Here's an album of the first doll I downey dunked,Molly, and the result came out great! Since I wanted her hair completely strait I used my ceramic straitener that I use on my own hair. I put it on the lowest setting and turned it off every few minutes to keep the temperature even lower. I would do the same with the curling iron as the post above stated. It's very easy and you shouldn't have any problems! The type of conditioner you use doesn't really make a difference. Just use whatever you have lying around in the shower. I used pantene winter rescue one time and garnier fructis another. Good luck and show us your results!