Axi's daily life｜Make your hair more meaningful

August 1, 2021 Sunny (hot)

👧🏻➡️亜西💇🏻‍♀️➡️hairdresser

💇🏻‍♀️: What do you want to cut?

👧🏻: (takes out the rubber band for tying hair) Can you help me tie it up and cut it? I'm going to donate.

💇🏻‍♀️: Okay, where do you want to cut it?

👧🏻: Approximate shoulder position. Does the cut hair visually measure 30 cm? If you don't have it, you can cut more up and it doesn't matter.

💇🏻‍♀️: (comparing to the shoulders) Is it here?

👧🏻: (nodding) OK, please help me tie it up and cut it, I

👧🏻💇🏻‍♀️: (Speaking at the same time) I want to donate.

burst into laughter

💇🏻‍♀️: I know you want to donate, but we have to determine where to cut it first, because the end of the hair will be trimmed and it will be shorter, and there is no way to fix it.

 👧🏻 Shout in my heart: No no no! I don't care where I cut it, it doesn't matter if I cut it into a small melon, I only care about how long the hair is cut, less than 30 cm, those hair can't be donated!

The haircut that was originally scheduled to be cut in May last year was postponed due to the heating up of the epidemic, and it was silently reaching the waist.
I saw a good day in August and cut it.

Time flies, and it has been eight years since the last donation.
Why did it take so long to donate again?

With the growth of age, I can't stand the long hair. When I was a child, I always envied the flowing hair that crossed my waist. I always thought that the longer the hair, the more beautiful it was. ( Influenced by Sailor Moon? )

When I was young, I once saw a man with long hair mopping the floor on the bus (his job seemed to be writing calligraphy with his hair, and his memory has been blurred for a long time), and I was very envious. How can anyone in this world keep his hair so long! How old do I have to be to get that long hair?

As everyone knows, now my hair can't stand as long as the length of my armpits.

Therefore, this hair donation is actually due to the epidemic. Since the outbreak of the epidemic in early 2020, I have stopped going to the hair salon to cut my hair. I only occasionally trim my hair tails and bangs. .

I didn’t expect this battle to last so long. My hair silently recorded this historical trace, which also contributed to the latest hair donation.

✨Let’s learn about popular science here and donate a small encyclopedia (from the website of Taiwan Cancer Foundation )

Q2: What is the length of the donated hair in centimeters? Can I donate 15 cm?

A2: The hair collected by the foundation should be more than 30 cm ( not dyed or permed ).

Q3: Why should there be 30 cm?

A3: Since it is made from the scalp, and the hair of the donor may be uneven and need to be trimmed, the hair will be worn out. 30 cm is about the length of short hair from the ear to the shoulder, so the hair of both children and adults needs to be more than 30 cm. , If you want to do the hair length of the scapula, it needs to be more than 60 cm.

Q4: My hair is naturally curly/is not black (coffee, red, golden…)/Can I donate if I have white hair?

A4: Many people have this question! But in fact, as long as it is not dyed or permed, there is no problem with your natural curl/hair color. Just trouble to note on the envelope bag "natural curly / hair color is not black" and other words.

Q6: I have dyed/permed my hair, can I still donate it?

A6: In principle, whether the hair has been dyed or permed, the hair will be damaged to a certain extent. Therefore, the dyed or permed area cannot be donated, but the newly grown part can be donated. !

Q13: How can I send it?

A13: Please cut the hair that is " more than 30 cm " and " not hot or dyed ", and wrap it in paper or a zipper bag ( don't use newspaper, it will have ink and it will be difficult to handle donated hair ), by registered mail or parcel .

Q16: Why do cancer patients wear medical-grade wigs?

A16: Cancer patients are prone to sensitive skin due to drugs during chemotherapy. If they wear synthetic wigs, although the price is cheap, the air permeability is poor, causing cancer patients to sweat easily on their scalps and get rashes, which is quite uncomfortable. The "medical-grade wig" uses a medical-grade breathable lining to simulate the scalp, making it fit and comfortable when wearing it, and can also reduce irritation to the scalp and reduce infection, and is made with 6-9 bundles of real hair to make it natural beautiful.

Relevant overseas organizations are not very familiar with Axi, so we only provide relevant information on donations in Taiwan.
At present, it is known that two units have received donations, and friends who are interested can go to the website to take a look!

If you know of other institutions, please add them in the comments!

Taiwan Cancer Foundation
https://www.canceraway.org.tw/page.php?IDno=2173&fbclid=IwAR1vXongtUFb0pKzQisUlLB7wVEO62jJcC8PIppXEEhJYDvIEwv_0Y473pM

Consortium legal person Cut Skin Love Social Welfare Charity Foundation
https://www.sgwlf.org.tw/service.php?cID=6&Key=15

The following is a small record of donations

August 11, 2013

Donate 41 cm

August 1, 2021

Donate 39 cm

Even if the strength is very weak, but doing what we can, the accumulation bit by bit is still somewhat helpful to the society, even if it can only help a certain person, it is a very beautiful thing.

While changing your hair, don't forget that in addition to turning your hair back into dust, you can also choose to turn the three thousand trouble threads you have fallen into into flowing hair that brings happiness to others, giving it a second life (happening) .

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