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6 New Organizations To Donate Your Hair To

You’ve decided to donate your hair! This is an absolutely amazing and selfless decision to make, and I know it wasn’t an easy one.

Letting go of length is hard on many people!

So now that you’ve decided to donate hair, what’s the process like? Where should you go to get it cut, and where do you donate it to?

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What is the process to donate your hair

Some hair salons will cut and donate the hair for you, but others may give the hair back for you to donate to the charity of your choice.

You’ll want to keep the hair held together neatly with rubber bands. Most donation centers will not take hair that has just been scooped up from the ground.

The hair should be cut about 1 inch above the rubber band to ensure it won’t slip out during shipping. It may be best to put several rubber bands along the pony tail to keep it neat.

Make sure that the hair is dried before sending it off! If the hair is not completely dry, often times it will mold on the way to the donation center and won’t be usable.

If you can, have your stylist cut the pony tails off before shampooing you to avoid having to let the hair dry..

Once you’ve decided which organization to go with, you’ll need to fill out a form to send in with the hair. This form can be found on the organizations website.

After the hair is cut, dried, and neatly together in a ponytail; seal the hair in a zip lock bag, place it in a padded envelope with your donation and send it in.

Where to donate your hair to

Every hair donation organization has different rules and qualifications for the hair that they receive. Look through the list I’ve made below, and choose the one that best fits your hair type.

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1. Locks of love

Locks of love accepts hair that has been colored or permed, but not bleached.

The hair should be a minimum of 10 inches.

I want to point out that there has been talk that Locks Of Love charges their recipients for wigs, but that is NOT true.

The only time they charge for hair is if gray hair is donated to them. Since they provide wigs for children and cannot use gray hair, they sell the hair for manufacturing costs to produce wigs for kids.

But they DO NOT charge children for wigs.

Their website can be found here for more information and donation forms.

2. Wigs for kids

Wigs for kids does unfortunately not accept any hair that has been chemically altered due to their chemical sanitation process. All color or highlights must be completely grown out before donation.

The hair needs to be a minimum of 12 inches.

You can find more information on their website here.

3. Hair we share

Similarly to locks of love, hair we share will accept hair that has been colored but not bleached. The hair also needs to be natural colors, so unfortunately any fantasy colors won’t be accepted.

Their minimum hair donation length is 12 inches.

They require a minimum donation of $25 for processing the hair, and if you donate $125 you become part of a ponytail tracking program.

I don’t know what the ponytail tracking program entails, but you can find more information on their website here. I would assume that you will know who your hair has been donated to, which is super cool in my opinion.

4. Children with hair loss

This organization has the most lenient rules for accepting donations.

The minimum hair donation length is 8 inches, which is the shortest length accepted anywhere for wigs.

Non-chemically treated hair is always preferred, but they will accept ANY hair as long as it is in good condition.

I saw pictures of bleached hair in a pony tail on their website, which is wonderful as I haven’t seen this anywhere else.

You can find out more information on their website here.

5. Pink heart funds

This organization will accept hair that has been color treated or permed, but not over-processed or bleached.

Their minimum length requirement is 13 inches.

You can find more information on their website here.

6. Matter of trust

Matter of trust is a little different than the rest of these organizations. They don’t accept hair to make into wigs.

Instead, they accept hair/pet fur/lint/fiber to clean up oil spills.

I actually had never heard of this organization before researching for this post, and I’m excited myself to sign up to send in all of my hair I sweep off of the ground!

You need to sign up to donate so they can give you an address to mail the hair to.

You can find more info on their website here.

What happens after I donate my hair?

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Many of these organizations will send you a certificate for your donation.

And while you can’t use the hair donation as a tax write off, you can make a financial donation along with the hair for a tax write off. This helps the organization cover the costs of manufacturing each wig.

If you have any further questions for me on this topic, leave them for me in the comment section. And be sure to subscribe below to make everyday a good hair day!

Last Updated: 07/04/22

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