BY KAITLYN LIM

When you think about organizations that accept hair donations, it is most likely many focus on one organization called Locks of Love. This was the same for both freshman Carleen and junior Joleen Jimenez until recently they came across a new organization that had better service for those in need of hair.

The Jimenez sisters have donated their hair twice prior to the most recent and both times were to Locks of Love. As the sisters were not at the age to determine whether their hair was to be donated or not, their mother, being big on sharing wealth and helping charities, made the decision that they should give their hair away for a good cause. Now that the two are older, both sisters along with their close cousin Jackie Scullin took it upon themselves to search for another possible organization that accepted hair donations.

“Our cousin actually did the research beforehand and we discovered that Locks of Love actually charges the cancer patients for wigs whereas Pantene makes them and then donates them so the cancer patients aren’t charged anything,” Joleen said.

Because of this, the three decided that they would no longer donate to Locks of Love and rather to Pantene, a company that doesn’t think twice about donating the hair they receive to women that are affected by hair loss from cancer though they would be making no profit. Regardless of this information being publicized or not, Locks of Love receives lots of hair donations despite others being aware of the fee.

Some advice Carleen wanted to offer was to make sure that the length you decide to leave your hair is a length you can work with. With the clear change, it is only obvious that many people will compliment you about it but also further comment on how much younger or older the cut has made you look. Though signs of regret are sure to be evident, it will surely diminish over time knowing that cutting your hair was for a good cause. “…You won’t regret it because you’ll feel good about donating it, but it’s a whole new kind of lifestyle because you have to work with this new hair,” Joleen said.

In the end, the sisters found a new program that isn’t here for the profit for themselves, but instead here to gain help from other women everywhere to show their support to other women that suffer hair loss from cancer. This is something that will definitely stick with the Jimenez sisters as they have done something good for the “other people that need it more than , or want it more, but don’t have their own,” Carleen said.