https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:26:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-713881 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:43:47 +0000 Sweet T 713881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I donated my hair 6 weeks after having DS. I'm kind of sad to read about LoL. I always assumed they were giving the wigs to patients for free. Anyway, happy to see that there is another alternative! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-713879 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:37:45 +0000 Raindrop 713879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cut my hair today. Going to donate it to Pantene. :)</p> <p>Did you know Pantene has a 5% or less grey hair requirement? I was a little worried about that b/c my family tends to grey very young but DH said my hair is not at 5% yet. :)</p> <p>The min requirement is 8 inches but there is no max. I'm donating 14 inches. </p> [attach=2890/13/ml8fqy.450x600.IMG_3966.JPG] [attach=2890/13/ml8fr1.450x600.IMG_3967.JPG] [attach=2890/13/ml8fr3.600x450.IMG_3971.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-700279 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:14:13 +0000 sarac 700279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He got his wig a long time ago - maybe 18 years? He doesn't even wear it these days. But I know it really helped him to have it when he first lost his hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-700159 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:05:50 +0000 Raindrop 700159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: Sorry I missed your post earlier! I was just re-reading comments now. I'm really happy to hear a good LoL story! How long ago did your brother in law get the wig? I feel like things have changed a lot over the years from what I read about LoL now. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-700083 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:27:37 +0000 Charm54 700083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raindrop: I donate it to Pantene also! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-700060 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:15:21 +0000 Raindrop 700060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: Thanks for the tip! :) </p> <p>Did I mention how lazy I am? My hair is super virgin. Never colored, never treated, *almost* never blow dried (when I get my hair down for weddings - that I'm a part of - it is kind of heated a bunch). I wash it every 3 days or so. </p> <p>I normally have it a pony tail (when it's reasonably short) or in a bun (when it's long). :)</p> <p>Hopefully my hair is a good fit to sale! </p> <p>Also I mentioned I was lazy? I might even bother selling it if I find it too troublesome but this was a very interesting thing to learn none the less. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-700008 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:57:59 +0000 MamaMoose 700008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've donated to LoL twice and to Beautiful Lengths twice. BL has a lower minimum donation length. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-700002 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:56:51 +0000 loveisstrange 700002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Selling depends on length and hair condition. People dont buy chemically treated hair for very much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699951 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:46:54 +0000 Raindrop 699951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@crabbabs: Wow when you said sell it, I would have never guessed I could get about 250 for it! Alright this selling it idea is looking more appealing. Thank you Thank you for your input!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699931 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:39:56 +0000 crabbabs 699931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: I have never done it, but my friend has. There are websites where you can sell it or you can list it on ebay (I think). My friend got around $250 if I remember correctly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699869 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:24:45 +0000 Raindrop 699869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@crabbabs: Sell it? I didn't even know that was an option. I will probably not do that but it's good to know that it's something that's possible. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699852 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:20:42 +0000 crabbabs 699852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've donated two times to Beautiful Lengths. Depending on the quality of your hair, you could sell it and donate the money to a charity if you have another cause that is close to your heart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699822 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:13:24 +0000 sarac 699822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My brother in law has alopecia, and he has a LoL wig, so I've donated to them several times. I think I've done four donations - my hair grows pretty fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699815 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:12:22 +0000 Raindrop 699815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ginger333: When I was in college is when I started doing this. The reason I sent it to LoL the first 2 times was because in my college town a hair salon cut your hair for free if you donate it. They sent it to LoL and all I had to do was fill out a donation card with my name and address so LoL could send a thank you note.</p> <p>I didn't think much of it. When I moved, my area doesn't do free hair cuts with donation (or LoL stop offering the program, I'm not sure) and so I just cut it at home and went to a hair dresser to get my hair "fixed" and mailed it off on my own.</p> <p>Now that I'm ready to donate again when I looked up LoL this time... some negative stories came up with them and that's why I'm looking for a new place to donate. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699791 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:06:28 +0000 Rescuemom10 699791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow. I have donated to LoL a long time ago. I have not heard that about them. Good to know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699785 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:04:31 +0000 Ginger333 699785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I honestly don't even know where my hairdresser sent the hair she cut ... I should ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699517 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:56:16 +0000 betsyboop 699517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a fan of LoL either. My friend contacted them when she needed to get a wig for her daughter who lost all of her hair as a result of a health condition not related to cancer, and they not only refused to consider her but were quite rude about it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699494 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:49:21 +0000 Raindrop 699494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: I wasn't going to mention that but that's the reason I was looking of something different is that I heard that. :)</p> <p>I don't regret donating to them but I feel that there might be a better place for my hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699490 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:48:20 +0000 mamabolt 699490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @zippylef: I am not fond of how LoL sells so much of the hair they get. I've heard good things about Beautiful Lengths, but have not donated there myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699483 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:47:01 +0000 loveisstrange 699483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I refuse to donate to LoL due to how much they turn around and sell the hair they receive. They also charge families for the wigs. Shady business.</p> <p>I'd do Pantene Beautiful Lengths. They give FREE wigs to women with cancer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699478 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:45:56 +0000 Raindrop 699478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: Great thanks for letting me know! I will look into that one. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699473 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:44:22 +0000 rachiecakes 699473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last time I donated I gave my hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths.<br /> <a href="http://www.pantene.com/en-US/PanteneBeautifulLengths/Pages/default.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.pantene.com/en-US/PanteneBeautifulLengths/Pages/default.aspx</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/donating-hair#post-699460 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:40:10 +0000 Raindrop 699460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I normally donate my hair to Locks of Love. </p> <p>I was just wondering if other people donated their hair to anywhere else. If so where? :)</p> <p>BTW: I don’t donate my hair purely out of the goodness of my heart. I’m actually super lazy to cut my hair on a normal basis and after about 2-3 years my hair gets unmanageably long and I have to cut it. When this first happened I looked at my hair and thought hey this looks long enough to donate and I measured it and it was! So braided before cutting it off and donated it. I have been doing it ever since. I have donated about 4 times and now I’m up for a donation *hair getting unmanageably long*. Since I have donated to Locks of Love all 4 times I was wondering if somewhere else might needed it. I haven’t cut my hair yet. </p>