Speak to a Pantene representative toll free at Donation Education. Here's why bleached, permanently colored or gray hair is restricted:. Preparing Your Hair: DO. Use a conditioner after every wash to help keep hair moisturized and protected against damage. Use a spray, leave-in conditioner for extra protection when using heated hair appliances. Look for new technology in your drying and styling tools to help minimize damage. Ensure that the elastic band is just below where you want to cut your hair.
Donations shorter than 8 inches will not be used, because this is too short for making a wig. If your hair is not 8 inches, continue growing it out. There is no maximum length requirement. Cut the hair just above the elastic band so that the elastic band remains on the ponytail after cutting and keeps cut hair together.
Split ends are fine. Hair cannot be gray, permed, color treated, highlighted or otherwise chemically processed; "temporary coloring or highlights that wash out are acceptable, but must be completely washed out before cutting.
Unusable hair: Unusable hair is brokered to the manufacturer that makes the hairpieces, and the manufacturer will then reimburse Wigs for Kids for production or labor costs. Include their hair donation form. Plus: Wigs for Kids has a salon locator that will help you find a nearby ambassador salon and hairstylist who will do cuts and send in donated ponytails for you.
Some offer discounts for Wigs for Kids cuts. Locks of Love. Background: Originally connected to a for-profit wig retailer, the small Florida-based organization got its c 3 nonprofit designation in and began operating on its own, an effort led by Madonna Coffman, a retired nurse who developed alopecia in her 20s, recovered then15 years later saw her 4-year-old daughter lose her hair to alopecia.
Locks of Love made over hairpieces last fiscal year. Wigs go to: Children who have long-term medical hair loss because of alopecia, cancer, burns or other causes.
Children receive hairpieces free or on a sliding scale, based on financial need their mission is to help financially disadvantaged children, but the sliding scale gives them flexibility to help others, too. Children get to pick the length, color and style of their custom-made hairpieces, which are molded to their head for a secure fit. Hair requirements: Minimum 10 inches.
Hair can be colored or permed, but it can't be bleached or highlighted. Split ends are fine, as 2 inches of hair are lost in the manufacturing process.
Unusable hair: Hair that is gray, bleached, highlighted or too short is sold to their manufacturer to help cover wig manufacturing costs. Send hair to: Locks of Love, Southern Blvd.
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