3 easy ways to detangle your doll's hair at home

There are quite effective ways to detangle a doll’s hair and give it a marketable look. It is important to soften the curls - this way the hairstyle will remain smooth and shiny for a long time.

What toys can you wash your hair with?

Barbie doll is not afraid of water. It is made of plastic, and the hair is sewn to the head. Her hair is synthetic material.

Wooden or porcelain dolls will have to be careful when cleaning their hair. You should not completely immerse your head in water.

Before washing your natural hair and mohair hair, make sure it is sewn. Often this type is attached with glue, like a regular wig.

Woolen toys cannot be washed.

Wash the yarn doll's curls by hand and dry thoroughly in a ventilated area.

Preparatory activities

At the first stage, you need to comb and untangle the curls with your fingers as much as possible. The following recommendations will help in this matter:

• First, start with those knots that can be untangled by hand, and only then use a comb.
• Comb your hair starting from the ends, gradually moving higher.
• A wide-tooth plastic comb is a great tool for untangling knots. But if you need to “reanimate” a Barbie doll’s hair, it is better to give preference to a fine-tooth comb.
• For curly dolls, you need to comb each curl separately.
• It is better to proceed to particularly heavy nodes after treatment with one of the products described below.

3 products for washing the doll's hair

It is important to know that oils, which have such a beneficial effect on human hair, are dangerous for dolls, because they make them more fragile. Therefore, adult shampoo and conditioner should not be used.

Let's look at 3 safe means that make it easier to untangle a toy's tangles.

Hot water

Doll hair is often made from low temperature plastic. Therefore, under the influence of hot water and a comb, you can make tangled strands more pliable and eliminate all roughness in the structure.

This method is only suitable for clean but tangled strands. For curly hair, it is better to choose another method.

You need to do this:

1. Remove knots as much as possible.
2. Warm the water and pour into a bowl. Not all materials can withstand boiling water, so use hot water, but not boiling water.
3. Dip hair and comb. The procedure will have to be repeated many times.
4. When the strands are smooth, dry them with a towel and do a final combing.

Fabric softener

This method will help wash away dirt from your curls and give your hair a decent look. There is no need for hot water, which means you can also treat curly hairstyles.

The unraveling process consists of the following steps:

1. Pour the conditioner into a bowl.
2. Dip the doll's head there. The rinse should completely cover the hair.
3. Leave it in this state for 1 hour. If the case is severe, wait until the morning.
4. You take out the doll. You brush it. Movements should be slow so as not to accidentally tear a strand out of your head. If your hair is long, try untangling the knots by hand before using the comb.
5. Wash the conditioner under running water.
6. Dry your strands with a towel.They should dry on their own.
7. The final stage is combing with a fine comb.

Shampoo for newborns

Frequent use of this product will worsen the structure of the strands. But if you just need to detangle and wash your hair of dirt, baby shampoo is ideal.

1. Pour cool water into a bowl.
2. Add 0.5 teaspoon of baby shampoo and the same amount of dishwashing detergent. Stir until smooth.
3. Place the doll's hair in a bowl. The water should cover them completely.
4. Massage the strands along the entire length until foam appears.
5. Leave for 10 minutes.
6. Rinse your hair several times.
7. Dry your hair with a towel.
8. Once your hair is damp, not wet, you can comb it. Having given them shape, leave the toy alone until completely dry.

If you can’t wet the doll itself

If the doll itself cannot be wet, you can treat only its hairstyle.

Using a spray bottle, a softening solution (water and conditioner in a 1:1 ratio) is applied to the hair, and the hair is combed. Then you need to rinse under running water, so as not to wet the hair roots and the toy itself. Comb wet strands. Let it dry so that the hair does not touch the toy.

That's all the tricks of the “rescue operation” to restore the hair of your favorite doll.