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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: NigheanRuadh on August 15, 2016, 07:05:30 PM
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Did Hasbro not realize that this pony's hair would inevitably become a huge mess?? :stressed:
Should I try to preserve any of the (hopelessly tangled and matted) curl? Or just pick it out and use a straightener on the frizz?
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I don't even collect G3s...
However, I do have very curly hair, so I can sort of sympathize with her predicament. :drunk:
UPDATE 8/18:
I've managed to pick out most of the tail mess. However, even using loads of conditioner, it seems to get frizzier as I keep working on it. At first, I thought I might be able to actually restore the curl, but it doesn't look like it now.
And her tail is quite a bit longer than I had realized...
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UPDATE 8/22:
I think I've done about all I can as far as de-frizzing her tail goes. There is still some at the end, but it's not getting any better if I keep working on it. At least, I can actually comb it now.
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I also got the pink section of her mane picked out, and it still has some curl. However, she lost quite a bit of hair in the process. Even with careful combing, chunks of it pulled out. Sigh...
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Update 8/29:
I'm declaring her to be finished. I'll just post her on my trade list like this.
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Should I try to preserve any of the (hopelessly tangled and matted) curl? Or just pick it out and use a straightener on the frizz?
you could always straightener and then re-curl?
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My daughter has curls. I would pick out those knots. Detangler spray works wonders on ponies btw. ;)
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I'd gently and thoroughly detangle and straighten it out. Whether you recurl it afterwards is up to you.
This is why I personally don't like factory curls on ponies, regardless of how pretty it looks., it can turn into a crazy, tangled mess when left in a toybox.
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I'd straighten it, then recurl and boil set it.
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Somewhere, there is a gorgeous pic of this pony with streightened hair. She looks amazing with it!
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I agree with the straighten and recurl opinion. But please post a pic of her hair all straight. I'd love to see it!
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She's pretty rough, but it's hard to tell if she's fixable. I mean, she's a common enough G3 if you just want to go ahead and straighten and re-set the curls. Mine was in a similar condition, but I like to restore original hair, so I carefully combed out her matted hair with conditioner, starting at the bottom and not pulling at all, just short little strokes, teasing out the knots carefully, and re-curling the ends as I worked. Mine is mint now, and I didn't resort to straightening. Sometimes the curls sit a little loose if she gets moved, but that's only because I never re-set them, just rinsed and dried them on a towel.
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My new favorite for pony hair is a 3 Minute Conditioning Mask by Fructis. Dampen the hair and lather that stuff in. If you let it sit and carefully comb it through most of the natural curl will come back. Just give it a little help with some straw or sponge curlers. I recently washed a Dancing Butterflies with that and all her curl bounced right back and she's glamorously lovely!
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Updated with a progress picture of her tail. I'm getting rather frustrated with the frizz that seems to keep getting worse and making more tangles as I work... :stressed:
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Did Hasbro not realize that this pony's hair would inevitably become a huge mess?? :stressed:
This was exactly my reaction when she was first released. I took one look at her and thought "Here is a pony destined to have a rat's nest flowing from her neck."
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Ooh that tail. :huh: Poor pony.
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Ugh... poor thing
I had one in a similar mess
another of the long haired ponies.. petal blossom
I got her defrizzed with fabric softener
then i did this to her hair
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hehe shes a lil diva now.
if all else fails try fabric softener.. downy works really well.
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if all else fails try fabric softener.. downy works really well.
I might try that next. Even using a flat iron/straightener isn't working too well... :yikes:
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if all else fails try fabric softener.. downy works really well.
I might try that next. Even using a flat iron/straightener isn't working too well... :yikes:
best of luck.. also you can go to the dollar store and get the most CHEEP conditioner you can find.. the more pretrolum in it the better
that will alsowork.
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Are you starting to de-tangle at the ends of the hair and working your way up? Otherwise you will just be pushing down all the tangles into a bigger rat's nest.
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Are you starting to de-tangle at the ends of the hair and working your way up? Otherwise you will just be pushing down all the tangles into a bigger rat's nest.
Yep. As I said, I have curly hair, so I know all about careful detangling. :) I think human hair is easier to moisturize for sorting out, though...
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This is why I refuse to take this particular pony out of the box, lol.
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Have you tried soaking her hair in fabric softener overnight .... or even for just a few hours? A lot of times, that helps detangle the hair on dolls and ponies. Its worked for me in the past.
If you try it, maybe pick a white or clear type fabric softener, to avoid any possible dye from staining or soaking into the hair.
After soaking, try gently lathering her hair in conditioner and gently picking through the curls to separate. Work in really small sections, from the bottom up (as you said you had been doing).
Patience is your friend. Best of luck to you! ☺
Edit: just saw the earlier posts about fabric softener. My bad!
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Have you tried soaking her hair in fabric softener overnight .... or even for just a few hours? A lot of times, that helps detangle the hair on dolls and ponies. Its worked for me in the past.
If you try it, maybe pick a white or clear type fabric softener, to avoid any possible dye from staining or soaking into the hair.
After soaking, try gently lathering her hair in conditioner and gently picking through the curls to separate. Work in really small sections, from the bottom up (as you said you had been doing).
Patience is your friend. Best of luck to you! ☺
Edit: just saw the earlier posts about fabric softener. My bad!
Not a problem. :) I don't have any fabric softener, so I'll try that when I can get some. Her original curl is lost at this point (in her tail, at least), but I'd really like to get rid of the frizz.
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if all else fails try fabric softener.. downy works really well.
I might try that next. Even using a flat iron/straightener isn't working too well... :yikes:
best of luck.. also you can go to the dollar store and get the most CHEEP conditioner you can find.. the more pretrolum in it the better
that will alsowork.
That's a good tip.
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Yep. As I said, I have curly hair, so I know all about careful detangling. :) I think human hair is easier to moisturize for sorting out, though...
All of that is just frizz? :shocked: That poor pony. If all else fails you can iron the ends of her hair when it is damp with conditioner.
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I once spent many hours on a Precious Gem (never again)!
Combing, more combing, half a bottle of conditioner, straightening, then recurling. That tail...
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Updated original post with more progress photos.
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Very cool
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Updated original post with an "after" picture.
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Oh! She looks so much better! Nicely done Nigheanruadh.
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Oh how nice she looks now :) great work!!!
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That was a lot of work for a trade pony! You are brave, and your mightiness has paid off- she looks amazing!
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Wow she looks really good :)
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Thanks, everyone!! :)
That was a lot of work for a trade pony! You are brave, and your mightiness has paid off- she looks amazing!
Well, she just looked so awful with her hair in that mess that I couldn't leave her like that, even though I wasn't planning to keep her.