Hair longer than 10 can be donated.

How much hair do you cut off to donate. If youre considering donating your hair to a charity its important to know the rules before chopping it off. If you have layered hair the shortest layer often needs to meet the minimum length requirement. Generally though you want to make sure that the amount youre cutting off is at least 12 inches and you cannot donate any hair thats been permed.

First the length of hair donated needs to be at least seven inches. The last thing you want is to have the years you spent growing your precious locks go to waste because its too short to be used in a wig. Some ask for at least 7 inches about 17 cm while others ask for at least 14 inches about 35cm.

Matter of Trust is an organization that accepts donated hairas little as 3 inchesto help clean up oil spills and such. Its important to follow an organizations donation requirements if you want your hair to be used. A full 10 is required in order to be used in the hairpieces and wigs made by Locks of Love.

For some organizations the hair being donated must. DO trim your ends before starting to cut your hair for donations. 10 inches measured tip to tip is the minimum length that can be used in a hairpiece.

Maggies Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan can take donations as short as seven inches to make short wigs that many boys prefer but at least 10 inches is requested. For donating at least 10 inches. We encourage all of our growers to keep growing until at least 12 30cm Clean dry hair from any gender and ethnicity please do not send us wet hair - it will not dry properly and is not usable Great condition no split ends and of any natural colour.

DO clean and dry your hair thoroughly. Before and after I cut 14 inches off in 2016. Guidelines for Measuring and Cutting Your Hair Donation Make sure hair is a minimum of 12 inches for proper hair donation length.