From Health magazine
This holiday, in the midst of hurried shopping and party preparations, consider stopping a moment and giving of yourself. Donate your long locks to provide wigs for cancer patients and children with hair loss.
Childhood Leukemia Foundation
The Childhood Leukemia Foundation accepts hair donations for the Hugs-U-Wear program, which gives wigs to girls who have suffered hair loss as a result of cancer treatments.
Guidelines:
- Hair should be at least 12 inches in length. (Curly hair may be pulled straight to measure 12 inches).
- Clean and dry your hair before cutting.
- Braid your hair or put it in a ponytail before it is cut.
- Place the ponytail or braid in a sealed plastic bag with rubber bands at both ends.
- Place the plastic bag with your hair donation in a padded envelope.
- If you’d like a thank you note, also include your name and address on a full-sized separate sheet of paper inside the envelope.
- Chemically treated hair, from permanents or hair dyes, is not accepted.
- Hair swept off the floor is unusable.
- Hugs-U-Wear does not accept gray hair.
Locks of Love
Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children who are suffering from a long-term medical hair loss.
Guidelines:
- Hair should be at least 10 inches in length. (Layered hair is okay if the longest layer is 10 inches, and curly hair may be pulled straight to measure 10 inches.)
- Clean and dry your hair before cutting.
- Braid your hair or put it in a ponytail before it is cut.
- Place the ponytail or braid in a sealed plastic bag with rubber bands at both ends.
- Place the plastic bag with your hair donation in a padded envelope.
- Complete the hair donation form and include it in the padded envelope.
- Colored or permed hair is accepted but not bleached hair. (This includes highlighted hair because it often has been bleached.)
- Hair swept off the floor is unusable.
Looks Like Me
Looks Like Me provides wigs and hairpieces to children who have lost their hair due to medical treatments.
Guidelines
- Hair should be at least 12 inches in length.
- Clean and dry your hair before cutting.
- Braid your hair or put it in a ponytail before it is cut.
- Place the ponytail or braid in a sealed plastic bag with rubber bands at both ends.
- Print your name on the outside of the sealed bag, and place it in a padded envelope for shipping.
- Colored or permed hair is accepted. Hair of all colors from men and women of all races and all ages is accepted.
Pantene Beautiful Lengths
Pantene Beautiful Lengths distributes free real-hair wigs through American Cancer Society wig banks all across the country.
Guidelines
Hair should be at least 8 inches in length. (Curly hair may be pulled straight to measure 8 inches.)
- Wash and dry your hair without styling products before cutting.
- Place the ponytail or braid in a sealed plastic bag with rubber bands at both ends.
- Place the plastic bag with your hair donation in a padded envelope.
- Include your name and address on a full-sized separate sheet of paper inside the envelope.
- Hair colored with vegetable dyes, rinses and semi-permanent dyes are accepted, but hair cannot be
- bleached, permanently colored or chemically treated.
- Beautiful Lengths accepts hair that is 5 percent gray or less.
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Comments (38)
We are wanting to donate his hair which is gray to locks of love in memory of his mother that died of breast cancer in 2005. He would like to do it in their hometown
i would like to donate my hair please contact me at 619-955-8252 thank you very much
please contact me at 619-955-8252 or email me at kee.dee1@hhormail.com please call me back because i really want to help those who have cancer
My hair is white, not gray, would you be able use it?
My husband would like to donate his hair. We are having a hard time finding an address to mail his hair to. Please get back to me.
I have been growing my hair for Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths Program hoever, there is no information on their website (through your hyperlink) and I fear it is no longer in business. Where may I donate my salt and pepper locks for cancer patients who need a boost?
I WOULD LIKE TO DONATE MY HAIR SO THAT SOMEONE CAN MAKE IT INTO A WIG FOR CANCER PATIENTS WHO NEED SOME NEW HAIR. I JUST GOT MY HAIR CUT AND PUT BANDS AROUND IT. I STARTED HUNTING FOR A PLACE TO MAIL MY HAIR TO AND FOUND YOUR WEBSITE. I AM SO HAPPY THAT IT WILL HELP SOMEONE INSTEAD OF LETTING IT GO TO WASTE IN A TRASHCAN. I REALLY ADMIRE WHAT YOUR GROUPS ARE DOING SO VERY MUCH. MY AUNT JUST DIED OF LUNG CANCER LAST MONTH. SHE NEEDED A WIG BECAUSE HER TREATMENTS CAUSED HER TO LOSE HER HAIR. WHEN I SAW HER I FELT THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRY TO HELP SOMEONE WHO NEEDS SOME NEW HAIR. SO I WILL BE MAILING MY HAIR IN THE MORNING. I HOPE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TO HELP. MY HAIR IS BABY FINE AND THIN BUT LONG. MAYBE IT COULD BEPUT WITH SOME OTHER HAIR TO COMPLETE A FULL WIG. YOU ARE ALL IN MY PRAYERS AND MY HEATRT.
MUCH AFFECTION,
CAROL MCKINSTRY
for the person above or others who asked…
Pantene Beautiful Contact information:
Pantene Beautiful Lengths
511 Wisconsin Drive
New Richmond, WI 54017-2613
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Looks Like Me Children with hairloss:
12776 Dixie Hwy
South Rockwood, Michigan
48179
P. 734-379-4400
F. 734-379-8983
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Childhood Leukemia Foundation Contact info:
Childhood Leukemia Foundation
807 Mantoloking Road
Suite 202
Brick, New Jersey 08723
Phone:
1-888-CLF-7109
1-732-920-8860
Fax: 1-732-920-8859
mail: contact@clf4kids.org
thank you for giving me all the information I needed to get started with the preperation, cutting and mailing of my hair. I have been looking through several internet sites for about an hour and a half. I think I am truly interested in doing this ,you think? thanks again.
I have been growing my hair to donate in honor of my mom who beat breast cancer in 2008. I have a few questions though. I have naturally curly hair. When I donate, should I straighten it or leave it curly?
i would like to donate hair but i dont know were i have to call or send it to..
i would like to donate some hair but i dont know were to call or to send it to..
My daughter wants to donate her hair for her aunt who has cancer. Is it possible to have a wig made specifically for her aunt, using my daughter’s hair? Thank you!
I am 9 years old and I would like to help children with cancer treatments.My hair is too long for me and i would like to help children who dont have any at all.
I am 9 years old and I want to donate my hair to children with cancer treatments.I have to many hair and I want to help the children who dont.
My husbands Grandma has cancer and I wanna know if theres any way to donate a big amount of my hair for his grandma to make a special wig out of just my hair if you could let me know please call me I don’t check my email that often so my phone number is 541-973-6671
I want to know where to donate my hair in L.A. area.
please send me the information.
I cut my hair a few years back and saved the ponytail. It has some gray in it can you still use it. I am a breast cancer survivor and would like to help someone else.
would like to donate my hair so that i can help people. not asking for money nor would accept money just a simple thank you
Jaime, don’t straightened it. Most places don’t seem to accept chemically treated hair, and straightening is a chemical treatment. The healthier the hair, the easier it is to work with.
For everyone else: I just went through the Pantene website and they have a lot of good tips on how to your hair healthy for donation.
I want to know where to donate my hair in S.D. area.
please send me the information.
I colored my hair 7 months ago to my natural color. Would I be able to donate it to the Childhood Leukemia Foundation or Locks of Love?
I have a head-full of long, thick (lightened) hair. I would like to donate and don’t understand why you won’t accept lightened hair. I have lightened my hair for years and I am “healthy as a horse” … my lightened hair hasn’t harmed me … how would it harm anyone else? I don’t have split ends. It isn’t brittle. It is soft and lovely. (I use the permanent shampoo-in hair lightener, not salon strip methods.) I condition my hair and keep it in good shape. Is there someone who would accept my beautiful hair?
I have about 15 in of hair to donate but I got highlights via bleach in October 2008. I’ve been looking for sites that will accept it. Any ideas? Looking for ideas ASAP – please advise.
Thanks!
my so gentle ,sweet soul (my husband)!!!!!!has been so patiently growing his gorgeous GREY HAIR for anyone to be able to use in their time of need. Could you please direct us to the most appreciative place. His hair is now approximately 10 inches. THANK YOU,OUR FAMILY.
did you find a cause who accepts gray hair? I am ready to cut NOW but cannot find an organization who accepts gray hair..What a shame to toss it away..
I would like to donate my hair but I have had it dyed before but its been over 5 years since i did it can I not donate?
I GOT MY HAIR CUT A COUPLE YEARS AGO . I COULDN’T FIND A PLACE TO SEND IT . IS IT SLILL USEABLE TO BE USED .IF SO WHERE
I would like to donate my hair to any cancer association but i dont know where to go or who to call ! can someone send me information about how can I do that !!!
Hey , I would like to Donate my hair. I’m going to wait until November. But my question is, is there a way I can cut it from the root ? instead of the ponytale ? I’m a guy so I wouldn’t mind to donate all my hair.
Thanks
I will like to donate my hair but i dyed my hair six months ago. i use L’oreal,also my hair is cut in layers but it’s over 10 inches and is very healthy.please let me know if that’s acceptable and i also need to know if there are special hair salon that i need to go for the cut.
thank you
carmen
Thanks for putting these resources together in one place!
I just cut 18 inches off my hair and I am very happy with the resources I found in this site, thank you for all the info. I’m happy to have been able to help another child. I’m 13 yrs old myself i let my hair grow for the last 3 years for this purpose and it feels good to reach this goal and finally be able to share it with someone else. Thanks again for all these resources it made it easy for me to figure out who to send it too.
My adult sister was recently diagnosed with melanoma and although we don’t yet know if it has spread I would like to be prepared if she needs follow-up treatment that may result in hair loss. I would like to have a wig made from my own hair if she ends up needing it but can’t seem to locate a place that may be able to help me with this. Any ideas?
I will like to donor my 8 year old daughter hair, I need a address,number thank you
I just got my hair cut today, and i want to donate it, but to a specific place, the university of iowa hospitals in iowa city, iowa it dosen’t matter who makes the wig, i just WANT it to go to the hospital. i don’t know how to go about doing this??
I have a question. My hair is long but i have dyed it a couple of times, but i dont know if is able to be donated. If anyone could let me know if my hair is donatable, i would really appreciate it.
I have 14 inches to give away. I need a name and address.