Have you ever donated your hair?

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If you have donated your hair already. Do you have any advice? Like was permed hair allowed? Was it really donated not profited on?

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Most places actually have to “sell” the hair because they have to pay to have it made into a wig, so they can’t afford to lose money on it. But it’s still very valuable to donate your hair. My mom’s best friend had a human hair wig when she had cancer and it made her feel so much better about herself (even though she had to pay for it).

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They usually only take virgin hair undyed and untreated like permanent curls or straightened

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I haven’t cause any time I’ve cut enough off it had been colour treated a little too much so I didn’t think it was healthy enough, but my daughter has done it twice at 7 and 9 years old. She’s almost 10 and growing it out to do it again.

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I donate my hair every year, usually 10 inches. I donate to the little princess trust, I’m not sure about other charities, but they usually have rules on the Troyes of hair you can and can’t donate. Needs to be a fair amount because they loose a lot in the wig making process. Either way it is a lovely thing to do :) hope this helps!

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No. I wish I could but I've got so little of it and it NEVER grows long enough to donate.

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I’ve donated my hair 4 times, Locks of Love, just has to be a certain length and not be colored I think.  There’s a bunch of rules on their website.

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I suggest finding an organization that’ll take your hair and then a corresponding salon. Or just mail your hair off yourself.

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Locks of love takes free hair and sells it to cancer patients....I dont donate to them but check around locally for charities that do it nonprofit. Most* places wont take colored, permed or any kind of treated hair

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i donated a good chunk of 7/8 inches of hair. i think they’re strict about the type of hair selected so i don’t think they’ll take treated or permed hair. but as i got older i was also told locks of love is apparently a scam 🤷🏻‍♀️

Have you ever donated your hair?

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