How Old Is to Old?

My kids are 2 and 5 and use baby or tear free kids shampoo. You can get baby or kids (no tear) conditioner. But I just use spray detangler on my 2 year old.

My boys have used suave for kids, but most of the time they still use baby shampoo, it is gentler on their eyes. They are 5 and 7.

I think I switched my daughter to suave kids shampoo and conditioner around 3. At 4 I switched to using my conditioner along with a kids shampoo. Her hair is really long and tangles easily so that is why I use my conditioner since it is stronger and helps fight the tangles better. She is 5 and we still do it this way for now.

Funny you ask - we just switched last weekend for our 4 year old. He HATES having his hair washed, so I bought him the L'Oreal shampoo with Tow Mater from Cars on the front. It excited him enough that he's wanted to wash his hair 4 times in the past 7 days! So, in my opinion, anything that will get him to wash his hair and not smell like wet dog works in my book!

My son still uses a baby shampoo and he's four. Safer for his little eyes. Not worth the screaming and tears to save money. I don't think there is a "too old". Whatever works for each family is fine.

My daughter is four with LOTS of hair and I still use baby shampoo...I also use conditioner on the back of her hair.

You can use baby shampoo until the oily teenage years! If you need some detangler on the ends-I'm sure that's fine-Watch the eyes-not just for stinging hair products-but for the proteins they contain that can effect the eyes. What a sweet mother you are for this question! xo!

my granddaughter is 8 and we still use baby shampoo. it is fine and doesn't burn her eyes. babyhair doesn't need conditioner

We switched shampoo this past year at age 7 or 8... because kiddo fell in love with Trader Joe's tea tree shampoo. We started using conditioner at about 1 year old. Baby shampoo, rinse, my conditioner, rinse.

DS is 5. We still use baby shampoo but have used regular conditioner in his hair since he was 1 (it's really curly and is unmanageable without conditioner).

I still use baby shampoo and baby wash on my daughter and will be 4 this year. Her skin is extremely sensitive and it's the only thing we can use so she doesn't break out.

Personally, I would continue to use it until they are a little older. Shampoo is shampoo--It all does the same thing, some just smell better than others.

We've always used adult shampoo and conditioner on my kids hair... but we use organic ones, so there are none of the chemicals that typical adult shampoos are full of (and many kids ones too). If you're using typical adult shampoos you might want to wait a little longer just in case you get any in her eyes - that might hurt! But if you're using natural/organic shampoo, switch now - they're super gentle.

My 8 year old I think switched when he was 3 or 4. He still uses kid's shampoo. Suave makes some great shampoos for kids and with many different great fruity scents. Some have conditioner and detangler as well. Suave keeps my son's hair soft and for very little $$$!

I think the majority of it is just marketing.. and maybe for the sting in their eyes. BUT.. I would highly recommend checking out this website: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/browse/shampoo/ to find a "safe" kind. :)

Mine is almost 5 and we still use baby shampoo! We continue to go through periods of time where shampooing is a battle (and hence, gets in his eyes) Plus it is still doing a fine job of getting his hair clean.

My daughter is 2 1/2. We use tear free shampoo, and the Aveeno conditioner that I use on her super curly hair, but just in the back so it doesn't get in her eyes.

We just switched last week to Suave Kids. I let my 3 year old pick out what scent he wanted too.

My dd is 6 and we switched about a year ago. I noticed that it took way too much baby shampoo to do the job. Her hair is longer and getting thicker and the baby shampoo just doesn't penetrate to the scalp as well. I still use the baby shampoo in our swimming bag since we still had some left, but I'm definitely not as happy with the cleaning process in the hair. Works great for the body, though. It is nice to have one product that works on hair and body when out at the pool.

I don't know anyone who used baby shampoo past the time their kids were a year or two old for girls. The tangles were just too much. For the boys we use the shampoos from Walmart that are either Suave or Breck and have the word "smoothers" on the label. They have several scents and are good for washing hair since they have conditioner in them. I think they like the cowabunga coconut smelling one the best.

For the girls I use my shampoo and conditioner. Usually Pantene or Finess. I have dry curly hair and just use it on them too. I have them look up and use a hand held sprayer. I tell them to close their eyes and wash their faces when I rinse the hair. A bit of the soap goes on their faces but it
shouldn't bother them. One thing I do is comb the hair out while the conditioner is on it. It saves so much hassle and is much less painful.

The advantage to the baby or children's shampoo is it is gentle AND typically tear-free. I still use it for my daughter, she is 4.5 years old. Once in a while I use regular shampoo and/or conditioner.

I wouldn't switch her just yet because kids get shampoo in their eyes (sometimes we as parents may get it in their eyes by mistake). I would maybe switch to children's shampoo and conditioner (or 2 in 1) but be sure it is tear-free. We use Koala Pals because of the nasty chemicals in both baby and adult shampoos.

Mine is 4 and I use the same shampoo on her I usr. I don't think the baby shampoo cleans it good. I think she's plenty old enough to switch!

I use J&J on my 4yo because I like the way it smells. :)

My almost-8-and-9yo dds use smelly Suave Kids shampoos.

My 12yo ds is the only one of the kids who uses my shampoo, and that's because, well, he's a 12yo boy. Blech! ;-)

I have used lavender castille soap on my daughter since she was born. We made a switch to peppermint castille last year because I found peppermint to be more energizing in the morning. I use conditioner on her hair about once a week, either shea butter or coconut oil. I also have some nature's gate tea tree oil conditioner, and last week I let her pick out a cucumber conditioner called "Yes! To Cucumbers!". We switch it up a lot on conditioners, but stay true to the castille soap as a shampoo. I like it cause it rinses out super easy and has never caused stinging in her eyes or skin. I think I started conditioning her hair around 3 years old, but her hair didn't really need it till then, as it wasn't that long.

When I used to have super long thick and curly hair myself, my hairdresser had me use baby shampoo and detangler. I used baby shampoo and detangler for years with great results.

My boys 4 1/2 and 3 still use baby shampoo, I did buy the older kids shampoo but noticed it was loaded with food colorings (petroleum) which he is an allergy to, so I switched back to baby shampoo

I used baby shampoo until my first was about five and a half...then I switched, and started using regular and conditioner, because it seemed to need it.

Hi S.,

I agree with Everly...unless your baby shampoo is Johnsons or Gerber. Both of those contain horrible cancer causing agents that are not even found in most adult shampoos. "Baby" shampoo is not necessarily safer than adult shampoo or even better for baby's hair. As soon as your little one can hold their head so the "no more tears" is not necessary I'd switch.

M.

I'm pretty sure I quit using baby shampoo at around a year old.

We still use Aveeno on her head but Dove conditioner (curls) per the pediatrician's suggestion.