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Don't just relax your child's hair

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I often feel sad when I see a little girl crying because her hair is painful when being combed. This is the reason why some mums relax their daughters’ hair even at a very tender age.

Almost every hair relaxer has an equivalent ‘kiddie pack’ and we assume that it is meant for all children, age notwithstanding. The packages normally have pretty happy looking girls with their hair long and thick. What is the right age to relax a child’s hair?

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