How To Do A Boil Perm

Shawn needs a new boil perm, so I will use him to demonstrate how to do one. He had previously undergone a transformation from this:

To this:

Part of his transformation was achieved by giving him a boil perm, but I wasn't completely satisfied with his look (and my husband had nicknamed him "Big Perm"). I had left him with enough hair so that I could redo his perm if I ever decided to. I wanted Shawn's hair to look less like a roller set and more like an afro. So I'll get started.

You will need something to roll the doll's hair with. In the past, I've used twist ties, pipe cleaners, and curling rods. This time, since I planned to give Shawn very tight small curls, I opted to use aluminum foil. His previous perm was done with twist ties.

To achieve larger curls, use larger sections of hair.

For Shawn's perm, I took very small sections of hair and rolled it with the foil. I twisted each section of hair a little before rolling.

I then dipped his head (completely covering his hairline) into boiling hot water for 1 minute.

I let his hair air dry completely for a couple of days. For dolls with longer hair, it may take even longer. Do not use a hair dryer on doll hair, as it may damage (melt) your doll's hair.

After Shawn's hair had dried completely, I removed the foil rollers.

I picked out his hair a little and cut off some straight ends, and his hair is finished.

This is an improvement over his previous perm. I'm still hesitant to cut his hair any shorter, just in case I decide to give him yet another boil perm at some point in the future.

First Head Swap of the Year

Meet Shawn.  He's just an average boy who enjoys sports, video games, and riding his bike.

 Here he is with his little sister Shae.  She annoys him because she follows him everywhere.  But she's pretty cool sometimes.

Here he is with new friends that he's met.  From left to right:  Ryan, Julian, Shawn, Buckwheat, and Todd.

What's interesting about Shawn is that he once looked like this.

His transformation was achieved by giving him a boil perm and haircut, removing the coloring from his lips and cheeks, and thickening his eyebrows (temporarily - I'll do it permanently at some point in the future).  His head was swapped with a Bratz Kidz Dylan doll.  Here are Shawn and the new Dylan.

Dylan is not thrilled about this exchange, but I'm sure that he'll adjust in time.