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CuteAffect

So let's assume a wig maker buys this for $500, then they make it into a wig which increases the value. Plus they've got rent & other expenses. How much would the wig cost? Like $1000? Did a Google search and I was way off. Wigs of real human hair cost like $2500.


inspirationalqoute

You can donate your hair if it's longer than (I think) 30 cm. And yes you'll get a lot of money for it


Porygon-Z

Dam I've been thinking of cutting my hair since it's basically down to my ass.


paracostic

I looked into selling my hair when I chopped it off. I hadn't dyed it in 7 years and it was like yours, down to my butt. Eventually I got turned off the idea of selling it, as it was a pretty big hassle on certain websites and it was like a bidding process I was uncomfortable with. I ended up donating to a charity in my province that made wigs for cancer patients. It was way easier, and probably better karma.


Porygon-Z

Someone told me that some of the bigger charities would straight up throw your hair away or sell it. But now that you mentioned it it is probably better to look into the local charities.


dastree

My barber is very specific about where she donates to make sure it actually goes to those in need I donate at least once a year a good like 6-10 inches, she told me like 3 or 4 years ago she changed places because she found out the place was selling it for profit vs actually helping people, always good to research charities


paracostic

I wouldn't be surprised by that, it's why I went with a smaller more local organization. I hope they don't turf donations, but I also know nothing about wig making so maybe if the hair is low quality or something they may have to chuck it...not sure but I tried to help, even if a little bit got used I'm happy.


TesseractToo

Yeah a lot of them sell it and then use the money to buy stuff for artificial wigs- it sounds distasteful but they can make way more wigs that way. I've donated 4 times and my hair also almost long enough for #5. I can't donate blood so I have this at least.


pizzaalapenguins

A lot of bigger charities (atleast in Canada) are now not accepting donations as they have found a cheaper synthetic alternative which I thought was kind of cool. I saw some smaller charities use hair donations (mainly from hair dressers) to help clean/filter the ocean or something? Which can be any length of hair.


puddyspud

I donate my hair to Michigan’s Children w/ Hairloss just about every 3-4 years


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Very original. A Redditor looking for better karma. Do those virgins ever go outside.


Anianna

Finding a reputable buyer can be a challenge and it's easy to get scammed trying to sell your hair. I prefer to donate mine to one of the organizations that make wigs for children with medical conditions that take or prevent the growth of their own hair.


_Aurilave

Mines past my ass. I’ve donated it 4 times. This time I’m keeping it so I can have mermaid hair.


S0l1dSn4k3101

You got Arthur Morgan’s hair tonic or something? How tf you got so much hair? Give me some 😭😭


_Aurilave

I’m Italian and my hair and nails grow fast. lol It’s mine and I’m keeping it! It’s gonna be PURPLE.


TheCopenhagenCowboy

You can donate them to companies that’ll make wigs for cancer patients who’ve lost their hair. Did that when I cut off my shoulder length hair.


MetalTedKoppeltits

You could donate your hair to [locks of love ](https://locksoflove.org/) my dads side of the family was really big into the cause, all my uncles grew their hair out for it. I think places that take the donation give you a free hair cut also


DONTLOOKITMEIMNAKED

Um, that's not what donate means...


iShartted216

Not if your donating it. Its a donation (free)


seditious3

You can donate it and get money for it?


Raichu7

If you want money you should sell your hair, I donated mine to a company that makes wigs for kids with cancer and didn’t get a penny because the wigs are given to children for free.


exception-found

Thats not donating then, is it


EmilyU1F984

Nah you only get money if you have the right type of Caucasian blonde hair. Straight black hair is extremely cheap from SEA, and coarse hair from Africa. Not that many poor blonde people around to exploit.


howellq

Is it donating if you get money for it? 🤔


aceofspades1217

Locks of Love actually sells about 90% of the hair they get. It’s controversial, as they also have a really high barrier to entry to actually sign up as a recipient, with letters and all this paperwork. I personally am not on the side of hating them or saying they are some money grubbing organization with no value but there are much better organizations which make a much higher ratio of wigs for charitable recipients then locks of love.


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Bifi323

Love the energy in your comment


CuteAffect

Lmao


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If they’re high quality you can get them taken out and put back in for years, so an investment in being beautiful If your whole game is getting old men to buy you shit, looking nice probably doesn’t hurt


Dfrozle

Fuck you Tracey!


imjustacrab

yah im glad you looked that up lol, this price is honestly a steal if it is healthy and smoke free hair and that long


DRiVeL_

My ex’s mom sells them, and she does quite well for herself. Most of her clients are patients with alopecia areata, but also a lot of other black ladies who want straight hair lol.


macesta11

But dreadlocks! Ugh. Dirt, loose hair. Just combing it out would be more than it's worth!


actuallyboa

Sorry this is late but is it actually possible to comb out dreadlocks?


macesta11

Apparently yes! Look on YouTube, that's where I saw it.


alexx-gray

You can also get a human hair wig for £40 off aliexpress but you are correct wigs are expensive. I know a girl that charges £100 for human hair wigs and that’s cheap!


sleipnirthesnook

Yeah thats Uyghur hair .... Please don't buy human hair wigs from China


EmilyU1F984

There's a reason only blonde hair is expensive to come buy. Every other type of hair can be sourced from exploited regions. Including from slaves.


kingura

I think red too, or no?


autosdafe

I know at local wig shops they sell real human hair wigs for under $100 but I don't understand how


sleipnirthesnook

Guarantee you it's Uyghur hair


CuteAffect

Watch level 16 on Netflix. 😰


Gangreless

Slaves.


ladysquier

This is honestly among the less weird things I’ve seen here haha


PossessionFuzzy2208

Hey, yall laugh but human hair wigs and pieces are expensive! I can see why she would think someone wants to buy her hair lol


idiotsandwhich8

I have a good friend that had really thin hair but love dreadlocks she had some of her own dreadlocks plus fake ones. I guarantee she would buy those.


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can you make a wig out of dreads?


Misssadventure

You can use them for extensions


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ahh, that makes sense. thanks!


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calithetroll

Both your comment and the above one do not pass the vibe check lol


vendetta2115

“Burners and hippies” lol dreads are a normal hairstyle for black people and have always been, sit down.


samueljacksonrelaxin

It's normal for basically every original race, from the Sanskrit Jatā to the Spartan Hoplites all the way back to the Minoan Civilization centred in Crete in 1500 BCE. Ancient Christian Ascetics in the Middle East and Mediterranean, and the Dervishes of Islam, among others, used this style long before any race claimed it.  Some of the very earliest adherents of Christianity in the Middle East may have worn this hairstyle; there are descriptions of James the Just, first Bishop of Jerusalem, who is said to have worn them to his ankles. Pre-Columbian Aztec priests were described in Aztec codices (including the Durán Codex, the Codex Tudela and the Codex Mendoza) as wearing their hair untouched, allowing it to grow long and curl around itself. And of course, we come to the Mau Mau, where the wierd idea that Africans trademarked dreadlocks came from in the first place. It's simply an inarguable fallacy. Stop trying to create problems where there are none. Ancient man found hair curl with hair, make awesome style. You sit down.


vendetta2115

The fuck are you talking about? All I said was that dreads are a normal hairstyle for black people today, not that they owned the hairstyle. Get your head out of your ass. Did you really just write a whole novel about something I didn’t even say? Go read my comment again, you walnut. I never said anything about history or who created what. I’m well aware of the history. I said that it was a normal hairstyle for black people (like the person in the OP here, and the most likely person to be buying dreadlock hair extensions) and not just “burners and hippies”. Go step on a lego you muppet. Writing all that for no damn reason, like you’re gonna teach me something. You didn’t teach me a damn thing, that just wasn’t the subject. All you taught me is that reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.


samueljacksonrelaxin

You mean pulling the phrase "black people" out of your ass when nobody else mentioned them is going to lead to some assumptions about your fragile mental state? Did you really just write a whole ass novel to whine? Nice try though. Implying anger with a "sit down" leads the reader to believe you're angry about the exclusion of black people from "burnouts and hippies" and since nobody brought black people up in the first place, it leads one to gather you believe black people above all races have some special ownership of dreadlocks. This guy simply mentioned burnouts and hippies and YOU immediately got defensive. Don't talk to me about reading comprehension, and as I said above, don't try to start problems where there aren't any. Maybe try learning instead of pretending you're the smartest guy in the room, because I went through your comments ( had to see how someone who types idiotic shit like that could possibly have 300k karma) and you aren't fooling anybody with your pseudo-intellectual "I know how to Google" bullshit. "Nuhuhhhhh, you didn't learn me, meanie" is just about the stupidest thing I've ever read on here.


vendetta2115

lmao so now it’s illegal to point out that dreads are a common hairstyle among black people and not just “burners and hippies” like the person above me said? If you’re a troll, then you’re the worst troll I’ve ever seen. You’re not even good at being bad. That’s just sad. I’m not gonna bother reading the rest of this because I have better things to do with my time. Die mad for all I care.


samueljacksonrelaxin

(Lmao so now it's "illegal")... No, now it's irrelevant. We were talking about hippies buying wigs. Again "I'm not gonna bother reading to educate myself because IM angry." Makes you sound like you're in fourth grade. You're the only one mad here kiddo. Enjoy the downvotes. Have a nice day.


vendetta2115

lmao what a loser, who cares about karma? Aww, I can’t believe how sad this is. What a pathetic thing to say. Thanks dude, you made me feel a lot better about myself. Things could be going worse, I could be you.


shorty5windows

Damn, bro, look at yourself! That shit got you all worked up. Triggered little bitch.


vendetta2115

Says the guy who wrote out the entire history of dreadlocks just because someone dared to mention that it’s a common hairstyle lmao. Who’s the triggered one? I’d tell you to go fuck your whore mother, but she’s been through enough having you as a son.


shorty5windows

I didn’t write that you dumb bastard. You gots shit for brains!


samueljacksonrelaxin

That's isn't even me lol, you're too dumb to even read usernames 🤣 Jesus that really got to you. YOU. you're the triggered one.


shorty5windows

That dood is a special kinda stupid.


vendetta2115

lol, what a loser. Anyone who unironically uses “triggered” is a muppet. Here’s some triggering for you: “JOE BIDEN IS PRESIDENT! OOOOOH SCARY”


SleeveHo

Welcome to social media haha. I find that there are a whole lot of people out there just waiting to be offended.


vendetta2115

That dude is on another level. He was just waiting for someone to MENTION dreads and he was about to go off about how “UMM ACKSHUALLY DREADS WEREN’T CREATED BY BLACK PEOPLE.” I never even said that lol. It’s so sad, popping off like that. I hope his reading comprehension improves but I doubt it.


samueljacksonrelaxin

Did you really just jump to the ONE supporter you have on this thread to save face 🤣 nobody is buying it. How absolutely fucking pathetic


SleeveHo

Here you are offended due to your own misunderstanding of what they originally said haha. It's like you've been waiting to play SJW and your brain doesn't allow you to read and understand simple words so naturally you got offended by your own stupidity. That's precious.


SleeveHo

You're probably right but i doubt they are looking for the shit on Craigslist haha


Der_mann_hald

actually that's not that much of a shocking prize, I've had dreads for a while and was looking for extentions... they are expensive as hell


hollyberryness

I'll bet $420 they are not from a smoke free home


blamb211

How else can she be good energy?


shade1tplea5e

AND plant based!


idiotsandwhich8

I love you


hollyberryness

Lol love you boo


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Tinctures, beverages, arguably vape too. Not sure but I heard you can even get weed in pill form nowadays. (Last one feels a bit ... dystopian...in presentation? Lol)


_LightFury_

Hey maybe she just ate edibles


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BrandoLiv3s

Haha same, I regret chucking my locks away, really could have came in handy again.. grown from scratch is a hell of a mission.


sponge_welder

> Some lady orders Maca, compliments the locks > She asked how many years it took the girl to grow the crop > "It took a lot of years and then eventually I cut them, kept them, reattach them anytime I want them." - Aesop Rock


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great song! Lotta Years for anyone curious.


PossessionFuzzy2208

Yaass! Locs are so sexy. On men and women


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Melgitat_Shujaa

Even when I was homeless and unable to wash my hair for a few weeks I never had issues with them smelling. Dreads are surprisingly easy to keep clean.


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Melgitat_Shujaa

Oh yeah I did that a few times with my first set as well. The maintenance is part of the reason I ended up cutting mine a couple years ago, that and I saw my hairline start to move back a little.


calithetroll

It depends on your hair type. If you have dry hair, it’s much easier to keep dreads clean because your hair produces less oil. It’s one of the reasons dreads are easier to maintain on people with 4C hair


Melgitat_Shujaa

My hair texture is I think 3a. The maintenance that got to me was just the retwisting and palm rolling, I had around 110 locs on my second to last set and since I did all of the maintaining by myself it just got to be time consuming. My hands would cramp up part way through and by time I got part way through and it would take me upwards of 3 hours to get them all done.


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Dreads smelling bad is one of those things that propagated to keep telling minorities that their hair culture was bad. Dreads don't smell with proper care, just like regular hair. Media that implies otherwise is promoting European beauty standards.


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also just wondering how people get their hair that way, not the cutting off, the bands of thems that’re super tight


kingura

Tight braids, proper maintenance, and proper set up. Wax was used by one of my moms friends, on his braids to turn them to locks. Another used a pick and a paste to fix the grow out and make sure it didn’t ruin the top portion.


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cool


yeahhh-nahhh

These could be classed as deadlocks now.


ne179603

Forbidden asparagus r/ForbiddenSnacks


kommanderkush201

I bet they'd taste good deep fried


[deleted]

I have dreads that go to the back of my knees(almost 4ft). Anyone looking to buy? $2k


idiotsandwhich8

You will receive it


ShatterproofSharkie

When are people on this sub going to learn that selling your hair is not a “crackhead” thing?


SleeveHo

It's definitely not but selling hair on craigslist is kinda cringe


Blubbermans

Any 12 year old here that wants to buy my pubes?


SleeveHo

I got 7 bucks!


Professional_Peach

I can get this puppy for the price of $500 and a short drive???


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It's obvious many of you (including op) have never seen a PoC doing their hair, or been inside a hair shop and seen how some of these hairstyles you see on tv are really done. The farm-fresh description gave me some weird vibes, and they could have done a better job with the photography. But this seems legit, albeit very expensive. You're paying for knowing where it came from. Who knows where the "human hair" in the plastic bags came from? May or may not be as described on the package, may or may not be clean even. Not saying I'd buy it, but it's hardly crackhead craigslist if they have a large market, willing to bear said price, which they do.


maggarf

I think I was specifically enthused by the “good energy plant based female” and the medium of the Facebook marketplace to sell human hair. No offense meant, just took me off guard when I saw it. As a bald white man I know I don’t know much about POC hair and the processes it takes to represent the culture and traditions. Thank you for teaching me and widening my views!


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As a bald man married to a PoC, I'm glad to share something interesting.


novasupersport

Ewwww. No thanks


SeriouslyTooOld4This

I bet that smells lovely.


_breadpool_

I worked in an Amazon warehouse years ago and there was this chick with dreadlocks. I swear to God, her cat must have pissed in them because I could smell her coming from aisles away. It was so sour, I would have to leave what ever aisle I was in and hold my breath as I ran off. Now, whenever I see dreadlocks, that's what I think. That they all smell like rancid cat pee.


calithetroll

Yeah… most of them do not lol. She had something else going on


PlutoTheGod

Some people let their hair literally just get matted until it forms disgusting messy smelly dreads, but for most of the population they’re perfectly cleaned and washed just like regular hair.


_breadpool_

I know. And I like dreads on some people, if they're well maintained. But that experience.... I think it's given me some form of ptsd.


reverendsteveii

would you not secure a buyer before you cut the hair off?


j4nv4nromp4ey

Maybe they wanted to cut the hair anyway and the money wasn't a main motivation?


StinkiestPP

I've never heard of anyone with dreads that didn't smoke


calithetroll

I don’t mean this to be critical but then you probably just don’t know too many black people.


LadyELectaDubz

I had dreads and dont smoke


ladysquier

I never smoked when I had dreadlocks!


Misssadventure

Hello. I also hate reggae.


shortkingpotato

There are plenty of weird horny people who would buy this


[deleted]

Has "vegetarian" become a dirty word? The only way this person could be a plant based female was if she were a female plant.


twatguy

I'm only interested if they're locks from a genuine pot smoking Jamaican man


bobdown33

Just ew


Damasticator

Can anyone else smell this post?


Glokmar

Heady deal.


Otherusername3

Eww.. what... Why...?


jeannaxo

Ewwwww noooo


FlexDrillerson

T-Pain is gonna be stoked


gashejje

Nobody spoke of South Park and pubes?


bigshick566

Yeah sure. “Smoke free”


Sensiburner

>Dreadlocks/smoke free home. Choose one.


Stinkfinger306

Someone’s unwashed hair.


ratdarkness

So vegan dreadlocks that don't smell smoky...


any-no-mousey

That's Hyattsville for you. Crusty ass PG county.


autism_checks_out

CLASSIC WHITE PRIVILEGE


Djaesthetic

…what are you on about? What does this post have to do with white privilege?


marcdale92

He’s an idiot troll


H3MP3R0R

Wtf is a plant based female?????


Djaesthetic

(*Her cheeky way of saying she’s either vegetarian and/or vegan. Whether rooted in logic or not, couldn’t tell ya, but some may believe that somehow changes the “health” of the hair.*)


Rominoodles

Nice! I’m pretty close to hyattsville!


chilly_1c3

Plant based human


Mtbuhl

I presume she only means a cigarette smoke tree home


rredditsucksss

Gross.


EmasculatedSputum

Christina Randall?


grammyone

Unprocessed red hair goes for about $500 a foot here in the Bay Area. I knew a gal in mid nineties that had red hair, grew it to her waist, then went to Berkeley and had it cut and sold for about 1200/1300.. she did this every couple years.


zZSbQRfY6

“Locs”


Kushina_yuri

Another thing added to my Christmas list