Molly's Hair Fix-up

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! :)

Comments

[Mackenzie]

that is sooooo cool! hey, do you brush addys hair with the brush, or a hair pick?

[Quinlyn ♥]

Wow! It looks a lot better! Good job, Liz! :D

[Liz (An American Girl Fan)]

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~

[Jerica]

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.

[Libby]

She looks better! :)

[Anne]

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

[♥Jasmine♥]

She looks so much better!

[Koda]

She looks so much better!!! Do you think it would be okay to wash Samantha's hair with childrens shampoo? Koda

[Aaryana]

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.

[Melissa☺]

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

[Joelle]

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!

[♥Jasmine♥]

Koda,
I think it would be fine. I wash Marisol's hair all the time with kids sauve shampoo.

[Haley]

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!

[Abbie]

WOW! Liz, she looks awesome!!!!!! =D =D =D I did that once with Laura, and her hair turned out awesome, too.

[jaez]

Wow that's awesome how it looks almost new!

[Leanna]

It looks so much better now.Hey,does
anybody know where I could get
Maroisol other than EBay?I really
want her!!!!

[Hannah]

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

[Liz]

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~

[Lauren]

Hi Liz!
Molly's hair looks SO much BETTER! I can't belive it got that frizzy! I REALLY want Molly sooooo BAD! Would you recommend her? I was thinking of saving up my own money to buy her I did once before when I bought Felicity;) If I bought Molly she would be my 6th doll! I'd have the same amount you have Liz!
~Lauren~

[Gaby]

Molly's hair looks so pretty! Also, instead of using shampoo and conditioner, I read on a website that you can use fabric softeners. I'll have to try the shampoo though, sometime.

[Hannah A.]

Hey Gaby, what kind of fabric softeners??????????????????? Does anyone else know? My ALOF doll Elsie's hair is kind of ratty at the ends cause I used a brush instead of a pick. And now I'm using a pick but it does not help! I've even tried washing the ends with extremely nice, mild, daily shampoo!!!!!!! Does anybody have tips for this??????????????????????

[Madeleine]

Molly looks darling! It makes me want to get her! <3 I did the same thing with Lissie's hair. It was almost the same situation as Molly. She was my fist doll. I got her when I was 10. I had used my own brush on her. After I washed her hair I also trimmed it an inch and it looks great! It's really shiny and I am so glad!

[Callie]

Hi Liz,

Funny the same thing happened to my Just Like You! I finally asked my mom if she could cut off the loose pieces at the end, and now my doll`s hair looks much better!

~Callie