Make sure that there are no tangles in the hair before washing it. The care of baby hair is relatively simple. Babies generally only require a regular shampooing. Make sure that the hair is kept neatly trimmed to keep it out of the baby's or young child's eyes and ears and to prevent any unnecessary tangling. You can either trim the baby's hair at home yourself or have a professional trim it.
Most people opt to trim a baby's hair themselves the first year or so.
A lot of baby doctors recommend the use of a special baby shampoo during the first years of an infant's life. Baby shampoos generally don't contain the sulfates that are used in most adult hair care products. One relatively unknown danger from traditional baby shampoo is the pH balance. Whether you use a special baby shampoo or some other type of mild shampoo, it is important that they contain a balanced pH. This means a pH factor that falls in the 4.5 - 6 range. Many shampoos will list the pH on the bottle.