How to Brush Your Daughter's Hair

Series Summary

Hairstyles have been used to signify many things, including economic status, social hierarchy, power and beauty. In the 20th century, many actresses and icons, including Audry Hepburn, Princess Di and Madonna, popularized different hairstyles. Today, there is a vast array of hairstyles to choose from, and an infinite number left to create. At one point, women would never be seen in public with a pony tail, but now women wear the pony tail commonly in public places, work and when competing in sporting events. The French braid is a more elaborate hairstyle that is created by braiding the hair from the crown of the head down the back of the head. In this free video series on styling women's hair, licensed hairdresser Amelia Smith teaches viewers many techniques for styling, curling, straightening and washing hair. Smith covers using thermal brushes, flat irons, straighteners, blow dryers and more. She offers advice on how to get curls with various products, add waves, straighten fine hair and use dyes and relaxers safely. Smith even discusses how to prevent hair loss for men and women, talking over the strengths and weaknesses of popular hair-loss products.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Amelia and I'm going to discuss how to brush your daughter's hair out. What I recommend is always a leave in conditioner, something that you can spray the hair, especially when a child first wakes up, they tend to have a lot of knots in the back. You want to use something lightweight, spray it in, and then take a wide tooth comb, something like this, or even like this, that has a double side with a pick, and you want to first attack that knot and when you attack that knot, you always want to attack it from the bottom and pull up. Children tend to have a more sensitive scalp, so you don't want to rip through and you always want to do it with a comb first and then get to it with a brush. So, you just start pulling the knot out, and that leave in conditioner has really kind of loosened it up quite a bit and create slip on the hair. So once you get that knot all the way out, you take your brush and again you don't want to start at the top of the head, you want to start at the bottom, and you just work your way up. And, you can always add a little bit more leave in, and just brush it out. And, that's how to brush out your daughter's hair."