Hair: The most beautiful part

The hair is used to make real-hair wigs for individuals who have lost their hair because of cancer or another disease. Tis the season of giving, but there is gift that you can give all year-long - your hair. It is not a new idea, but not everyone, who has long hair may be aware of the chance. That's because I donate my hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged kids in the United States & Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Not everyone can donate. Initially of work, you must have long hair you are willing to part with. I had to have at least ten lovely inches of hair to donate, according to Shane Tylor Petsch, hairstylist at Van Michael Salon in Atlanta, Georgia.

Childhood Leukemia Foundation asks for a maximum of 12 inches & Pantene Attractive Lengths, which partners with the American Cancer Society provide wigs to females living with cancer, only asks for 8 inches. There are other organizations to select from and they have slightly different hair length minimums. Petsch says they has about to ten customers each year who pick to make a dramatic modify in their hair styles & offer to donate. Already color-treated, bleached or grey hair do not absorb dye at the same rate as other types of hair.

If your hair is grey or has been dyed or bleached, it cannot be donated because it usually takes at least six ponytails. Each from a different person with a different shade of hair to make a wig, So for the wig to have consistent color throughout all these donated ponytails, these must be processed and then dyed to the same shade. When people asked her what happened to her hair, he told them I gave it to others who don't have hair. At the time they had to persuade his headmaster to make an exception to a school policyowner against long hair for boys until they had ten inches to donate.

My stylist prefers to trim the hair in a more methodical way. One time the hair is cut, it gets put in a bag and sent off to the organization of your choice. You can receive a pleasant small thank you note or certificate, but more importantly, somebody who is dealing with a wicked disease will be able to feel more comfortable, covering up their bald head with a pleasant wig. Depending on where you go to get your hair cut, you may find your hair put in a ponytail and then cut off.