Jowie's Donation

Photo: Jowie

"I had intention to participate in Hair For Hope in a few years down the road. Personally know of friends who had passed on due to cancer. Then some time last year, chanced upon Recycle Your Hair blog.

Charlene's Donation

"It has been 7 years since my hair is this short after cutting it.

Adeline's Donation

"I have always had the habit of leaving my hair till slightly beyond shoulder length before cutting it short.

Once when doing so, my hairdresser commented that it was a waste to just throw the cut hair away since it is rare to have virgin hair of quality as good as mine (thanks to my mum for her good genes :) ).

How not to have your donation rejected

There has been an increase number of rejects in the recent months, and the number seems to be going up.

Wet, damp, greasy or hair with unpleasant smell were some of the reasons why these donations were rejected.

Despite the instructions given to wash and dry their hair before cutting and not to wash over night, we still received hair that is wet, damp, greasy or with unpleasant smell.

When asked, here are some of the reasons given;

Moving into 2015

Our first donation in 2015 came from Vanessa, a 6-year-old girl across the causeway. She starts her new chapter in life doing something great; donating her locks before she her school starts.