Good places to donate hair ???

**blondecat** · January 19th, 2009, 03:26 AM

OK a person on the net has asked me [Cause I posted LOL was ??] where was a better place she can donate 20 inches of hair.

She is in the USA [I am Not, I am in Oz]

So, Kind people,where could someone that wants to donate to a good cause, do so in the USA ???

**Lamb** · January 19th, 2009, 03:44 AM

She can always sell it and donate the money. (Far more useful and simple than donating hair, imo.)

**blondecat** · January 19th, 2009, 03:46 AM

She is getting a haircut regardless.

Where would she sell her hair, who to ??

**Lunaria Vex** · January 19th, 2009, 04:31 AM

I'm always being told to donate my hair to Locks of love if I ever cut it. They apparently use it to make wigs for children who have gone through chemo and lost their hair. It'd probably be a good place to start if she'd rather donate than get money for it.

**LadyEliza** · January 19th, 2009, 04:34 AM

No where really - I looked into it when I cut my hair. Unless it's totally virgin hair, never treated with colour or perm, they don't want it. And even if they do, they pay a very low price.

**LadyEliza** · January 19th, 2009, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by Lunaria Vex

I'm always being told to donate my hair to Locks of love if I ever cut it. They apparently use it to make wigs for children who have gone through chemo and lost their hair. It'd probably be a good place to start if she'd rather donate than get money for it.

I'm really surprised after all this time that LOL would still be mentioned. It's been about 7 years since I was on a long hair forum, and we knew then that they were a rip off. Most children are given synthetic hair wigs because they are easier to look after. There was a lot more about them - maybe a websearch for "locks of love" + fraud would turn something up

**blondecat** · January 19th, 2009, 04:43 AM

Originally Posted by Lunaria Vex

I'm always being told to donate my hair to Locks of love if I ever cut it. They apparently use it to make wigs for children who have gone through chemo and lost their hair. It'd probably be a good place to start if she'd rather donate than get money for it.

Actually trying to 'Avoid' Locks of Love.

**jojo** · January 19th, 2009, 05:21 AM

No dont go with LOL there a con, doesnt pantene do something?

**florenonite** · January 19th, 2009, 05:42 AM

Originally Posted by jojo

No dont go with LOL there a con, doesnt pantene do something?

Yeah, I was going to suggest Pantene's Beautiful Lengths.

Here's the list of requirements for hair.

**Lunaria Vex** · January 19th, 2009, 05:45 AM

HA! Good to know. I've never actually looked them up, I just know I seem to hear about them almost once a week from every new person I meet. The concept of someone with long hair actually wanting to keep it on their head seems to be just crazy around here.