Do you brush the hair before doing a downy dunk? PM Samantha came earlier and she has very dry and frizzy hair.
<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ March 13, 2006 06:11 PM: Message edited by: Felicity_Fan85 ]</font>
Have you looked at Joy's restoration album? It's in a sticky at the top of the page. I believe she does brush the hair before she dunks and steams it. Start with a small section at a time and brush the ends first and work your way up. Good luck! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Someone else (I think it's Mollygirl) waits until after the Downy, if the hair is really frizzed, then brushes it out carefully while it's still damp, after the Downy has been thoroughly rinsed out.
I'm trying it that way myself--I'm sure it can't hurt! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Thanks. I decided to try brushing it and now it is looking lass like a huge glob, lol. I'll probably walk to the store tomorrow and get downy and Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and baking soda and everything else I need.
As Ashley's Mommy said, I do brush it out first, but you might have an easier time with the brushing out if you spritz as you brush with water, or Downey, or a water/Downey mixture. That could help loosen the tangles. I learned this from working on a gazillion AG horse tails and manes this past year. And since you're planning to do the Downey dunk anyway, it will all get rinsed out eventually.
I've sometimes tried brushing when the hair was wet after rinsing, and I always got the feeling that that action was somehow pulling on the hair too much and that I might lose more hairs that way, so I've been generally too afraid to do that very much.
Joy
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually that can hurt the dolls hair. Hair is most delicate when it's wet and brushing it then will most likely stretch it out so it's not as strong as it was before. This is also why they tell you not to brush dolls hair with to much force, that, and the neck gets lose. You're better off waiting until it's dry.Originally posted by AsianAG:
Someone else (I think it's Mollygirl) waits until after the Downy, if the hair is really frizzed, then brushes it out carefully while it's still damp, after the Downy has been thoroughly rinsed out.
I'm trying it that way myself--I'm sure it can't hurt! [img]smile.gif[/img]
P.S. since we're talking about doll hair and wigs(Sort of [img]redface.gif[/img] ) can I ask a wig related question?Is there a certain type of glue I want to use to reattach a wig?
I was washing a dolls hair last night, the wig was lose, and I was going to re glue it later so I took it off. I'm glad I did too, it made de frizzing it much easier. Then I glued it back on with a glue called gorilla glue so it would hopefully stay on better.
I was putting the wig back on a fake AG that had just come it the mail for me! [img]graemlins/party.gif[/img]
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