Terrible Hair

[poniesthatsparkle]

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I recently added this Sparkleworks to my collection after buying her in pretty terrible shape, but she still had the little charm she originally came with, so her condition didn't upset me too much.

But now I'm trying to figure out what to do with her hair. I've gone through two rounds of conditioning it, and while that normally fixes my other ponies, it's doing no good for Sparkleworks. Her hair is still horrible. It feels dry and possibly singed.

I know I'll probably have to rehair this poor girl, but I'm wondering if there's anything I could possibly try before I remove all of her bad hair and put new hair in. Rehairing is something I've never done before, and I'd like to do what I can before I rehair her.

[Khayman81]

Try fabric softener before scissors. It works for mine, i let them in a bowl with it for hours or a night if it is too damaged and then comb it with the softener before rinsing it off with hot water. And then comb normally.

[poniesthatsparkle]

Try fabric softener before scissors. It works for mine, i let them in a bowl with it for hours or a night if it is too damaged and then comb it with the softener before rinsing it off with hot water. And then comb normally.

Thanks for the advice! I can't believe I've never heard of using fabric softener before.

[Taxel]

If you're thinking of rehairing her anyways have you tried a straightener? I know they're not great for some types of tinsels (can't remember which for the life of me right now) but it might be worth trying as a last ditch effort.

Also, how long have you left the conditioner on and how much do you use? I've found that using a TON (4-5x as much as I put on my own head) and letting it sit for hours helps a lot.

[poniesthatsparkle]

If you're thinking of rehairing her anyways have you tried a straightener? I know they're not great for some types of tinsels (can't remember which for the life of me right now) but it might be worth trying as a last ditch effort.

Also, how long have you left the conditioner on and how much do you use? I've found that using a TON (4-5x as much as I put on my own head) and letting it sit for hours helps a lot.

I already tried a straightener. It helped get most of the frizz out, but the hair still felt dry and brittle, even after conditioner, which I left in there for several hours both times I tried it. I've never seen such stubborn hair.

Also, while I had been combing through the hair, an awful lot of it came out into the comb. I normally have a little bit of hair come out while brushing/combing, but with this pony, way more came out than normal.

[Taxel]

Oh that sucks, it definitely sounds like the hair itself is damaged.

[otocolobus_manul]

Hmm. Maybe someone already tried to use a straightener, but used it on too high and burned her hair?

[Epona]

Its the clear tinsel. There is another thread about it from a few days ago...

Post Merge: November 20, 2016, 09:09:44 PM

http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,383135.msg1597982.html#msg1597982

[poniesthatsparkle]

I'm starting to feel like I might need to replace the hair. When I comb it, it just starts to fall out. :/ I've tried everything except for fabric softener and if that doesn't fix it I'll probably rehair her. I'm beginning to become very frustrated with this pony.

[Taxel]

If its coming out or snapping off that easily, unfortunately fabric softener isn't going to fix it. I don't think anything can fix hair that's damaged to that degree.

[Khayman81]

If its coming out or snapping off that easily, unfortunately fabric softener isn't going to fix it. I don't think anything can fix hair that's damaged to that degree.

I agree. Think of rehairing her 

[poniesthatsparkle]

Yeah, rehairing her seems to be my only option. I already have plans to order some hair, but where would I find the right tinsel?

[Khayman81]

I Found a place where they sell tinsel but it is in the UK.
I'm not sure that dolly hair or thedollplanet have...