Hair Donation 101

Some say hair is a crown that you never take off, but many adults and children battling illnesses resulting in alopecia (e.g. cancer) lose the opportunity to wear their crowns with a sense of pride. Children, especially, can be teased or bullied because of their hair loss and withdraw from social activities as a result. Since 2014, I have been donating my hair every two years. I created this page as a quick reference to how you can support the cause of empowering children dealing with hair loss.

Two awesome organizations I have donated to in the past include:

Donate Hair

4 easy steps to donating your hair:

1. Grow your hair to longer than 10-12 inches* 
2. Wash/clean your hair
3. (At a salon or at home) tie hair into ponytail or braid and cut off
4. Mail hair to an organization of choice with a $$ donation

Most organizations do not accept synthetic hair, dreadlocks, or hair not tied up. Some organization do not accept colored or chemically treated hair

*Don't want to commit to growing hair this long? These organizations also deeply appreciate financial donations :)

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2014 - donate with your friends @JacquelineJanas: