How do you ladies get rid of...........

[Buttercreme]

scalp bumps along the hairline due to braids.

I braided DD hair, mind you, I am very "light-handed". People think that her hair has been up for a week or two due to how loose I braid, when in fact its only a day or two old.

But every time I braid it, the next day she has tiny red bumps along the hairline closer to the ear. May-be her hair is too fine. I hate seeing little girls with tight hairstyles that cause damage, I don't wear my own hair tight. So I take down every single braid the next day if I see the slightest bump and re-braid even looser.

Well today even though the braids are looser, the bumps still remain.
What can I do to get rid of them? Anti-septic, cream, oil, etc......?



P.S. This probably should have been posted in the kids forum, but I know you ladies wear braids and I would like to get more responses.

 

[MissJ]

That sounds like her hair being pulled too tightly. You probably shouldn't braid her edges. Once my mom did my hair too tight, and I got those little bumps. I took the braids out. The bumps stayed there until I washed my hair later on in the week. Maybe washing will help.

 

[kbfluff]

I usually will take out that particular braid and then go over the area with seabreeze.

 

[Demi27]

Since you don't braid that tight, do you think it might be an allergic reaction to the hair itself? That's happened to me once before. I had to stop using that particular brand.

Just a thought.

 

[PinkSkates]

I recommend Desitin baby ointment. Apply a thin layer to her clean, dry hairline twice a day.