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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: kissthethunder on September 30, 2012, 03:21:52 PM
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I won't lie, this is me bragging just a tiny bit, but in the grander scheme of things, I was hoping it might make people second guess just yanking a ponies original hair out and replacing it.
My friends know how I pride myself on salvaging beyond frizzy pony hair. They know I will take on the challenge of fixing even the worst frizz jobs. I recently acquired a pony that....really made me question the worth of trying to salvage this hair. It was mostly uncut, had original curl, but the frizz....the FRIZZ!
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I knew I had my work cut out for me, but...dang, I won't lie, I was extremely discouraged about what I was facing when I dove in. I broke a comb just trying to get the tangles out of it >_<
For those of you who are not familiar with defrizzing methods, I'll tell you what I did.
Step 1- Wet hair, deep conditioned. Wrapped and left over night
Step 2- Detangled with a wide tooth comb, and then, a fine tooth comb.
Step 3- Hours and hours with a curling iron on high heat. This is the first pony that took more than two sessions for me. She took about 6 different sessions with the curling iron to tame the frizz.
Step 4- Wrap still war hair in curlers and leave for hours under a heat lamp
This is a picture of the ponies tail after the first few defrizzing treatments in comparison to the mane which had only received conditioning.
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I seriously wanted to yank her hair out and just put new hair in a few times. =/ Honestly, I felt like I would be a hypocrite if I had. I always tell people to try everything the save original hair before resorting to rehairing (I respect there are those who disagree and rehair their own ponies, I want it to be clear this is personal preference and I will never think less of a person for disagreeing <3 ) I stuck with it session after session and finally, when the curls had reset, this is what happened!
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I want to thank the mylittleponyarena and how it's educated it's members on restoring techniques. Years ago when I joined, I was hesitant to delve into the world of heat treating hair, but I'm thankful for the skills it's taught me and countless others. It's saved this poor Goldilocks from loosing her original hair and left me with a sense of pride and bond with the pony I spent hours to salvage.
Everyone, give it a try. Pony hair is very sturdy, and a pony with it's original hair...well, it's something special!
Also, to you rehairers out there, again, this is no offense <3 Many ponies do truly need rehairing to be given a second chance :) I love the work you guys do!
Thank you for reading!!!
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Oo she came out so pretty. She looks practically minty. :)
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Beautifully done! :)
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Oo she came out so pretty. She looks practically minty. :)
That's a huge compliment, thank you!! The Veeeeery ends of her hair still hold some of their original curl, but are dry. She also had her hair cut on her first curl. In the end, I'm so happy with how she turned out, and so thankful for the arenas numerous tutorials on how to save mlp hair <3
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wow!
Great job! I might just ask you for help one day :p
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Pretty! I'm a bit hesitant to use heat myself. I mean, It is plastic, how do you keep it from melting?
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I don't have the patience to even brush all my old ponies at least once, ha, maybe that's why I like G4s so much, they'[re new so don't have frizz out of the package. Well, except my Blossomforth, Castle Cadence, and talking ponies, but otherwise, clean soft and silky out of box.
I have a thing for box-hair on G4s.
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WOW!!! She turned out really good :)
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Pretty! I'm a bit hesitant to use heat myself. I mean, It is plastic, how do you keep it from melting?
Not using one of those super expensive irons helps, because you need an iron that you can control the heat. Mine has high and low settings and I tend to flick back and forth between them. The hair melts I find if it's too hot or too dry. So you have to keep the hair wet and conditioned. I comb the hair alot as it's warm and often follow the iron behind the comb and follow a pass up with combing. The trick is to work quickly and not leave it on the heat too long, and only do a couple plugs of hair at a time.
If your pony hair terrible frizz, trust me, you can't make it any worse XD Don't be afraid to learn! I was, but when I tried it, I was like "omg what have I been missing!!!"
I hope that helps, let me know if you need any links to tutorials!
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Stunning! :hearts:
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Pretty! I'm a bit hesitant to use heat myself. I mean, It is plastic, how do you keep it from melting?
Not using one of those super expensive irons helps, because you need an iron that you can control the heat. Mine has high and low settings and I tend to flick back and forth between them. The hair melts I find if it's too hot or too dry. So you have to keep the hair wet and conditioned. I comb the hair alot as it's warm and often follow the iron behind the comb and follow a pass up with combing. The trick is to work quickly and not leave it on the heat too long, and only do a couple plugs of hair at a time.
If your pony hair terrible frizz, trust me, you can't make it any worse XD Don't be afraid to learn! I was, but when I tried it, I was like "omg what have I been missing!!!"
I hope that helps, let me know if you need any links to tutorials!
Okay, thanks!
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A. MAZE. ZING!
and inspiring too. my past few frizz heads I've passed on to another member here after I gave up.
Im interested to see that you can use a curling iron to fix with. we use a hair-flattening iron usually. maybe next time I'll try curls!!!
again! you are awesome! thanks for posting this.
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She looks great!
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Incredible hunny!! Truly a beautiful transformation. She looks mint:).
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Aw, Goldilocks. Goldilocks was the one pony I barely touched because I didn't want to ruin her beautiful curls. You did a lovely job
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She looks amazing :faint: Wow, I would have given her one look and thought she was impossible. I'm so glad you were able to save her and her original hair! Perhaps on your next one, do you think maybe you can do a picture tutorial? I'm so much better with picture tutorials so I make sure I'm doing the right thing :blush: I would love to salvage my childhood Rainbow Curl ponies who have major frizzy hair!
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Her hair looks beautiful!!
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:O Amazing job!
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She looks amazing :faint: Wow, I would have given her one look and thought she was impossible. I'm so glad you were able to save her and her original hair! Perhaps on your next one, do you think maybe you can do a picture tutorial? I'm so much better with picture tutorials so I make sure I'm doing the right thing :blush: I would love to salvage my childhood Rainbow Curl ponies who have major frizzy hair!
There's so many tutorials out there, it actually didn't even occur to me that it'd be useful o.o If more people think it'll be helpful I'll certainly do one!
I unfortunately don't have anymore ponies with massive frizz, but I'd happily take any pony thrown at me ^^
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She looks stunning! Gorgeous job. :)
I honestly don't know if I'd have that much patience but you surely got a lovely Goldilocks out of it. :)
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AMAZING! That is a serious restore there...
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Gorgeous! Good on you for not giving up on Goldie. She looks fantastic - you should be very proud. I hope this does inspire others to put a bit more effort into some ponies rather than rehairing. =)
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that is amazing. good work!
my goldilocks has very sad matted curls- I need to re-do them at some point, but can't do curls right for the life of me :/
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Step 3- Hours and hours with a curling iron on high heat. This is the first pony that took more than two sessions for me. She took about 6 different sessions with the curling iron to tame the frizz.
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I would try this, however I won't go out of my way to buy a curling iron that I will never even use on my hair. I thought you couldn't use high heat on pony hair because of melting o.o
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Step 3- Hours and hours with a curling iron on high heat. This is the first pony that took more than two sessions for me. She took about 6 different sessions with the curling iron to tame the frizz.
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I would try this, however I won't go out of my way to buy a curling iron that I will never even use on my hair. I thought you couldn't use high heat on pony hair because of melting o.o
High heat is fine, my 'high' is usually fine but I won't chance it and I turn it to low for a bit, but low heat just doesn't tame the frizz. It has to be hot and you have to hear the sizzle of water evaporating.
And I got my curling iron second hand, and a straightener that wors for a dollar at a thrift store. You don't need to make a big investment for a curling iron <3
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That looks amazing! Well done for being so patient. Hair straighteners really do work wonders, they've taken a lot of frizz out of my ponies' hair too :biggrin:
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Wow. Simply wow. That is so inspiring. And, it makes me think that I pony or two I have in my bait box my not be so bait after all. :)
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That certainly takes patience! I had to do the same thing with a rainbow curl Ringlet one time and it took forever, so I can certainly appreciate the effort that goes into it! I have another Ringlet in need of the same, but I've been putting it off because I don't have the patience right now. Real pony hair really is very durable though, I've never had it melt on me even dry on high heat. Kanekalon hair has melted on me before though, lol.
I have a G1 Seabreeze that I've been working on restoring and for some reason the streak of fading pink hair just won't defrizz even though the other colors are now silky. Has anyone else had that problem? what do you do?
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I have a G1 Seabreeze that I've been working on restoring and for some reason the streak of fading pink hair just won't defrizz even though the other colors are now silky. Has anyone else had that problem? what do you do?
That fading pink colour is awful for frizz. I have several Bunny Hops with the same problem. It's very frustrating. I can only recommend more conditioner, hot water and straightening a tiny bit of hair at a time.
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Maybe that's it, I'm probably trying to straighten too much at once, I'll try just a few plugs at a time, Thanks!
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No problem! I hope it helps :)
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I can't stop looking at her! She's crazy beautiful hun, you deserve every bit of praise!
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Wow, what a beautiful result! This is encouraging, although all my ponies with bad frizz also have a hair type that is prone to melting easily >_< Maybe I just have to go through several iterations of straightening with lower heat and hope I can achieve the same you did.
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I can't stop looking at her! She's crazy beautiful hun, you deserve every bit of praise!
Oh my gosh :blush: thank you
Wow, what a beautiful result! This is encouraging, although all my ponies with bad frizz also have a hair type that is prone to melting easily >_< Maybe I just have to go through several iterations of straightening with lower heat and hope I can achieve the same you did.
Keep trying <3! If it melts (never happened to me) use a lower setting :)
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Wow, that is just a stunning restore job!
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This is actually really inspiring. Your dedication makes me want to go and try and sort out my Waverunner, rather than just buying a new one.
^_^
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just WOW! She looks absolutely mint! I would have never thought she was salvaged :D
And here's another vote for a picture tutorial! Also, could you tell me what the difference is between using a straightening iron and using a curling iron on ponies?
I actually went out of my way to buy a straightening iron just for ponies (my hair is completely straight :P) but I never had such great results! although it has made some of my ponies look at least presentable ^^ but the hair still stays pretty stiff.
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Wow! That is really impressive!
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just WOW! She looks absolutely mint! I would have never thought she was salvaged :D
And here's another vote for a picture tutorial! Also, could you tell me what the difference is between using a straightening iron and using a curling iron on ponies?
I actually went out of my way to buy a straightening iron just for ponies (my hair is completely straight :P) but I never had such great results! although it has made some of my ponies look at least presentable ^^ but the hair still stays pretty stiff.
My hair is pin straight as well :) :highfive:
It's important to only use very small sections of hair at a time. Many times people feel rushed and they take a chunk, when it's best to work with only a few plugs at a time.I typically do three at a time, or on worse jobs, even less. A regular defrizzing session takes me a half hour to a full hours work. More complicated works do show up though, like this one.
I use a curling iron because it was convenient. It was my mothers, and she was getting rid of it because her new hair cut didn't require one. I picked it up :) I use to exactly like a straightener, and for ponies with curly hair, on low heat, I do a quick 'curl' before wrapping it in a sponge roller. It helps to encourage natural curl in ponies like Goldie here :)
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She looks fantastic! What an improvement!
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My hair is pin straight as well :) :highfive:
haha, things we do for ponies ^^
And thanks for the explanation! I use a big chunk of hair, and I do tails in one go :S so I guess I see now where my problem lies :) see, this is why you need to make a good step-by-step tutorial :D whenever you have the time and will of course :hug:
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That looks absolutely amazing! :shocked:
Have you tried your techniques with color-change hair before? I have a poor Seaflower who I managed to partially tame using conditioner and a straightener, but her pink streak is still frizzy. Maybe I should crank up the heat a little!
Neat pics!
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Ooh nice. I need some curlers (I've been thinking of getting some og those mini travel ones as they seem perfectly sized).
But my Golilocks needs a new do along with quite a few other G1s
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That looks absolutely amazing! :shocked:
Have you tried your techniques with color-change hair before? I have a poor Seaflower who I managed to partially tame using conditioner and a straightener, but her pink streak is still frizzy. Maybe I should crank up the heat a little!
Neat pics!
yes, and the frizz comes back and the color changing properties of the hair is ruined =/
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Gorgeous! Its fantastic to see a pony getting her hair restored rather than replaced. If you get another pony in similar condition, a picture tutorial would be amazing. Congrats honey!
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She looks even better than new! Wonderful job. I'm so glad you stuck with it! She looks flawless.
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Oh. My. Gosh!!! She looks incredible!
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Unbelievable, ktt, just... wow. Really! And timely, too; I've just started working on a Sweetheart Sister whose hair is almost Perfume-Puff-frizzy. Shudder. I'm so totally going to try your techniques! ^.^
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Not using one of those super expensive irons helps, because you need an iron that you can control the heat. Mine has high and low settings and I tend to flick back and forth between them. The hair melts I find if it's too hot or too dry. So you have to keep the hair wet and conditioned. I comb the hair alot as it's warm and often follow the iron behind the comb and follow a pass up with combing. The trick is to work quickly and not leave it on the heat too long, and only do a couple plugs of hair at a time.
If your pony hair terrible frizz, trust me, you can't make it any worse XD Don't be afraid to learn! I was, but when I tried it, I was like "omg what have I been missing!!!"
I hope that helps, let me know if you need any links to tutorials!
Aww my poor expensive hot iron, and I will never accomplish this! Unless I could find one like you did for a few bucks I could never justify buying an iron (wife doesn't curl her hair, and my hair is short). It's nice to know though that such lovely things can be done. My poor girls just have to stick with what can be done with boiling water and conditioner which hasn't be awful so far, but wow none of them have looked that bad either. :lol:
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Good work!
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ooh I love seeing restoration threads!! :frolic: her hair looks awesome now - well done!!! :bigups: :accomplished: :happy:
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I love trying to save pony hair, but I will only do it if its a pony I intend to keep in its original state, and not if its a cancerous bait pony. I have a couple ponies lined up for hair baths, now I think of it. *fingers itch to comb pony hair*
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Wow! I can't believe how awesome she came out! You give me hope for my ponies with frizzy, but not-as-frizzy-as-her-before-pictures hair. ;)