Why locks of love is bad

Often well-meaning charities like this can morph into for-profit institutions. The March of Dimes, for instance, was never meant to be a long-lasting institution but was so successful it continued past its stated start date and arguably has now morphed into a parody of its very stated goals.

Post a Comment. Okay, I've been meaning to write this post for a couple of years, but it seems like someone has always just cut their hair and donated it to Locks of Love, and I really didn't want to offend anyone, or make them feel bad.

Buck up, Lizard Eater. Tell 'em how you feel. I love the idea of donating your hair to a charity. It's something so meaningful -- you're donating a part of yourself!

And we girls, well, we've been raised on this notion. It's putting someone else before your own vanity. In , BP asked us for and then later declined tons of hair, fur and waste fleece donations and at one point a lot of good sorted natural fibers were landfilled before they could clean up the oil spill and that broke my heart. We wrote about it all over our website and in the press because we were furious.

Once a recycling system is established, the last thing you want is for it to be jeopardized. If these groups are just overwhelmed by good will and too many donations, I do understand that that can happen. And over following 6 weeks donations from every zip code in North America and 30 countries.

People, especially hair stylists and pet groomers, are very generous and especially in times of crisis. In kind gifts can be overwhelming for small groups. That way we can manage the volume and locations.

We will remove their links for the time being and reach out to them for comment. Thanks again for your due diligence, and for mentioning us! And to your reader who alerted us! Can I just say that the overall tone of this post was incredibly condescending. I understand that the author wants to get her point across but treating good-hearted people who are trying to do the right thing as uneducated is actually pretty pretentious. I am donating my hair for the 3rd time and was looking up the different organization again just to get a refresher on required lengths and such.

This article popped up and it made me extremely frustrated. Also donating hair is not equal to donating furniture , Even people who do research into the organization, like this young lady did, tend to overlook what LoL really does. They make top of the line custom hair protheses for children with medical permanent and long term hair loss. This allows the kids to do things like swim with the hair pieces.

This whole process takes a long time, making it hard to accommodate children with temporary hair loss who need an immediate solution. And how is a kid with alopecia less deserving of your hair than a cancer patient?

Do your research before you donate. You can swim with one people!!!! The whole point of the organization is that the hair pieces are highly customized, how can they make a piece knowing who it will go to. You could be selling it to some creep online. The best thing you can do if you want to donate your hair is be properly informed of the donation guidelines. If you can try and donate over 10 inches of hair. Locks of Love is a great organization, but there are so many others too that know how to deal with and process the hair.

I have donated multiple times to Locks of Love and Pantene over the years. I thought the comments and this article were all very informative, applause to you all. So I do hope those people still donate their to another wonderful organization. You can also donate monetarily with the hair with your donation submission to help offset the costs and allow the non-profit to use their funds even in small amounts for other needs. Bottom line, there are non-profits out there for just about everything and with some research and interesting view points on all sides, you can find the perfect one to support for yourself!

I plan to donate it. My heart was in the right place. If you are ready, at least consider donating it. Donate your hair!!!! If you plan to have 8 inches cut Pantene is teamed up w the American Cancer Association. Anyway I do not regret it because at least my donation may have helped in some. People should be able to donate what they can, someone will appreciate it. Only God is righteous. You are a self righteous bitch. Donating your hair is different than furniture or a pretty dress.

You grew your hair for free and once you cut it off to donate, you can easily grow it back again foe free. You are selfish. If it takes 1 billion people to cut their hair in order to only make one wig when all is said and done, it is worth it to make that person who is bald not by choice smile and feel good about themelves. Who cares if half the hair is unusable or gets sold to pay for operations etc… as long as there is a cancer patient or hair challenged person out there benefitting then it is worth it.

I would soit on you if I heard you say this in public. It would otherwise just go in the trash. People are obnoxious and will always make unwarranted comments based on things they see that are out of the ordinary, in example, your extremely long hair.

OH Groundbreaking! The end result of this was you just sounding pretty selfish, because you had such a hissy fit that someone would even SUGGEST you sell your Rapunzel hair to a person in need. Get over it. While reading this article all I could think about is how incredibly selfish it sounds. Maybe it would read why everyone should donate there unwanted hair to locks of love or anyone else. Why do I donate my hair?

I donate because I can. If that makes me self righteous then I think there should be more self righteous people in the world.. I stumbled upon the blog article as my seven year old on her own accord mind you wants to donate her 10 inches of hair. We do good things not for a pat on the back or any other reason? We all can learn a good lesson to pay it forward. I happen to be diagnosed with breast cancer the same day my now six year old was born. I was able to purchase a wig that was real hair thanks to donors!!

Real hair allowed me to curl wash and looked more real than synthetic wigs. So applause to all of you people that have donated your hair! People like myself thank you! So coming from someone that was truly bald for all to see?!!

Take your compliments for your long beautiful hair.. Rather be in your shoes. I too have been growing out my hair and wanting to donate it, as I just witnessed my best friends 16 year old daughter shave her head. She is doing chemo, and after being in remission twice, she is fighting a brain tumor for the 3rd time.

It is for her inspiration that made me want to donate my hair. I have about 3 inches to go before I can cut it.. Interesting article and comments. I have a kidneys… lots of people need kidneys. Should I go have mine cut out just because someone suggests it? Its a personal decision. It sounds as if plenty of people are donating..

How about I just send a check to a cancer research or St. It sounds like they could get enough donations through cadavers to supply the need. Thank you SO much for saying what I had the inclining to say. But just to add a little more fire to her burn:. Hillary, as I was researching the requirements for donating hair, your article appeared, and the more I read, the more irritated I became due to your ignorant, selfish nature.

Stop flattering yourself. Rather, your gifts and earthly possessions should be used to better human kind as a whole and help do works for the greater good for the Almighty God. Due to your own doing, I have a theory that you keep your hair JUST to tell others, when they ask if you are going to donate it, your opinion against the donation of hair for a cause.

We are the difference we hope to see in the world. Sitting on our asses and hoping someone else will change the world will push humanity no where. I will donate my hair after an abundance of research is completed because even if there is a slim chance that my rare, undamaged, or colored, strawberry-blonde locks make it to a child who needs them more than myself, I can say that I wanted to help making a difference in the world, unlike a stubborn woman probably at least twice my age.

Our mission is to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children free of charge. Thank you for supporting Locks of Love!

Please forgive me for not sending this sooner. First, they evidently have enough hair on hand for four 4! Can't get enough? Read more on Twitter or follow me on Pinterest. Click the link we sent to , or click here to log in. Philanthropy Subscribe Sign in. About Archive Help Sign in. Share this post. Locks of Love - Full of Surprises When a well-known brand name facilitates bad behavior. Lisa Greer. So two messages here: 1 The next time you want to do an easy donation, donating your hair might not be a good first choice.

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