How To Maintaining Curly American Girl Doll Hair – smartesthairstyles.com – Some American Girl Dolls have beautiful, curly hair. It’s fun to play with and style, but sometimes the doll’s hair can get messy and frizzy. If your doll’s hair is tangled or the curls aren’t looking their best, you can use a little water, a pickaxe, and a little patience to restore your doll’s hair to its nice and straight state.
- Detangle your doll’s curly hair
1. Buy a bobby pin and a spray bottle. For the best care of your doll’s curly hair, purchase a bobby pin like the American Girl Sparkly Hair Pick. Then take a small spray bottle to fill it with water.
Do not use a brush on your doll’s curly hair as it can make the hair frizzy.
When not using the American Girl Sparkly Hair Pick, make sure your pick’s teeth are spaced. Don’t use a pickaxe that has teeth that are close together, as this can make it difficult to remove tangles.
2. Fill the spray bottle with water. Clean water is all you need, so fill up your spray bottle at the sink. You use it to dampen the doll’s hair before detangling it.
3. Cover your doll’s face. Before you style your doll’s hair, tie a scarf, washcloth, or handkerchief around her eyes. This keeps them dry and protected from damage. You can also ask a friend to hold a hand over the doll’s face while you mist her hair with water.
4. Place your doll between your legs. In order not to damage your doll’s head or hair, you should hold her still. You can hold them between your legs or have a friend or parent hold them.
5. Gather the end of a small section of hair. It’s easiest if you start with a section closest to the doll’s face. Use your fingers to separate the strand from the rest of her hair, then grasp it about 2 inches above the bottom of the hair.
6. Mist the strand of hair with water. Use your spray bottle to spritz the strand of hair. Spray 3-4 times until hair is damp but not drenched. Be careful not to splash water directly into the doll’s face or eyes. Water can cause their eyeballs to rust!
6. Comb out any tangles. Use your pickaxe to gently comb out any tangles in the strand of hair. Start near the bottom and comb down towards the bottom of the hair. Once the bottom section of the strand is tangle-free, then start combing the strands higher up near the doll’s head. Be careful not to pull too hard, otherwise the doll’s head may come off.
If possible, have someone hold the doll’s neck to steady it.
7. Repeat this process with all strands of hair. When you’re done detangling a strand of hair, move on to the next section. Start at the bottom of the strand and use your pickaxe to remove any tangles. Do this with all sections of hair until you have finished the entire head of the doll.
8. Allow your doll’s hair to air dry. When you’re done, just let your doll sit and relax while her hair dries. Be careful not to use a hair dryer as it can damage or melt your doll’s hair! Once her hair is dry, you can style it or play with her as usual.
2. Perfect your doll’s curls
9. Take the curl closest to your doll’s face. Your doll’s curls should be separated into individual strands so you can grab each curl individually. If the curls aren’t clearly separated, pick up a small section of hair near the doll’s face. ⁄ 2 inch (1.3 cm) to 1 inch (2.5 cm) hair is perfect.
10. Mist the hair with a spray bottle. Spray on enough water so that the strand is wet but not dripping. If your doll’s eyes are not covered, be careful not to splash water in her eyes.
11. Wrap the hair around your finger, a pencil or a brush. First, look at the direction the curl is going. Then wrap the curl around your finger, a pencil or a brush in the same direction the curl is already going. Hold for 5-10 seconds, then gently slide the object out of the curl.
Pencils and brushes work best for dolls with very curly hair. For slightly curly hair, your finger works well.
12. Repeat these steps for each section of hair. Move around the doll’s head, grabbing one strand of hair at a time. Repeat the above steps for each curl. Once you get to the other side of your doll’s head, her curls should be smooth and pretty!