Since my doll Molly was my first American Girl Doll she has been loved on a lot! I was 9 or 10 when I got her, so I took her everywhere with me! To the library, wal-mart, even to Florida! I was playing with Molly a few days ago, and noticed that her hair was getting awfully hard to brush! Molly's hair is frizzier than my other dolls because when I was younger I didn't have a doll hairbrush, so I used my own. (NOT a good idea) I have really been wanting to make Molly's hair look better, so a few days ago I washed her hair. :)
I took off Molly's clothes, and put on a hair cape instead, so that she wouldn't get wet.
Here is what Molly's hair looked like before I started washing it. I braid her hair a lot (her favorite style) so it has gotten a natural wave. I wanted to see if her hair would get straighter if I washed it too. :)
Here she is getting her hair washed. I used a mild shampoo and conditioner. I was sure to cover her eyes with a dry wash cloth! :)
After I washed her hair I brushed it out. Her hair has always been uneven, so I trimmed her hair just at the ends. (I got my mom's permisson too)
Here is after I trimmed her hair. It looks SO much nicer!
I put Molly on a chair, in her room to let her hair dry. It had to dry for one day.
This is what her hair looked like the next day!!! I am so amazed at how nice it looks now! It is so much easier to brush!
Now, Molly will have a new 'do when she goes back to school! :)
that is sooooo cool! hey, do you brush addys hair with the brush, or a hair pick?
Posted by: Mackenzie | July 22, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Wow! It looks a lot better! Good job, Liz! :D
Posted by: Quinlyn ♥ | July 22, 2009 at 01:17 PM
Hi Mackenzie,
I brush Addy's hair with a doll hair pick, but I use a doll hair brush for all my other dolls. :)
Have a great day! :)
~Liz~
Posted by: Liz (An American Girl Fan) | July 22, 2009 at 01:23 PM
This is great!I have Chrissa and I want to braid her hair but if I leave it in for a while then take it out will it be frizzy,curly,or wavy?Because I like it straight.Oh and please visit my blog,and comment if you have anything to comment about.
Posted by: Jerica | July 22, 2009 at 02:03 PM
She looks better! :)
Posted by: Libby | July 22, 2009 at 02:21 PM
Great job Liz!
I cleaned Felicity's skin yesterday. I think I need to wash her hair for the same reason too though.
Oh and I have that same shampoo and conditioner. LOL
Posted by: Anne | July 22, 2009 at 04:15 PM
She looks so much better!
Posted by: ♥Jasmine♥ | July 22, 2009 at 04:45 PM
She looks so much better!!! Do you think it would be okay to wash Samantha's hair with childrens shampoo? Koda
Posted by: Koda | July 22, 2009 at 04:56 PM
Her hair looks great! I also had to trim the ends of my Molly's hair at one point. It was really uneven and looked terrible, but now it looks fine.
Posted by: Aaryana | July 22, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Wow! Great job! It looks alot better! I have done that with my samantha. I have had her for ten years so her hair got really uneven.
~Melissa
Posted by: Melissa☺ | July 23, 2009 at 08:23 AM
Nice job on her hair! I like her in her headband too. I have fixed up my AG's hair too it was kind of fun!
Posted by: Joelle | July 23, 2009 at 09:57 AM
Koda,
I think it would be fine. I wash Marisol's hair all the time with kids sauve shampoo.
Posted by: ♥Jasmine♥ | July 23, 2009 at 02:35 PM
awesome idea!!!!! i'll probebly (SP?)do that to my kirsten after i get her out of storgege (SP?)!
good job! it looks a thousand times better!!!!!!!!!!! see ya!
Posted by: Haley | July 23, 2009 at 08:30 PM
WOW! Liz, she looks awesome!!!!!! =D =D =D I did that once with Laura, and her hair turned out awesome, too.
Posted by: Abbie | July 24, 2009 at 01:25 PM
Wow that's awesome how it looks almost new!
Posted by: jaez | August 04, 2009 at 03:23 PM
It looks so much better now.Hey,does
anybody know where I could get
Maroisol other than EBay?I really
want her!!!!
Posted by: Leanna | August 06, 2009 at 08:38 PM
Hey Liz,
Great job on the doll hair! I was just wondering why you recommend using an American girl brush rather than your own. I mean, why does it matter? I thought it was just a money making scheme! Hehe=D
Love,
Hannah
Posted by: Hannah | October 09, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Hi Hannah,
I recommend using an American Girl Doll hairbrush (or any doll wig brush), because the oils in your hair rub onto your own hairbrush. If you use your own hairbrush on your doll, the oils get on your dolls hair and can ruin it. (Like your dolls hair can get frizzy like my Molly's hair.)
Thank you for the comment! I hope you have a great day! :)
~Liz~
Posted by: Liz | October 09, 2009 at 03:36 PM