American Girl Restoration - Hair (Part II)

I always seem to be dunking Sammy's hair in a bowl full of fluid.

After a month, I finally took her out of the closet after flying her from New York City. Samantha looked so sad in her play dress and pinafore. Her hair frizzy and dry even after a downy dunk. I knew I had to do something else to her hair.

I am usually careful with doll eyes so I did not retape cotton balls to her eyes to keep water in it. I just made sure I was conscious of what I was doing at all times. 

I took a bowl filled it with cool water and wet her hair completely. I had a towel handy and dried excessive water and had the bowl of water handy when I needed it.

I plugged in a hair straightener I bought recently for my doll hair restoration. 

Go figure, I have never thought about buying one for myself but for my dolls - I went out of my way to get one.

I made sure the hair straightener I bought has adjustable heat settings with a ceramic coating. Anything else may burn your doll's hair!

Be careful of having something electric near water. Put your bowl of water accessible to you, but far away from the straightener!

Hearing sizzle while straightening is actually a good thing! It means the straightening is working and Samantha's hair is getting less and less frizzy! I would never suggest straightening her hair dry, it will burn her hair and it would look even more awful! Before straightening, make sure you brush the portion of her hair with your AG or wire wig brush that you want to straighten.

After straightening her entire head of hair, I felt like I solved one part of her hair's problem: fizziness.

Remember her before straightening picture? Let me remind you...

Yes. A major improvement.

I took out my old foam hair rollers and some curler paper. If you happen not to have curler paper, you can use a square of toilet paper. I take part of her hair, wrap the end with a square of toilet paper/curler paper and roll it in foam rollers. I do that for the rest of her head of hair.

Remember the smaller the foam rollers, the tighter the curls. Because Samantha should originally have looser curls - I went with my largest foam hair rollers. Also, the more hair you put in the roller, the longer it is to dry and the looser the curls!

Doesn't she look snazzy in her pink foam rollers?

This post is so darn long! It needs Part III.

Let's go over what I bought and did, shall we?

I bought and I used:

a. A plastic bowl

b. Cool Water

c. Ceramic hair straightener with variable heat settings

d. Curler paper/toilet paper

e.  Foam rollers

This is what I did:

1. Soak hair in cool water in a bowl. Keep bowl nearby to keep hair wet while straightening.

2. Brush portion of hair you are about to straighten so you don't straighten the knots!

3. Keep brushing and straightening along the way. Keep heat on the lowest setting.

4. After straightening, take a small portion of hair and wrap ends of hair with curler paper or a square piece of toilet paper.

5. Roll the hair in a foam curler.

YES! There is more! Please stay tuned!