Cutting my Hair for Donation and a New Look
There are not a ton of pictures of me on this blog because I am so often behind the camera but I do have a face. Also, I had a ton of hair! I had been growing it out to donate to a company that makes wigs for kids or women. You should wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner. Dry it completely. Make sure it is dry when you send it because it will mold. Don’t put any product in it.
I love how it turned out! Nicole at The Color Room in Florence, Kentucky cut it. She did an amazing job and was very kind. I would happily see her again. It feels so nice to be rid of the weight of all that hair. My hair is very thick. She separated it into six small ponytails before cutting it. I had brought in a couple of pictures I liked and she helped me decide what would look nice. I am very pleased with the results.
I ended up donating 12 inches. This is my eighth donation. I have donated to Wigs for Kids and Locks of Love in the past. I will be mailing out this donation next week after double-checking the qualifications to make sure I mail it to a place that will be able to process mine. Some take gray hair. Some take dyed hair. Some have different length requirements.
I hope this hair helps somebody feel beautiful and brings them joy!
That is so cool I guess if I wasn’t scared of having short hair is cut all of mine off. But it may help with my headaches.
It starts to give me headaches and makes my neck hurt when it hits a certain point. That’s the point I cut it off. I hit that point quicker this time. I think my age is a factor. I normally donate 12 to 16 inches. This time I barely hit the 12 inches and was struggling toward the end.
Your new cut looks amazing, and you’re an inspiration for donating your hair so many times. I donated my hair last year to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation and am trying to do it again. Growing it out can get pretty rough after a while.
Good work! I’ll have to look this foundation up. It sounds like a great place. Agreed! Everytime I say “This is the last time” and then I do it again. This time was the hardest because I felt like it really got in my way. By the end it was spending a lot of time in a braid or bun.
Your hair looks so lovely! What an amazing thing to do donate your hair to help someone else x