Giving dolls a makeover, even if it's something as small as making their hair more manageable and nicer looking, feels almost like art restoration... And there's something very relaxing and therapeutic in fixing old dolls, giving them new life so to speak. Who would have thought that it would turn out to be fun!
After I rinsed off the dolls' hair, I realised Cerise's and Briar's were still a tad sticky, so I brushed it with some cornstarch again.
Here is Cerise's hair before & after the initial cornstarch and tea tree oil treatment:
And Apple, whose hair wasn't greasy, but a big tangled mess:
After I rinsed off the dolls' hair, I realised Cerise's and Briar's were still a tad sticky, so I brushed it with some cornstarch again.
Here is Cerise's hair before & after the initial cornstarch and tea tree oil treatment:
It's not easy to tell from the photos, as her hair was still a bit damp in the right pic, but it felt ten times softer than at the beginning, and much easier to comb. Still a bit sticky though.
Here is a "before & after", following the addition of more cornstarch in the end:
I love how fluffy it got, with more oomph and volume! The stickiness on the scalp isn't gone, but the lengths look and feel a whole lot better.
Here is Briar before & after:
The verdict? Fabric / hair conditioner make dolls' hair very soft and manageable. Gone are the frizzy, tangled locks of yesteryear! Cornstarch and tea tree oil, on the other hand, help with glue hair and definitely improve its appearence but do not solve the problem. The stickiness is still there, just not so much and not so obvious. Perhaps more treatments are needed...
Anyway, I'm sure the girls liked their spa sessions!
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