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where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« on: September 18, 2012, 08:05:05 AM »
i want hair like these clips i used to see at hot topic...
http://www.wholesalehalloweencostumes.com/accessories-makeup/makeup-hair-color/clip-in-hair-ice-blue-glow-PW705X.html

anyone have any ideas where i could find the hair?  I'm actually looking for enough to re-root a blythe doll but the pony customizers seem even more well-versed in hair suppliers than blythe collectors, so thought i'd drop by and ask  :lol:


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the other option i was thinking was buying a glow in the dark wig and then dyeing it and using the hair to rehair my blythe... has anyone tried dyeing glow in the dark hair?
« Last Edit: September 18, 2012, 08:21:45 AM by dIGITS »
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Re: where to find blue glow in the dark hair?
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2012, 08:06:57 AM »
I've never seen blue glow hair on any of the hair suppliers for mlp hair... you may have to just buy those hair extensions and use that hair for it if you really want glow hair... in fact finding ANY glow in the dark hair through the mlp hair suppliers is nearly impossible, everyone wants glow in the dark hair, but very few people have any.
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Re: where to find blue glow in the dark hair?
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2012, 08:14:27 AM »
ugh- yeah i'm trying to avoid the hair extensions- for a blythe head i would need like... 100.  hahah. yuck. 
i was thinking there were some other sellers besides restoredoll, dollyhair, or mylittlecustoms that people know of... hmmm
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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2012, 08:24:03 AM »
the only one I know of that has glow in the dark hair for sure that I visit is retrodollus, and hers is white glow in the dark polypropylene,.. so you wouldn't even be able to dye it.
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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2012, 08:32:00 AM »
Depends on what the wig is made of whether or not you could dye it. Alot of synthetic hair won't dye at all.
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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2012, 08:32:18 AM »
the only one I know of that has glow in the dark hair for sure that I visit is retrodollus, and hers is white glow in the dark polypropylene,.. so you wouldn't even be able to dye it.

can you not dye polypropylene?

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Depends on what the wig is made of whether or not you could dye it. Alot of synthetic hair won't dye at all.

hmmm... good to know.  i've seen anime tutorials about permanent marker/alcohol dye methods or also acrylic ones but I cant' seem to find a lot of information about staining, etc...
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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2012, 08:43:30 AM »
the only one I know of that has glow in the dark hair for sure that I visit is retrodollus, and hers is white glow in the dark polypropylene,.. so you wouldn't even be able to dye it.

can you not dye polypropylene?
nope, from what I've read polypropylene does not take dye because it is not porous... nylon hair takes dye but it might depend on the quality of nylon to, I've never dyed hair myself so I am not totally sure of all the circumstances
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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2012, 02:25:21 AM »
it will lose it's glow if you dye it. i tried it with the brilliant green glowing blonde ("white") stuff from dollyhair and it wouldn't glow at all. thankfully i also learned that red rit dye is not permanent on ponies.
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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2012, 01:17:51 PM »
That is too bad that the hair doesn't glow after being dyed-  I suppose that makes sense given the limited colors that glow in the dark hair is usually produced in (usually blue, pink and green)


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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2012, 01:24:59 PM »
I've dyed DH GITD hair before and it still glowed after just fine for me. Still glows even, years later.
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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2012, 01:37:08 PM »
I've dyed DH GITD hair before and it still glowed after just fine for me. Still glows even, years later.

Same here! Took the dye really well too!

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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2012, 01:45:06 PM »
Okay so that's two who have dyed the glowing dollyhair with success and one who has not?  I guess it doesn't matter as she has been out of stock for quite some time...

I checked out hair extensions as a possibility- they all seem to be really expensive and include a very small small amount of hair...

I want hair like this:
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I dyed a Moondreamer doll's hair once purple using rit dye- and it actually didn't glow at all after being dyed.  I wonder what kind of doll hair Hasbro used on the Moondreamers in 86?

I actually found this manufacturer  that appears to sell various colors of glow in the dark doll hair- but it appears to be a commercial site.  I wonder if Retrodolls or Dollyhair could order from them? I bet colored doll hair would sell like hotcakes...http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/sarannet/en/app_dollhair.html


After actually reading the site- I think I know why some hair glows and some does not- I think it depends on how dark the hair is?  Looks like the darker the colors- the less that light is able to be reflected:
http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/dollhair/en/ls.html
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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2012, 03:12:12 PM »
That could be it. I dyed it a pastel pink with blue tips so it was rather light. And yes AK, it did take the dye well.
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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2012, 06:13:27 PM »
I dyed the Moondreamer hair (which I have to assume is nylon based on the texture and feel and the fact that they were made by Hasbro at the same time as the ponies) dark purple- so no wonder it didn't work.

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Re: where to find glow in the dark hair/dyeing glow hair?
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2012, 12:18:12 AM »

I actually found this manufacturer  that appears to sell various colors of glow in the dark doll hair- but it appears to be a commercial site.  I wonder if Retrodolls or Dollyhair could order from them? I bet colored doll hair would sell like hotcakes...http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/sarannet/en/app_dollhair.html


After actually reading the site- I think I know why some hair glows and some does not- I think it depends on how dark the hair is?  Looks like the darker the colors- the less that light is able to be reflected:
http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/dollhair/en/ls.html

Oh wow that site actually has blue glow hair! I hope someone starts carrying it.
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