Have You or would You donate Your Hair?

Hi evryone!

 I realize people with Long hair Love it. However would You ever consider donating (at least 10 inches)of Your hair for (I think Cancer patients) to make wigs for "Locks of Love"?

 I feel so stupid, back in summer of 2002, I had at least 15 inches of Hair, and instead of donating it to Locks of Love, I simply chopped it off myself.

 It would take at least 3 years to grow it that long again, but all I want is hair to my shoulders. However if I could turn back the clock, I would've donated at least 10 inches for wigs for cancer patients.

 I know that's a hard decision for many,. I was just wondering what everyone thought about that topic.

 God Bless, See Ya!

LOL will never see a strand of my hair nor will any other charity. I know it's selfish but I won't ask for a wig from anywhere either. I'd cut my own hair and have a wig made from it if needed.

I get asked all the time if I intend to donate my hair.

That's great if someone specifically wants to spend all the time and effort into growing out their hair simply to give it away, but that does not mean that's what everyone wants to do.  No thanks!

Hi All,

 I agree with all of you.

 I was simply curious.

 I have never told anyone what to do with their hair. In fact I'm a bit of a rebel, and do new things, long, medium, or short, and I love to experiment with color too.

 Thanks for your input.

 I realize how annoying my Twin sister was when she told me , after I cut my hair really short, that some girl she knew had her long hair chopped and cheerfully donated it to locks of love.

 I didn't know how shady that organization was or can be,...

 Lets forget this thread, I do appeciate everones views.

 take care, God Bless!

Let's stay this civilized and we won't need to forget the thread; there are some new people who's input could be interesting   Aren't we a friendly bunch?

I wouldn't donate my hair.  If I ever cut my hair (I would have to be heavily drugged or something, but anyway...) I would keep it to use in my art.  If I got cancer myself, and knew I would lose my hair, i would make a wig from my own.  If a close friend or my sister got cancer I would offer them my hair for a wig. 

God willing I will never be in that kind of situation.  But I'm as likely to donate my hair to a cancer patient as I am to donate a breast - not very

I think this is one of the few boards where people consistenly stay level headed.Which is probably the main reason its my favorite anymore.The other boards can be a bit much sometimes,lol.

I had no idea the LOL was so shady.I had heard people say they wouldnt donate to them.I never really cared knowing if my hair were long I wouldnt donate it.It takes time and work to grow and maintain long healthy hair.I definitely dont think thats being selfish.I agree with purplebubba,I think everyone should decide for themselves.To some their hair is just kind of their.And for others its like a part of their body.cutting it off would be like losing an arm.I guess my main thing is how disturbing it is that they are making a profit off of this charity?! Or am I confused.Isnt that illegal.

Longhairdreams wrote: I think this is one of the few boards where people consistenly stay level headed.Which is probably the main reason its my favorite anymore.The other boards can be a bit much sometimes,lol. I had no idea the LOL was so shady.I had heard people say they wouldnt donate to them.I never really cared knowing if my hair were long I wouldnt donate it.It takes time and work to grow and maintain long healthy hair.I definitely dont think thats being selfish.I agree with purplebubba,I think everyone should decide for themselves.To some their hair is just kind of their.And for others its like a part of their body.cutting it off would be like losing an arm.I guess my main thing is how disturbing it is that they are making a profit off of this charity?! Or am I confused.Isnt that illegal.

Thank you Long Hair for your kind words about HairTalk.  We try very very hard on an hourly basis to monitor boards and make sure that we do stay level headed.

My biggest problem with LOL, other than the heavily doc*mented shadiness factor, is that I get so many emails from desparately unhappy young girls who were coerced, forced, harrassed to donate their hair by family, friends, society...because it was "the unselfish" thing to do.  Never mind that their hair may never even wind up in a wig for a deserving person.  It breaks my heart to see their very sad first reaction "after the fact".  They cry, they ask for ways to grow their hair back "as fast as possible" and they confess that they would never have done if they had not been forced. 

It makes me furious while breaking my heart at the same time.  There is already so many things that destroy many young people's chances at developing a positive self esteem.  Now there is pressure from them to give up their hair or be branded selfish.  What message does that promote?

Also, you have no idea how many Press Releases I get on a daily basis where some the latest small town paper touts the latest teen who chopped it all off "for a good cause".  It is like reporters who have nothing better to write about focus on your girls being forced to chop off their beloved locks.  Which of course then just promotes the cause more because of the human desire to be "in the news".

Literally I get one a day lately.  So sad.

I am not against charity nor am I specifically against LOL.  I believe in good causes, charity & helping people in need.  I also believe that people can donate to any great cause by having car washes, bake sales, corporate sponsored runs, saving & donating their pennies.  Hairboutique.com has donated literally hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Red Cross to help with the hurricane disaster efforts.  We didn't require anyone to cut off any body parts to do that. 

And yes, if this topic goes into the ring, it will be locked.  :-)