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11+ times people selflessly chopped off their hair for someone in need
It takes a few years to grow hair and just a few minutes to cut it, but what that hair might mean to someone else can be significant.
Ashley Fike
07.07.21

If you were blessed with long, thick, and luxurious locks of hair. However, many other people were not so blessed. Whether it’s genetics, an illness, an injury, or some other situation, some people have lost their hair completely. Thankfully, there are people out there that are willing to donate their hair for the benefit of someone else.

Here are 12 times people chopped their hair off to donate it to people fighting cancer and other illnesses.

This will restore your faith in humanity.

#1 All the way down

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elanor.wolz via Instagram
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elanor.wolz via Instagram

There are a lot of people getting their hair cut for cancer, but this woman went one step further. She went all the way down to the scalp to make sure that cancer patients would have the long tresses they deserve.

#2 A new man

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Daveflave via Reddit
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Daveflave via Reddit

Dave grew his hair for four years, then he took the plunge. He had it all chopped off and donated it to make wigs for cancer patients.

#3 Going all the way

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emmattack via Reddit
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emmattack via Reddit

Here’s another woman who took the plunge and shaved it all off. All that hair was donated to make wigs for cancer patients.

#4 A lot of love

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hayleys_hairdressing_liverpool via Instagram
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hayleys_hairdressing_liverpool via Instagram

Giving can feel incredibly good. We think she gets it.

#5 Like clockwork

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yugus via Reddit
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yugus via Reddit

This man has his long hair cut every two years for the cause. He gets a new look and does a good deed at the same time.

#6 Thirty inches of hair

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NotABsian0073 via Imgur
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NotABsian0073 via Imgur

She grew her hair until it nearly reached her knees. Why? To make sure kids with cancer could have wigs and feel a little better about themselves during a difficult time in their young lives.

#7 Gorgeous locks

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yippyyy via Instagram
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yippyyy via Instagram

It was time for a change. He looks amazing, and the hair is going straight to the Little Princess Trust for kids with cancer.

#8 Understanding

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forged_by_fire_apparel via Instagram
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forged_by_fire_apparel via Instagram

Having spent time in the hospital himself for burns, and knowing what it can be like, he had to do something to help others. This was a perfect way to do it.

#9 The fifth time!

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mikaylanoel via Instagram
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mikaylanoel via Instagram

This caring woman has given her locks to cancer patients, on more than one occasion. This latest cut was her fifth time donating hair.

#10 A Wigs For Kids donation

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IdislikeSpiders via Reddit
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IdislikeSpiders via Reddit

He needed a haircut, the organization needed hair to make wigs. It was a match made in heaven.

#11 Twenty-two inches

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dropdeaddisappointment via Instagram
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dropdeaddisappointment via Instagram

She grew her hair out to donate it to the Little Princess Trust. That’s a lot of hair that will look perfect on a princess.

#12 Thinking of others

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He donated his hair to Wigs For Kids and got a whole new look in the process. We don’t think the beard went to the organization, but we have to say trimming it fits perfectly with the haircut.

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