes to washing your child’s head.
The first thing that “new” parents should do is find out how often they need to subject their baby to this procedure.
How often to wash a child's hair
Until the baby learns to sit, his head will get wet every day during bathing, because in the bath he is in a lying position.
True, this can hardly be called a full wash - warm water can only wash away some of the excess sebum and sweat.
If we are talking about a full wash using shampoo, then doing this every day is highly undesirable, so as not to allow the scalp to dry out, become irritated and flaky.
If the newborn has long and thick hair, head washing should be done at intervals of 5-7 days.
If the baby is adorned with only a sparse fluff or has no hair at all, then you can do this even less often.
However, if the child is very dirty, for example, he smeared food on his hair or burped and milk got on his hair, you should not put off washing his hair for later.
The same frequency is suitable for babies during the first year of life and longer, if the hair remains clean. If you notice that more frequent washing is required, focus on the needs of your baby.
