Perfect hair - howto?

[MoonShadow]

I've got a tutorial on Youtube.  Are we allowed to link to Youtube?  If not, just delete me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb9187FGaJw

[Stars]

I've not managed as beautiful hair as some i've seen, but I've had great results from washing pony hair in normal shampoo, thickly conditioning it, then using straightners on it (lowest heat obviously) while still wet and conditionery.

[shimmlight]

I bought a lot of G3's once that had horrible, oily hair - and when I washed the horrible oil out, their hair was amazing! The seller had tried to 'fix' them, before sending them on, (they were god-awful in the photos) and my god it worked out in the end - they now possess the most beautiful hair of all my G3's. I messaged the seller, but to no avail - I have no idea what they used! I pop some garnier frizz control oil into my problem ponies hair and leave for a couple of days before washing out and doing the conditioning/straightening - I like to think it prevents knots being as bad, which stretch the hair when you go to comb it out.

How do you get rid of oily hair? I have two ponies with disgusting oily hair but I can't wash it out!

[Rainfeather]

In that movie he leaves the conditioner in? Doesn't it make that oily?

[Stormness_1]

I bought a lot of G3's once that had horrible, oily hair - and when I washed the horrible oil out, their hair was amazing! The seller had tried to 'fix' them, before sending them on, (they were god-awful in the photos) and my god it worked out in the end - they now possess the most beautiful hair of all my G3's. I messaged the seller, but to no avail - I have no idea what they used! I pop some garnier frizz control oil into my problem ponies hair and leave for a couple of days before washing out and doing the conditioning/straightening - I like to think it prevents knots being as bad, which stretch the hair when you go to comb it out.

How do you get rid of oily hair? I have two ponies with disgusting oily hair but I can't wash it out!

If it doesn't wash out with normal shampoo and conditioner, then dish soap should do it! That may dry it out though, so condition after.

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[shimmlight]

I bought a lot of G3's once that had horrible, oily hair - and when I washed the horrible oil out, their hair was amazing! The seller had tried to 'fix' them, before sending them on, (they were god-awful in the photos) and my god it worked out in the end - they now possess the most beautiful hair of all my G3's. I messaged the seller, but to no avail - I have no idea what they used! I pop some garnier frizz control oil into my problem ponies hair and leave for a couple of days before washing out and doing the conditioning/straightening - I like to think it prevents knots being as bad, which stretch the hair when you go to comb it out.

How do you get rid of oily hair? I have two ponies with disgusting oily hair but I can't wash it out!

If it doesn't wash out with normal shampoo and conditioner, then dish soap should do it! That may dry it out though, so condition after.

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Okay I will try that, thanks! 

[Artemesia's Garden]

I've got a tutorial on Youtube.  Are we allowed to link to Youtube?  If not, just delete me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb9187FGaJw

You have great results! Bit concerned about getting water inside your ponies though, and personally I leave the factory long bits (never cut). But they look amazing! I love the style you chose for Rarity.

[svetilda]

Thank you!

It's very similar to my washing/styling process. But for me this method doesn't work when pony has dry/fizzy hair.

I've got a tutorial on Youtube.  Are we allowed to link to Youtube?  If not, just delete me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb9187FGaJw

[hathorcat]

I've got a tutorial on Youtube.  Are we allowed to link to Youtube?  If not, just delete me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb9187FGaJw

Youtube links are allowed

[Artemesia's Garden]

Thank you!

It's very similar to my washing/styling process. But for me this method doesn't work when pony has dry/fizzy hair.

I've got a tutorial on Youtube.  Are we allowed to link to Youtube?  If not, just delete me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb9187FGaJw

Same here. So I broke out the straighteners today (flat irons). I had to switch them on for 30s then turn off and wait 30s because otherwise the temperature was getting too high. I coated the wet hair in conditioner.  I straightened the hair in tiny sections, combing in between with a fine tooth comb (normally for cat). The ends were a pain. They are still not perfect but much much better. Once the worst was straight, the rest seemed to straighten more easily under the hot tap as I rinsed the conditioner out. I'm drying the tails I did in curlers, will wet before fixing back into the ponies and repeat the above before letting them dry. If they are still dry at the ends, then 

[CupidStrikes]

I have heard that fabric conditioner can help with synthetic hair. Albeit my experience has been with cosplay wigs, but synthetic hair is synthetic hair (in regards to washing, anyway). And, as most people likely have it lying around at home it's probably worth a shot. I've seen it used as a diluted soak, not neat like hair conditioner.

[Artemesia's Garden]

I have heard that fabric conditioner can help with synthetic hair. Albeit my experience has been with cosplay wigs, but synthetic hair is synthetic hair (in regards to washing, anyway). And, as most people likely have it lying around at home it's probably worth a shot. I've seen it used as a diluted soak, not neat like hair conditioner.

That sounds like it's worth a shot. The other one I have read about is shampoo and conditioner for afro hair 'women of colour' or something like that? Can't get it in the UK. Anyone know any equivalent?

[Radha]

  Do we know the actual chemical make-up of pony hair?  There are so many plastic conditioners out there!  Wouldn't it be weird if something like Armor-all was the perfect product for pony hair, and we've just never considered it?

  If we knew the chemical formula, or at least the main type of plastic, we could experiment on some baits.

[renaekathleen]

  Do we know the actual chemical make-up of pony hair?  There are so many plastic conditioners out there!  Wouldn't it be weird if something like Armor-all was the perfect product for pony hair, and we've just never considered it?

  If we knew the chemical formula, or at least the main type of plastic, we could experiment on some baits.

Pony hair is nylon.

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[hathorcat]

  Do we know the actual chemical make-up of pony hair?  There are so many plastic conditioners out there!  Wouldn't it be weird if something like Armor-all was the perfect product for pony hair, and we've just never considered it?

  If we knew the chemical formula, or at least the main type of plastic, we could experiment on some baits.

I have used Armor-all - well actually a UK paint protector equivalent - on hair and it does actually work really really well. However I never actually recommend that people use it because it will no doubt cause some long term damage to the nylon and I dont want to encourage that. However a very good alternative is a wig cleaner. Spray it on as per the instructions - its designed to make synthetic hair clean and shiny - then follow that with a good kids detangler, brush and allow to air dry.

For synthetic hair a soak over night in fabric softener is a great idea for dry hair - literally soak the hair in the fabric conditioner for 12-24 hours - making sure you keep all the hair submerged [you should move the hair occasionally to ensure all strands are covered equally]. Then shampoo/condition as normal. However thats a treatment to recover the hair not to give it a shiny finished appearance.