Donating hair

Heineken Helen

Anyone done it this side of the pond? I remember hippiemom did it but don't think we have locks of love here. Anyway I'm growing my hair for the wedding but I much prefer it short so gonna get it chopped the day after the wedding and hoping to donate it (and fundraise) but I've heard some of the 'charities' are a bit dodgy?

Anyone know anything?

Claireack

Have no experience about it myself, but you could look at;

http://www.littleprincesses.org.uk/donate/hair.aspx
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/about-canc ... n-and-wigs

Good idea.

aneutronbomb

there are always the locks of love and other similar charities.

but another consideration at the moment is donating your hair to help clean the gulf coast oil spill

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1fuIZQ/www.ecouterre.com/17091/lend-your-locks-used-pantyhose-to-help-oil-spill-cleanup-efforts//r:f

just a thought on another way to go right now

mickeyrat

aneutronbomb wrote:

there are always the locks of love and other similar charities.

but another consideration at the moment is donating your hair to help clean the gulf coast oil spill

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1fuIZQ/www.ecouterre.com/17091/lend-your-locks-used-pantyhose-to-help-oil-spill-cleanup-efforts//r:f

just a thought on another way to go right now

wow. very interesting. learn something new everyday!!!

The Juggler

you should really go to the dentitst helen.

Heineken Helen

aneutronbomb wrote:

there are always the locks of love and other similar charities.

but another consideration at the moment is donating your hair to help clean the gulf coast oil spill

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1fuIZQ/www.ecouterre.com/17091/lend-your-locks-used-pantyhose-to-help-oil-spill-cleanup-efforts//r:f

just a thought on another way to go right now

Wow that is a new one alright. Nah, I wanna wait and hopefully raise some money too! I know there are innocent victims but the oil company should most definitely be cleaning their own mess :evil:

Thanks Claire... had looked at the little princess one and think that might be the best way to go. It's strange though.. they send the hair to china which is made into wigs which they then BUY from them :?

TravisTheSky

I donated hair to Locks of Love twice about a decade ago. Unfortunately, I later learned that they have to throw away most donations because the quality is too poor. It's mostly children who have young, healthy, glorious hair that is strong enough to be made into prostheses. Oh well.

If you ever hear of anyone paying for an adult ponytail, let me know. My current tresses are a pain to wash and get a brush through because they are waaay too long. But I'm attached both literally and emotionally, so I'm not ready to cut them shorter.

PJGARDEN

Locks of Love has turned me down a few times. It's been a while but I stopped trying. My hair is thick and super healthy but it's been colored so they said they couldn't use it.

prism

i donated hair to Locks of Love about 9-10 years ago, my daughter did it too a month or so later. we each got a lil thank you card thingy in the mail so i gather they accepted it. my hair is baby fine and not colored or chemically treated so it was useable...

it's always worth a try if it might help a kid

Heineken Helen

prism wrote:

i donated hair to Locks of Love about 9-10 years ago, my daughter did it too a month or so later. we each got a lil thank you card thingy in the mail so i gather they accepted it. my hair is baby fine and not colored or chemically treated so it was useable...

it's always worth a try if it might help a kid

cool thank you since my hair's getting really long, it just seems such a waste to just cut it and have it thrown away after all that time growing it. :oops:

Lizard

Hey! My son donated 12" of his hair to Locks of Love too back in March. He has not received a note about it yet but I am sure they could use it. He had beautiful thick chestnut colored hair. Now he has a ducktail!! He is 19 and went from looking like he was from the 60/70''s to being stuck in the 50's!!!

Congrats on your nuptials!!

eyedclaar

I am currently accepting hair donations. I'd like to look like Bob Marley if at all possible. Dig deep and help a skinhead out. Waffle bless.

Heineken Helen

Lizard wrote:

Hey! My son donated 12" of his hair to Locks of Love too back in March. He has not received a note about it yet but I am sure they could use it. He had beautiful thick chestnut colored hair. Now he has a ducktail!! He is 19 and went from looking like he was from the 60/70''s to being stuck in the 50's!!!

Congrats on your nuptials!!

awww... well at least he's moving... em... backwards :?


Thank you tis all exciting!

Phantom Pain

eyedclaar wrote:

I am currently accepting hair donations. I'd like to look like Bob Marley if at all possible. Dig deep and help a skinhead out. Waffle bless.

You strike me as the kind of guy that would wear a Merkin ?

Correct ?

eyedclaar

Phantom Pain wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

I am currently accepting hair donations. I'd like to look like Bob Marley if at all possible. Dig deep and help a skinhead out. Waffle bless.

You strike me as the kind of guy that would wear a Merkin ?

Correct ?

A merkin harvested from an entire colony of meerkats no less. You have to be an expert to know where their pubic mound ends and their regular fur begins. Admit it, you're jealous.

Phantom Pain

eyedclaar wrote:

Phantom Pain wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

I am currently accepting hair donations. I'd like to look like Bob Marley if at all possible. Dig deep and help a skinhead out. Waffle bless.

You strike me as the kind of guy that would wear a Merkin ?

Correct ?

A merkin harvested from an entire colony of meerkats no less. You have to be an expert to know where their pubic mound ends and their regular fur begins. Admit it, you're jealous.

As long as you have the same size testes as the Meer you will be fine

eyedclaar

Phantom Pain wrote:

As long as you have the same size testes as the Meer you will be fine

Thus the whole colony, Phantom. C'mon, you can keep up. However, pound for pound, no human can compare with a rodent when it comes to the size of nutsack. Have you ever seen a squirrel, for christ's sake? For Halloween I'm dressing up as one. I'm just not sure how to fit two of those inflatable exercise balls between my legs and manage to keep them there.

Phantom Pain

eyedclaar wrote:

Phantom Pain wrote:

As long as you have the same size testes as the Meer you will be fine

Thus the whole colony, Phantom. C'mon, you can keep up. However, pound for pound, no human can compare with a rodent when it comes to the size of nutsack. Have you ever seen a squirrel, for christ's sake? For Halloween I'm dressing up as one. I'm just not sure how to fit two of those inflatable exercise balls between my legs and manage to keep them there.

The only squirrel I came across in the wild was this one



He was using a woodchuck to wipe his ass...I ran like hell

Lizard

Speaking of squirrels, what the hell are these 2 doing???

PearlOfAGirl

There's a salon right by my apartment that does it... I will be making a donation when my hair gets down to my butt.