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Donating my Hair to the the
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The Little Princess Trust was
started in 2006 in memory
of 5 year-old Hannah Tarplee
who sadly lost her battle with
cancer. The charity provides
wigs for young people up
to the age of 24 who have
lost their hair either through
cancer or a trauma.
For over a year now I’ve been
indecisive about drastically
cutting my hair. I wanted a change but was
nervous I wouldn’t like short hair having always
had my hair long (since it started growing of
course).
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It’s easy with a
Kinetico Water Softener
The Little Princess Trust accept donations of
real hair over 7”/17 cm long. I hadn’t realised
that the girls who are given the wigs can be
up to the age of 24! I’m only 23 myself and
couldn’t imagine life without my hair. The
thought of me being able to donate some of
mine to someone else who might be the same
age as me really gave me the courage to go
for it!
Each real hair wig costs the charity around
£500 to create. Around 10 hair donations are
required to make a single wig. This means
along with my 9” of hair they still need another
9 people to donate their hair to make one wig!
The Trust has created and given away over
5,500 wigs so far.
I’ve written this article in the hope that I
will inspire others to do the same as me
and donate their long hair to bring some
happiness to people who
aren’t fortunate enough to
have hair like ours.
call 01628 788819 or
visit loveyourwater.co.uk
www.littleprincesses.org.uk 

Registered Charity No. 1113172
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