http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-barbie-hair/ Wed, 23 May 2012 19:57:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-barbie-hair/#comment-76626 Kia Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:39:22 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=4476#comment-76626 Clean the hair with only water or baby shampoo if there is something in it. Any harsh detergents will be damaging to the hair. Comb and let dry, remembering that how it lays is how it is going to dry (so if there are bumps or anything those will show after it dries). To restore the appearance and softness of the hair, the best thing I have found is to use oil. Silk Infusion by CHI, or Super Skinny Serum by Paul Mitchell if you want "actual hair products", or what I do: Just use PAM cooking spray or olive oil. Comb that through the hair, leave it in for a while, and you can rinse it out if you don't like the oily look of the hair. I Just leave it in, since my kids are hard on their Barbies. It absorbs into the hair in a couple days. Regarding the above comment: you need to be very careful applying heat to the Barbies hair. Personally, I wouldn't recommend it at all. Barbie's hair is synthetic, so you can easily fry the hair if you have too much heat, or do not work quick enough, and even if you do this quickly, over time the heat will permanently damage the hair beyond repair. Clean the hair with only water or baby shampoo if there is something in it. Any harsh detergents will be damaging to the hair. Comb and let dry, remembering that how it lays is how it is going to dry (so if there are bumps or anything those will show after it dries). To restore the appearance and softness of the hair, the best thing I have found is to use oil. Silk Infusion by CHI, or Super Skinny Serum by Paul Mitchell if you want “actual hair products”, or what I do: Just use PAM cooking spray or olive oil. Comb that through the hair, leave it in for a while, and you can rinse it out if you don’t like the oily look of the hair. I Just leave it in, since my kids are hard on their Barbies. It absorbs into the hair in a couple days. Regarding the above comment: you need to be very careful applying heat to the Barbies hair. Personally, I wouldn’t recommend it at all. Barbie’s hair is synthetic, so you can easily fry the hair if you have too much heat, or do not work quick enough, and even if you do this quickly, over time the heat will permanently damage the hair beyond repair.

]]> http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-barbie-hair/#comment-63855 Trish Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:01:08 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=4476#comment-63855 Believe it or not, you can use a curling iron to fix the hair. When my daughter was little, her Barbie dolls' hair would end up matted and just awful looking. Comb the hair out as best as you can, and then use the smallest barrel-size curling you can find. Place a section of the hair (starting from the scalp) into the curling iron (do NOT wrap the hair around the barrel) and then quickly run the iron down to the ends. The heat will smooth the hair out beautifully. Believe it or not, you can use a curling iron to fix the hair. When my daughter was little, her Barbie dolls’ hair would end up matted and just awful looking. Comb the hair out as best as you can, and then use the smallest barrel-size curling you can find. Place a section of the hair (starting from the scalp) into the curling iron (do NOT wrap the hair around the barrel) and then quickly run the iron down to the ends. The heat will smooth the hair out beautifully.

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