You need to get a metal pet slicker brush for detangling doll hair! I picked one up to use on this absolutely matted Jewel Hair Mermaid Barbie and it, combined with copious amounts of conditioner and working from the bottom up, saved the hair with an insanely nice final product. I don't use any other brushes for doll hair now.
So excited for this one! I just picked up my childhood AG doll and I'm so afraid to tackle her. Especially because my parents are smokers. Wish me luck.
One of the things that really gave me a good impression of kanekalon hair is that it holds curls really well and they're pretty tight. Idk the only doll hair I've restored is my gme Bloom and at first i was pretty scared since I know kanekalon hair behaves differently to any other type of doll hair but a boil wash made wonders to it (not me thinking it would melt the doll's hair since the hair fiber is so thin 💀💀💀)
AFAIK, fabric softener does not strip anything from the hair, it leaves a coating, like conditioner. I think this rumor came from people noticing it making their towels less absorbent, but it's not eating anything from the towels, its actually from the product building up a thick layer on the towel. Unless I'm dumb and it reacts differently with synthetic hair fibers than towels, but unless I see evidence of it actually ruining doll hair, and i haven't, I don't buy it lol
Never heard of it ruining the hair but I’ve read that you’re not supposed to use it on nylon fabric which is what nylon hair actually is. I’m just not willing to take the chance when this is easy and works well
@@xCanadensis I googled it and a lot of places say that you SHOULD use small amounts of fabric softener on nylon clothes to keep them from becoming static-y. They recommend against using it on anything porous (athletic wear, towels, etc) just because it will make them less absorbent. Additionally don't use fabric softener on like, cashmere or wool, but if I have a luxury sweater or something Im probably just taking it to a dry cleaner lmao
I just really don’t want to risk it. When I worked for American girl we had this long hair care master list we were supposed to learn and that was on the top of the list for huge no-no’s. I love the way dolls with fabric softener treatments feel but I’m not comfy doing it myself. Maybe someday but I really don’t want to mess with it
@@xCanadensis Your dolls, your decision ultimately! I am just annoyed at the misinformation about fabric softener because really, this is a quick google to debunk, and I have had great results with it. People have been using fabric softener on dolls for decades, and I think if there was any real risk, we would have some actual evidence to back it up by now. Just tired of people coming for me for using it when I always have amazing results and no one who has a problem with it can ever articulate why I shouldn't do it or back it up with anything. Instead I just get people saying "oh no you're so stupid you're ruining your dolls" when my dolls are beautiful and not ruined at all lol
Oh I didn’t mean to come for you or anyone else! I’m just sick to death of making a video about how to do a specific method and getting a million comments about fabric softener so I was preemptively attempting to curb that. (It seems that you have the opposite problem as I do actually!) It makes the hair feel dry and light and I’m not the biggest fan. It is much softer and feels very nice and I have nothing against it but I prefer my dolls to be as accurate to their original factory form as possible
Hello! I loved your video and I also really want to fix my dolls' hair. Could you please give me some advice: In what temperature do I strengthen the hair? Thank you 🥰
I am really getting into Winx again and I really really want to collect dolls but all the ones I’ve found are very very expensive (I live in Australia btw) do you have any tips on buying them?
Honestly, even with nice doll hair I wouldn't use a plastic comb because the rough seam lines can damage the hair fibre. That goes for human hair as well as doll haha.
Yeah I wish I knew about treating kankelon hair before ruining my Madison's hair oof. I saw doll youtubers use boiling water on kankelon so I was like "oh its should be fine." Also I didn't think kankelon could come as curly/wavy lol, gotta test strand/just clean with cold water before doing stuff like that now. I read from a site on how steam could somewhat make damaged kankelon hair look somewhat nice again but havent tried it to see if its true. Cant wait to use this tutorial for future reference. I like the results.
@@xCanadensis I'll try it next time for sure. I think I unintentionally did something similar for my jammin in jamaica nolee and her hair is so soft omg. Poor madison.
will this process work for disney dolls? i want to restore my encanto isabella dolls hair but im afraid of messing something up. 😅 anything i should be wary about or some tips?
I have found a Hairmazing prom Noah in a charity shop. Her hair was so damaged. I have never seen anything like this before. It was literally burnt in places. It was strange because the rest of the doll was like new including her dress. I wonder what happened to that doll and what hair type have Hairmazing. Anyway, I tried everything to save that doll's hair ( except the hair straightener, I don't have any). Nothing worked. I had to cut some of her hair. I don't mind. I have that doll already and she looks cute with shorter hair. It is still long enough. I redressed her totally differently anyway. I can't help thinking that Hairmazing dolls don't have very good quality hair. All my thrifted omgs have fabulous hair depite having been played with.
You did an amazing job! I was wondering have you ever gotten any barbie made to moves or got the new barbie rewind 80s edition dolls that come with stands? there on sale right now for half off $20 instead of $40!
I think it’s Nylon! I haven’t boiled mine yet but you should be fine. The fibers you need to be careful boiling are Saran and Kanekalon which they definitely don’t have. Good luck! Just be cautious! :)
@@xCanadensisboiling water didnt do anything. I just used conditioner, doggy metal brush, hairdryer. Had to snip the ends. Gave up and made a french braid, lol. Thx!
Ik this video was posted 2 years ago but I have a question. Do you think this trick would work on my little pony hair? Like the hair for their tails and manes. I’m new to collecting this kinda stuff and need some tips.
Mostly yes! Most MLP use nylon so it’ll actually be way easier than this. Boiling water and conditioner is more than enough for them. If they’re still frizzy after then use a straightener on low heat (I usually only ever do this for g1 MLP) If your pony has tinsel then DO NOT use heat!! The tinsel will come out
you: you shouldn't use plastic brush me, who came to this video after i gave my (poly probably idk hair) doll alopecia with a plastic monster high brush: got it 👍😔
So I have a 2005 fashion theater Tia doll and when I got her hair was in OK shape but now I’m noticing it’s looking awful how do you I fix it without rerouting it. Thank you
I actually use a wooden brush for my dolls, it sometimes frizzed them up and I always wondered why. Would you say the it's the woods fault? Also LOL OMG Spicy Babe has kanekalon Hair :3
I did this to my w.i.t.c.h doll it worked but i used both baby shampoo and conditioner and instead of a hair straightener i used a iron on the lowest setting and with steam on the tinsel curled but i might remove that not sure of what type of hair my doll had
any idea what kind of hair the giochi preziosi winx dolls have?? i have been struggling so hard with restoring my old giochi preziosi enchantix dolls because i havent been able to find any information on their hair type and how to treat it. im afraid i may have ruined my poor giochi preziosi enchantix stella ;--;
Working at AG I learned a LOT about synthetic hair and we were instructed to urge people not to do Downy Dunks haha. Beautiful result if you do it well but I’m too scared to chemically alter the hair.
Brooke from the future here: This is polypropylene hair btw … I’m stupid
You need to get a metal pet slicker brush for detangling doll hair! I picked one up to use on this absolutely matted Jewel Hair Mermaid Barbie and it, combined with copious amounts of conditioner and working from the bottom up, saved the hair with an insanely nice final product. I don't use any other brushes for doll hair now.
I keep not buying that for some reason 🤦♀️ it’s been on my list for years
omg i NEEDED this tutorial, i have some JANKY old winx dolls that are in desperate need of a hair refresh! thank you so much for this!
I love Jakks dolls a lot but 🤦♀️ that box hair is brutal
So excited for this one! I just picked up my childhood AG doll and I'm so afraid to tackle her. Especially because my parents are smokers. Wish me luck.
Good luck.
Oxy Clean on the fabric body and hair!! Literally magic
@@xCanadensis good to know!!
One of the things that really gave me a good impression of kanekalon hair is that it holds curls really well and they're pretty tight. Idk the only doll hair I've restored is my gme Bloom and at first i was pretty scared since I know kanekalon hair behaves differently to any other type of doll hair but a boil wash made wonders to it (not me thinking it would melt the doll's hair since the hair fiber is so thin 💀💀💀)
AFAIK, fabric softener does not strip anything from the hair, it leaves a coating, like conditioner. I think this rumor came from people noticing it making their towels less absorbent, but it's not eating anything from the towels, its actually from the product building up a thick layer on the towel.
Unless I'm dumb and it reacts differently with synthetic hair fibers than towels, but unless I see evidence of it actually ruining doll hair, and i haven't, I don't buy it lol
Never heard of it ruining the hair but I’ve read that you’re not supposed to use it on nylon fabric which is what nylon hair actually is. I’m just not willing to take the chance when this is easy and works well
@@xCanadensis I googled it and a lot of places say that you SHOULD use small amounts of fabric softener on nylon clothes to keep them from becoming static-y. They recommend against using it on anything porous (athletic wear, towels, etc) just because it will make them less absorbent.
Additionally don't use fabric softener on like, cashmere or wool, but if I have a luxury sweater or something Im probably just taking it to a dry cleaner lmao
I just really don’t want to risk it. When I worked for American girl we had this long hair care master list we were supposed to learn and that was on the top of the list for huge no-no’s. I love the way dolls with fabric softener treatments feel but I’m not comfy doing it myself. Maybe someday but I really don’t want to mess with it
@@xCanadensis Your dolls, your decision ultimately! I am just annoyed at the misinformation about fabric softener because really, this is a quick google to debunk, and I have had great results with it. People have been using fabric softener on dolls for decades, and I think if there was any real risk, we would have some actual evidence to back it up by now. Just tired of people coming for me for using it when I always have amazing results and no one who has a problem with it can ever articulate why I shouldn't do it or back it up with anything. Instead I just get people saying "oh no you're so stupid you're ruining your dolls" when my dolls are beautiful and not ruined at all lol
Oh I didn’t mean to come for you or anyone else! I’m just sick to death of making a video about how to do a specific method and getting a million comments about fabric softener so I was preemptively attempting to curb that. (It seems that you have the opposite problem as I do actually!) It makes the hair feel dry and light and I’m not the biggest fan. It is much softer and feels very nice and I have nothing against it but I prefer my dolls to be as accurate to their original factory form as possible
So you can boil kanekalon but you cannot flat iron i believe. But I love when kanekalon hair is long, it’s just to satisfying
Hello! I loved your video and I also really want to fix my dolls' hair. Could you please give me some advice: In what temperature do I strengthen the hair? Thank you 🥰
This is so so helpful for thrift store finds!
Do you have a video on how to distinguish doll hair? I don't really know the differences or to identify them! Thanks!
I am really getting into Winx again and I really really want to collect dolls but all the ones I’ve found are very very expensive (I live in Australia btw) do you have any tips on buying them?
I agree with the advise just to use the hair conditioner apart from fabric softner takes away something from the plastic it's highly flamable. 😢
Omg I just realized your pajama pants are Bumble and I am in love
PLS- I love ur videos. Idk what to watch when u don’t upload🤸🏾😭🤺
omg this is motivating me to finally fix my harmonix stella :,) shes MATTED
Honestly, even with nice doll hair I wouldn't use a plastic comb because the rough seam lines can damage the hair fibre. That goes for human hair as well as doll haha.
I will not be using a lice comb to tame the bottoms and metal combs don’t come fine toothed. I do agree
Yeah I wish I knew about treating kankelon hair before ruining my Madison's hair oof. I saw doll youtubers use boiling water on kankelon so I was like "oh its should be fine." Also I didn't think kankelon could come as curly/wavy lol, gotta test strand/just clean with cold water before doing stuff like that now. I read from a site on how steam could somewhat make damaged kankelon hair look somewhat nice again but havent tried it to see if its true. Cant wait to use this tutorial for future reference. I like the results.
I boil the water and leave it to sit and cool for like ten minutes and then I just condition and soak. Works… decently well
@@xCanadensis I'll try it next time for sure. I think I unintentionally did something similar for my jammin in jamaica nolee and her hair is so soft omg. Poor madison.
11:50 looks like a medieval torture method 😂
I used A plastic brush and some cetaphil lotion and my dolls hair turned out amazing are used it on ever after high dolls and the rest of my dolls
Really? Im going to try that I'll let you know if it works
I think smoothing operators can work as well while flat ironing when it comes to bad hair quality.
will this process work for disney dolls? i want to restore my encanto isabella dolls hair but im afraid of messing something up. 😅 anything i should be wary about or some tips?
Great results. I just worked on Bratzillaz Yasmina Clairvoyant. Her hair was disgusting. It still is not great but it's more presentable for sure.
I hate the fact that Winx use different hairs, they're so flew-y and idk 😭💔
FRRRR
Easier to re-root her
LOOLLL, THE WAY I REPLIED TO MYSELF...I didn't noticed It's my comment lolll
I have found a Hairmazing prom Noah in a charity shop. Her hair was so damaged. I have never seen anything like this before. It was literally burnt in places. It was strange because the rest of the doll was like new including her dress. I wonder what happened to that doll and what hair type have Hairmazing. Anyway, I tried everything to save that doll's hair ( except the hair straightener, I don't have any). Nothing worked. I had to cut some of her hair. I don't mind. I have that doll already and she looks cute with shorter hair. It is still long enough. I redressed her totally differently anyway. I can't help thinking that Hairmazing dolls don't have very good quality hair. All my thrifted omgs have fabulous hair depite having been played with.
Another thing for you is to sew a doll dress for Bloom in Fate: The Winx Saga.
Hi Dolls ❤
Hey would this work the same for a Jakks Pacific believix Bloom doll?
It’s kind of ironic that I’m using this tutorial to fix a dolls hair, and the doll is bloom by jakks pacific too lol
You did an amazing job! I was wondering have you ever gotten any barbie made to moves or got the new barbie rewind 80s edition dolls that come with stands? there on sale right now for half off $20 instead of $40!
I have found a vintage SeaWee mermaid and I do not know what the hair is made of. Not sure if I should use heat/boiling.
I think it’s Nylon! I haven’t boiled mine yet but you should be fine. The fibers you need to be careful boiling are Saran and Kanekalon which they definitely don’t have. Good luck! Just be cautious! :)
@@xCanadensisboiling water didnt do anything. I just used conditioner, doggy metal brush, hairdryer. Had to snip the ends. Gave up and made a french braid, lol. Thx!
Maybe it is polypropylene then? :o Straightening iron is the only way to tame that sometimes
@@xCanadensisits Acrylic, I just found out on wikipedia.
Thanks for your advice friend👋💗
Do new witty dolls have the same hair as the jakks ones?really curious.
Ik this video was posted 2 years ago but I have a question. Do you think this trick would work on my little pony hair? Like the hair for their tails and manes. I’m new to collecting this kinda stuff and need some tips.
Mostly yes! Most MLP use nylon so it’ll actually be way easier than this. Boiling water and conditioner is more than enough for them. If they’re still frizzy after then use a straightener on low heat (I usually only ever do this for g1 MLP)
If your pony has tinsel then DO NOT use heat!! The tinsel will come out
@@xCanadensis Tysm for the help!!
Do you niet what Hair are on harmonix dolls jakks
you: you shouldn't use plastic brush
me, who came to this video after i gave my (poly probably idk hair) doll alopecia with a plastic monster high brush: got it 👍😔
I recently got a bundle of Star darlings and the gold one has a layer of beautiful curls then the layer on top is frizzy and awful lol
So I have a 2005 fashion theater Tia doll and when I got her hair was in OK shape but now I’m noticing it’s looking awful how do you I fix it without rerouting it. Thank you
Can I do this same method on a Baby Alive doll? Thanks before
another way to get rid of them kinda without removing too much length is thinning shears on the ends!
I want those so bad you have no idea 😭😭😭
do you know if their hands/forearms come off? i have a jakks pacific bloom i’m looking to clean up :)
They do not!
Do you know what type of hair is used on the Disney Doll mom from Brave? I have one where the hair is damaged and I want to reroot her.
Most likely nylon but not sure. I’m not good with this sort of thing haha
@@xCanadensis ok. Thank you for answering.
I actually use a wooden brush for my dolls, it sometimes frizzed them up and I always wondered why. Would you say the it's the woods fault?
Also LOL OMG Spicy Babe has kanekalon Hair :3
Will this help get rid of frizzy ends?
Yeah to a point
I did this to my w.i.t.c.h doll it worked but i used both baby shampoo and conditioner and instead of a hair straightener i used a iron on the lowest setting and with steam on the tinsel curled but i might remove that not sure of what type of hair my doll had
Lol we definitely did the same project today. 💖💖💖💖
I was cooking so I was in the kitchen anyways hehe
I've been searching for help but im struggling to find a way to "un-puff" a build a bear pony's hair. Got any tips or should i just let her be puffed?
Same process as this actually
wish I saw this before my mum gave away all my dolls 😩
Thank you veryy helpful💖💖💖💖💖💖
any idea what kind of hair the giochi preziosi winx dolls have?? i have been struggling so hard with restoring my old giochi preziosi enchantix dolls because i havent been able to find any information on their hair type and how to treat it. im afraid i may have ruined my poor giochi preziosi enchantix stella ;--;
Nylon I’m pretty sure? I actually need to restore mine so I can do a video when I get around to fixing them!
@@xCanadensis that would be amazing! Can’t wait!
What hair type do enchantimals dolls have?
Polypropylene. Be careful with heat if you choose to use it
oh my god my stella believix doll needs some REDOING
YES DONT USE FABRIC SOFTENER, DOLL HAIR IS PLASTIC NOT FABRIC. THANK YOU
Working at AG I learned a LOT about synthetic hair and we were instructed to urge people not to do Downy Dunks haha. Beautiful result if you do it well but I’m too scared to chemically alter the hair.
Another vud another aewsome day
Thankkkkkkk youuuuuuuuuuu
Can u also do this to rh doll
You should do an rh doll
Hi :D
Hello!
But do you know how to fix a doll that's a *little* bit messed up
Same way but easier
Suggestion: look for fast hair growth shampoo to double hair growth.
I suggest research no sulfates fast hair growth shampoo.
Hair doesn’t grow on dolls ? Lol
Oh and first