At some point you just really have to break down and start using real shampoo products on your baby. Sure, in the beginning it’s easier to wash her, bald head and all, in an all purpose, natural baby wash. But as hair grows in, gets longer and, sigh, is tougher to comb through, a conditioner really is in order.

You may be tempted to just put a dab of the $25.00 conditioner that you run all over town to buy and carefully dole out in the shower to keep your hair shiny, on her head. But really, is this cost effective? Does it make any sense at all when it gets in her eyes and starts her screaming anyway?

Fortunately, my favorite organic baby wash now has a companion, California Baby Hair Conditioner. Made with non chemical, plant based ingredients, it’s fragrance and tear free. And it features lots of other goodies like a sunscreen, which is particularly important for those still partially bald heads and protects hair from the harmful effects of both chlorine and salt water…though I’m not too sure how many of us take our babies in the ocean we certainly do take our toddlers.

This conditioner is both rinse out and leave in, which obviates the need for an additional detangler spray and the accompanying screeches. It works great on adult hair too…saving the need to find a tiny bottle in which to pack the aforementioned expensive conditioner on road trips.