I hacked off about 12″ of hair tonight. I put it up in a ponytail, not high, but not too low. I bound it with two good hair elastics, and three clear poly bands. (They’re like rubberbands, but better for your hair, and cheap.) I was only going to cut off the 10″ required for a donation at Locks of Love, but then I thought of the kids who need the wigs and my scissors kept moving higher.
So I have about a foot-long ponytail to send them. I hope they don’t mind the yucky split ends and the dry condition it’s in. I would have cut my hair ages ago, but I was aiming for the free haircut.
Now I can rest easy and I don’t have to spend so much money on hair care products. You literally watch it go down the drain. Someone at worked who is bald was surprised that I washed my hair everyday, but some people have to wash their hair everyday. I realize some folks have dry hair and scalps and washing constantly is not a good idea, but we each have a regimen to follow that helps us look our best.
Jonathan wrote about how much Aveda costs compared to Pert. I have tried the cheapest of drugstore shampoos, and you do get what you pay for sometimes. Quality over quantity is sometimes important, and honestly, the unit cost of a squirt of shampoo or conditioner starts going through the roof when you have to use twice as much get your hair the same amount of clean or conditioned.
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Haha, I hate long hair on me, but like that my wife has long hair. Which is why I don’t complain about her haircare costs.
Thus, I can see getting $30-$50 haircuts every so often.
But $25 shampoo still blows my mind away!
Good for you, donating your hair!
congrats on a generous donation!
OH. MY. GOD. You cutteth offeth your hair! Oh my! A whole foot! *faint*
That was a fabulous idea to donate it though.
My sister does the same thing you did, on a repeat basis. She cuts off a 12″ chunk herself and donates it, then lets it grow out, and does it again. It’s lovely hair, too, untouched by dye or perms.
You both rock.