Connor and Sarah's hair washing tutorial!

You hear a knock on your door, early in the afternoon. It's the Mail Man, here to deliver your newest princess to your home! You're excited to open her and you start tearing quickly at the hard box, the annoying tape and then, lo and behold, your beautiful doll laying before you with.... greasy and frizzy hair.

I'm sure we have all experienced this one time or another. With a Blythe, or a Barbie, any doll really. Some people know what to do. Some don't. Some don't really care and just want to lay in bed and snuggle their new princess until her head falls off. Well, for those of us that hate nasty hair, I've got a tutorial for you.

You're going to need a few things:

-Doll. Without a doll this would just be advanced hand washing.

-Shampoo, and (not required under my methods) hair conditioner. The shampoo should be mild if the doll just has regular box hair. Any store bought shampoo will work. If we have nasty greasy and/or gelled hair, add in some dish liquid. Dawn works best for me, but anything will do.

-Brush and comb, to remove those nasty knots.

-White vinegar. No, we are not making doll salad. Vinegar is good for removing oils and other products that may have been left behind after the wash. It makes the hair clean without the worry of hair products ruining the doll's hair.

-Small container. A glass cup will do, but today I have a plastic container or similar size.

-Sink. Without which we would have a sudsy, greasy doll.

-Towel or other cloth used for drying. I have a flat dish drying pad, but a towel will do as well.

-And not pictured, a scrunchie or rubber band.

Sarah clearly hates this.

Step one

 -Separate your doll's hair into two sections, using the thatching/Parting as a reference. This will keep the thatching intact during the wash, and it's just plain easier to work with one section at a time.

   

Granny Panties!

Step two

Comb out the first section with your brush, and then again with your comb. Start by brushing from end-to-root. This will prevent snarls and broken strands.

Step three

Run the water on your faucet on cold/regular. Warning;If you have curled your doll's hair before this wash and you turn the water on Hot, the curls might undo a little. 

Run the non-bunned section under the faucet, making sure not to get water in her eye sockets/back holes or eyelashes. Comb the hair out gently.

Hi Sponge!

Step four

Put a dime-sized amount of shampoo in your hand and lather it through the section. Make sure it has gotten through all of the hair and that it is clean. Comb it gently to get out any knots. Rinse the shampoo out, making sure to get all of the shampoo out. Comb it.

Bubbles!

Step five

Undo the other section. Repeat steps three and four.

Step six

Again, separate the hair into sections and tie off one side. Take your container and fill it with equal parts vinegar and water.

Comb out one section of hair (remember,end-to-root!) and dip it into the mixture. Swish the hair in the mixture a little, pull it out and comb it out over the sink to prevent dripping. Rinse the vinegar out, making sure to get it all out. Don't worry; if you rinsed enough, you won't smell the vinegar.

What's that smell? Success!

 After you have rinsed out the vinegar, you can proceed to condition the hair if you like. Repeat steps One-Five, using Conditioner instead of Shampoo. 

And, you're done washing your doll's hair! Enjoy your dolly's new clean hair.

      Disclaimer: This is not a defrizzing/straightening tutorial. I should have one of those up soon.