Pony hair and heat?

[Pierlala]

Hello,

I saw this video on Youtube a while ago. A woman was using a curling/flattning iron to straighten her pony's frizzy hair. I did the same thing to a couple of my ponies. But eversince I did, I feel like my Ponies hair lost their "soul". It's all flat and no volume in it at all. Nothing, Just straight, super silky hair. It makes them look boring and I regret doing it. Is there a way to fix it?

Also, is using a curling/flattening iron bad for your ponies hair? I have an flattening iron which minimum tempreture is 130 celcius. It can't go lower then that. So that's what I used on some of my ponies.

Anyone has any tips for me?

Thank you.

[dragonfly]

Oh, no! What a bummer. Can you post a pic?

I'd give her hair a wash and leave in conditioner for a bit, then when it's dry, brush, brush, brush. If you want to recurl, try the straw curl method. Nexxus Promend works awesome for keeping frizzies down for me. I don't use curling irons or flat irons on my ponies because their nylon hair is prone to melting and I learned the hard way I can't figure out the perfect temp so it's hot enough to style but not melt. If you must use a flat iron, insulate the heat by putting a wash cloth or two layering between the hair and the iron.

[Pierlala]

I will make some pics.

Post Merge: June 09, 2016, 11:13:58 AM

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I know some of them have trimmed tails and mane, cause I bought them in my earlier stages of collecting. When I didn't really care. I just wanted as many ponies as possible lol.

Post Merge: June 09, 2016, 11:15:00 AM

You see what I mean? The natural "factory" flow is gone from their hair. It's all flat and so super silky that you can't even handle it right. I can't do anything with their hair anymore.

[pilarsworld]

I think their hair looks gorgeous.x

[Pierlala]

Thanks hehe, but I don't like it 

It's too straight and lifeless.

Would the boiling water method work to reshape their hair?

[LadyMoondancer]

I get what you're saying.  I'd hate to lose the natural factory "bounce" too.  Try running a faucet very hot and put the pony under it while "scrunching" her hair with your hand.  I've found that technique can sometimes "revive" completely lost curls as the hair "remembers" its original shape.  Worth a shot.

[Pierlala]

I get what you're saying.  I'd hate to lose the natural factory "bounce" too.  Try running a faucet very hot and put the pony under it while "scrunching" her hair with your hand.  I've found that technique can sometimes "revive" completely lost curls as the hair "remembers" its original shape.  Worth a shot.

Yeah that's exactly what I mean. Thank you very much for the tip. Though...I don't wanna burn my hands!

[NovelNerd]

I get what you're saying.  I'd hate to lose the natural factory "bounce" too.  Try running a faucet very hot and put the pony under it while "scrunching" her hair with your hand.  I've found that technique can sometimes "revive" completely lost curls as the hair "remembers" its original shape.  Worth a shot.

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Yeah that's exactly what I mean. Thank you very much for the tip. Though...I don't wanna burn my hands!

[ashlyne]

I think they just need a bit of style ♥  A brand new out of package pony is going to have much softer hair than one that's been played with, washed and combed over the years.   But the new pony has some curl, so it's going to look better than the stick-straight look of flattened hair. 

For straight hair, try folding up a paper towel in a small square and put it under the mane, up against the roots, like a pad.  Wet the hair a bit.  Take a 1" strip of paper towel and wrap it around the head and mane.  Let it dry. The paper towel pad should help boost the mane at its roots and the wrap should curl the ends under slightly.   For the tail, I would use a large curler with wet hair and let it dry. Maybe hang the pony upside down, so that you get that lift at the tail base when it's dry.  It still might feel a little different, but it'll look more natural.

For curly hair, try using curlers. Wet the hair and let the curlers dry overnight.   I've heard of people steaming the hair, using a hot air dryer, or really hot water to help the curls set too.  Adding curl should help add volume. 

If you really miss that thicker feeling, maybe try playing and styling it like a kid would.  Braid it, comb it, tease it, comb it, wash it, comb it .....   you get the idea

[shadowlark]

I think you just need to style the hair after you use the hot iron. For manes, I usually just wrap the hair around the ponies neck and hold it in place with a paper towel and loose elastic overnight. For tails, I usually wrap the tail around a thick marker and secure the end with a paper towel and elastic overnight. For tighter curls I use the straw method.

Here's Little Giggles, the only one I know off the top of my head I defrizzed with a hot iron. But then I styled her hair after as well:

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Hope this helps!

[Skeen]

You can iron in a little curl at the end, too.  I do this with a lot of my nirvanas so their hair doesn't just hang limp when it dries. 

[Pierlala]

Ringlet and Mommy Apple Delight are enjoying their spa Curious what the outcome will be!

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Post Merge: June 11, 2016, 12:58:56 PM

Thanks for all the awnsers by the way dear people !

[Shaiyeh]

looking forward to seeing the results I flat iron most of my ponies, then style them. as long as you keep the straws/curlers/hair wrapped around neck in long enough (I usually leave it for ish 24 hours) it should hold up just fine

I also flat iron the hair wet and with a bitof conditioner in it, then wash that out and style.