Knee highs work best and come in many colors. After the hair is washed, conditioned, brushed but still wet put a nylon stocking over the head and leave on for a couple days. This is a little trick I found that works great. Is your dolly having a really bad hair day with hair sticking out everywhere and you can't seem to tame it down ? The more patient you are the better the dolls hair will turn out. I find that patience is a must for doll hair. Once dry, rinse in hot water and repeat the process if neccessary. Put a rubber band over the head and around the neck to keep moist and secure. If the dolls hair is really dry, frizzy or brittle I saturate the hair with the Son of a Gun and put a plastic bag over the head. You are now ready to style or can let dry and style at another time. I swear by this stuff and it can also be used on the body after cleaning. I use a product called "Son of a Gun" which is a vinyl spray protectant that can be found in the Automotive section of any store.
** If the hair is brittle skip the brushing and go straight to conditioning. I use a comb or bush and work though the hair. I prefer the detangler but you can also use any liquid fabric softner. If the wig does loosen around the edges let dry and add some wig glue to secure again.ĬONDITIONING While hair is still wet I spray in a Child detangler. You may want to let dry for a day before styling.
If washing a glued on wig then be carful not to saturate too much as it may loosen the wig. Rinse in warm water and repeat if neccessary. Add cleaner to hair and gently work through the hair. I have never tried them on mohair so can not recommend.įirst wet dolls hair with warm water. These methods can be used on rooted hair, doll wigs, synthtic hair and human hair. It is the BEST and the only thing I use now. Any of these these products work fine and will do the job but if you want really SUPER clean doll hair I highly recommend our doll & wig cleaner. ** Knee High Nylon Stockings ~ For making homemade wig caps and flattening Hair Cleaning Doll Hairįor several years I cleaned my dolls hair with Windex, 409 or Fantastic. ** Son of A Gun (spray vinyl protectant - can be found in the Automotive section)