Locks of love

[Maresche]

When I did the big chop, the salon was having a Lock for Love drive that day so my timing was perfect. I had over 19inches taken off and the gal there from the charity was very happy, which made me happy.

Kudos to you for even thinking about donating it.

[Lobodeb]

I never really paid attention to them because as far as I knew (the rules may have changed now) but they wouldn't accept curly hair.

Good idea, Missy.

[Sirrahsim]

I never really paid attention to them because as far as I knew (the rules may have changed now) but they wouldn't accept curly hair.

Good idea, Missy.

They accept all types of hair as long as it isn't bleached! They even say htat you can stretch out curly hair to get to the 10 inch minimum Unfortunately I've heard some not great info about them so I don't know if I will donate to them or to a similar organization instead.

[cyber-sibes]

My friend's daughter donated her hair, which was so cool of her , she was about 8 yrs. old at the time. Don't know much else about them, but that's wonderful that you are donating what you won't be "using".

[Logan]

I almost suggested "Locks of Love" to you, yesterday, when I read your post about your hair, Missy. I haven't done it, personally, as they wouldn't want my "dyed" hair, but I have many friends who have done it. I think it is a very worthy cause.

Logan

[Sirrahsim]

The only things that are bothering me about the whole thing are some of their financial practices. Not all of the kids get these wigs for free. They charge the parents based on a what they make in a year. Besides that they won't consider many kids undergoing Chemo because that is considered a "temporary" condition.
I know that they have to stay afloat but I read an article stating that they sell hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of donated hair to commercial wig manufacturers and don't even produce all that many wigs.... I just don't know..
Here is the wikipedia article that a friend on another forum brought up to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locks_of_love

I'm definately going to do more research before I give them my hair

[Lobodeb]

They accept all types of hair as long as it isn't bleached! They even say htat you can stretch out curly hair to get to the 10 inch minimum Unfortunately I've heard some not great info about them so I don't know if I will donate to them or to a similar organization instead.

Hmmm, I have highlighs, so that still leaves me out, but it's good to know in the event I want to go Britney.

[AmberLee]

Hmmm. I had a little longer than waist length dyed hair that I had cut to pixie-length this summer. I didn't do a lot of research, but sent it to Locks of Love. I got a thank you note around Christmas. If there was a requirement around dyed hair, I didn't notice it...

[Sirrahsim]

hair that is dyed darker is fine. They just don't want bleached hair because bleached hair is technically damaged. Their website says that if the hair is unsuitable for making wigs they sell it at "fair market price".

[AmberLee]

Aha. That's it. My dark is medium brown.