Cantu Caring for Kids Bundle: Nourishing & Detangling for Children's Natural Hair

Wash day with a young child works better when the products are matched. Buying a shampoo from one brand and a detangler from another usually means one strips more than the other replaces, and the comb-out is where that shows up.

This Cantu set is built around children's textured hair: coils, curls and waves that are finer and more fragile than an adult's. The shampoo is sulfate free, so it lifts dirt and product without stripping the natural oils out of the hair on the way through. What follows adds slip, which is the part that decides whether combing ends in tears.

• Sulfate-free cleansing that leaves hair soft rather than squeaky
• Slip through the lengths so knots release instead of tearing
• Moisture held in fine, fragile strands after rinsing
• Curl definition without a heavy, coated feel

Work through it in order rather than picking one product out and using it on its own. The shampoo sets up the conditioning step, the conditioning step sets up the comb-out, and the comb-out is where a bad wash day actually happens.

It suits children with wavy, curly or coily hair who need a full wash day routine in one go, rather than a single product bolted onto whatever is already in the bathroom. It is also the least confusing place to start if you have inherited a hair type that is not your own.