October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and sadly, most of us have either fought against this terrible disease, or we know someone that has. We are reminded this month of the importance to join in the fight against cancer.

These two girls recently donated their hair through the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. There are many programs available – Locks of Love, Wigs for Kids, Cuts for Cancer, Look Good Feel Better Campaign, among several others. Each program has different requirements and supports different groups. Be sure to read before donating.

(giggling while feeling good about donating their hair!)

Off to help someone!

Here are Pantene’s requirements:

Donated hair must be a minimum of 8 inches long (measure hair from just above the elastic band of the ponytail to the ends).

**A huge thank you to All About U Salon in McKinney for helping the girls with their new styles.

Requirements cont:

Wavy/curly hair texture is fine—you may straighten hair to measure.

Hair should be freshly washed and completely dry, without any styling products.

Hair may be coloured with vegetable dyes, rinses and semi-permanent dyes. It cannot be bleached, permanently coloured or chemically treated.

Hair may not be more than 5 percent gray.

Here’s why:
It takes at least six ponytails to make a Pantene Beautiful Lengths wig; in general, each ponytail comes from a different person and is a different colour. Even though some hair colours may look similar, including gray hair, each is completely unique.

For a realistic-looking wig that has consistent colour throughout, donated ponytails must be processed and then dyed to the same shade. It is critical for each ponytail to absorb dyes at the same rate in order to create wigs of consistent, natural-looking colour.

Gray hair, as well as some chemically-treated or permanently-coloured hair, does not absorb dye at the same rate as other types of hair. It is much harder to colour and, once coloured, fades more quickly..

Most permanently-coloured hair, once it is processed and re-coloured, is too fragile and breakable under the rigorous processing required during the production of a Pantene Beautiful Lengths wig.

There are so many ways to help – donations, walks, supporting a friend by sitting with them during treatments, baking for a family in need, running errands for a Mom too tired from treatment, writing a letter, cutting your hair…. We hope you join in the fight in your special way today! Thank you!!