Trying to give this Barbie hair new life
@shaggin (73865)
United States
January 16, 2025 11:46am CST
I wanted to throw this mermaid Barbie out. My little one chewed the hands and won’t let me cut them off and won’t leave bandaids covering them. It grosses me out so bad. Her father won’t let me throw it out.
She gets played with constantly so her hair was a matted mess.
I watched a video on YouTube and thought I could make this Barbie’s hair look like new.
I washed it and conditioned it. I didn’t have the avocado hair mask but used a different kind that I had in my cupboard. Then I didn’t have a hair straightener so I used a curling iron. Well it’s a lot better but I can still feel the frizzy ends.
My oldest daughter buys monster high and my little Pony dolls and fixes their hair and told me what she does. She does shampoo conditioner then blow dries it straight. I may try that down the road but I told her to keep an eye out at work if any hair straighteners come in (she works at a thrift store).
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@snowy22315 (185372)
• United States
16 Jan
Interesting .I didn't"t know people fixed doll hair. I have enough trouble with my own.
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
16 Jan
@snowy22315 
this is a lot more effort I put into this dolls hair then I do to my own. I brush mine like once a week. I style it maybe once a month
this is a lot more effort I put into this dolls hair then I do to my own. I brush mine like once a week. I style it maybe once a month 3 people like this
@averygirl72 (38438)
• Philippines
16 Jan
Nice hair color. It's your child? How old is she?
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
17 Jan
@averygirl72 you mean in the photo you are asking if that is my child?
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
17 Jan
@averygirl72 oh my daughter who owns this doll is 3.
my daughter who owns this doll is 3.1 person likes this
@Iam_jauntyjen (5275)
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17 Jan
My daughter used to enjoy playing until she got hooked on watching TV and playing Roblox on the mobile phone.
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
17 Jan
@Iam_jauntyjen my little one isn’t allowed to watch tv when she’s with me all day but as soon as my husband gets home he turns the tv on for her. I hate it!
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
20 Jan
@Iam_jauntyjen daddies like to use it as a babysitter
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@Iam_jauntyjen (5275)
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20 Jan
@shaggin My daughter discovered Youtube through her dad :) Daddies are the culprit.
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@arunima25 (88984)
• Bangalore, India
16 Jan
Happy that it is better than before. I am sure that with further treatment and hair straightener, it would be even better. My elder daughter played gently with her dolls. They stayed like new. But my younger daughter was just the opposite. She played rough and all the Barbies looked tortured and abused. My husband once commented that the dolls seem to have survived a bomb blast
. My husband once commented that the dolls seem to have survived a bomb blast3 people like this
@shaggin (73865)
• United States
17 Jan
@arunima25 my older sister was like that she was very careful and mostly just collected dolls. I loved my dolls and played hard with them. Sounds like your younger daughter and I can relate.
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@arunima25 (88984)
• Bangalore, India
17 Jan
@shaggin Yes, very much. Elder one treated the dolls as inanimate and show pieces. Younger one treated them like real humans, giving them bath, dressing them, talking to them and even thrashing them when she felt angry.. they were good outlet for her emotions
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@GardenGerty (162238)
• United States
17 Jan
Maybe if a second hand Barbie comes in you could buy it and trade out the arms on this doll. I think my niece used to use the leave in detangler for kids.
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
17 Jan
@GardenGerty gosh I didn’t think arms could be swapped out that way. I’d be scared of breaking them off for good then my little one would be really upset with me
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@celticeagle (171528)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jan
Interesting. Conditioner and a blow dry. That one area does need some help.
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
16 Jan
@celticeagle it’s so much better then it was but still has a ways to go.
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@celticeagle (171528)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jan
@shaggin ......We can sure say that about a lot of things can't we?
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
17 Jan
@allknowing what you see in the photo is the final result. The ends still feel rough and frizzy.
@Manasha (2863)
• Pondicherry, India
17 Jan
Sounds like you put in a lot of effort to revive that Barbie’s hair! Even without all the "perfect" tools, it seems like you did a great job improving it. Your daughter’s advice sounds promising too—blow-drying it straight might help with those frizzy ends. Good luck, and I hope she finds a straightener at the thrift store soon! ??
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14778)
• Torrington, Connecticut
17 Jan
My 13 year old twin daughters think they are too cool for barbies now lol
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
17 Jan
@Baconstripsxxx gosh 13 already. I remember when they were very small. My oldest daughter stopped playing with toys at 7. It was so young 
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14778)
• Torrington, Connecticut
17 Jan
@shaggin Yeah they are growing up fast
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
16 Jan
@AmbiePam my husband basically said the same that it was a lot of effort on a doll. I can’t stand looking at it anymore it was either try to fix the dolls hair or it had to go. Then my little one ripped the crown out a few minutes ago so I had to attempt a hairstyle that will hold the crown on.
my husband basically said the same that it was a lot of effort on a doll. I can’t stand looking at it anymore it was either try to fix the dolls hair or it had to go. Then my little one ripped the crown out a few minutes ago so I had to attempt a hairstyle that will hold the crown on.2 people like this
@RasmaSandra (82566)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jan
Interesting I didn't know you could fix or renew a doll's hair,
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
17 Jan
@RasmaSandra you can learn a lot on YouTube 
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@Marilynda1225 (83778)
• United States
16 Jan
It's funny how our little ones become so attached to their dolls. My girls all had Barbies that were a mess but they loved them anyway. You did a good job on the hair and I never would have thought to do that.
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
17 Jan
@Marilynda1225 it drove me nuts as a kid how bad their hair would get. I wish I had YouTube back then to know how to fix their hair.
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@andriaperry (118280)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Jan
He favorite doll. Awww, you're a good mom.
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@shaggin (73865)
• United States
17 Jan
@andriaperry well I probably would have tossed it if my husband would have let me and I can’t stand the hair so if I had to keep it I had to try to make at least the hair look better.
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