One of our readers, AGOverseasFan, always submits beautiful photos to our reader photo events and one of the questions she gets asked most is “how do you curl your doll’s hair to it looks so good?” She did a YouTube tutorial to show you how she does it.
I recommend using the Fabric Softener Spray in addition to her technique. I used the spray plus just the wrapping of the curls on our Nicki who was in dire need of hair help and she turned out perfect!
Nicki’s ponytails look like new now and Natalie’s MyAG (#21) doll, Alex has much cuter ponytails now too. I just love how shiny their hair is again!
awesome and firstie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! What a shine….both dolls have such pretty hair with a very nice shine! Char, any news on when the Houston American Girl store will be opening?
i agree with everything that kistin said every word
My Felicity doll has very dry hair
Cool:)
Verry cute!!! I need to do this to ruthie nicki and lanie desperately!!!!!!
Oh and fourthie!!
I realy need to do that on samantha
Awesome! That hair looks so new!
I badly want to stroke their hair!
Too bad it doesn’t work on straight hair
yay! now everyones dolls can have to quoate The Peanuts “Naturally Curly Hair” like me lol
I NEED TO TRY THAT!!!!!!! Too bad I can’t do it until I get the fabric softener…
Totally need to do this on Nicki and Samantha!
I’ve watched this video on her page before. I’m glad more people will see it now, because it really helped with Alison’s (Lanie’s) hair.
Maggie – you can still do the curl technique by spritzing your doll’s hair with water. The fabric softener just makes it softer.
Oh, thanks, Char! I just couldn’t wait to curl my doll’s hair!!!!!!
My Kanani doll will be happy she got her curls back!!!!!!! 
I tried it on my doll Samantha and well for some reason it didn’t work!!!!!!!!
I just tried it -My dad got the Downy spray and I used it to make the curls, and it turned out looking really good!!!!!!! It worked! My Kanani must be very happy she got her curls back!!!!!!
oh thank you so much for posting this! my Lanie hardly had any curls, it was just a frizzy, tangled, and ugly mess! i did what you and agoverseasfan did, added my own little touch to it, and it was PERFECT! thanks you so much! Lanie looks better than when she arrived! thank you so much! i really love how doll diaries shares so many great things.
Omg thanks so much and I’m gonna use this once
and use the fabric softener 
I get rollers for lanies hair because her hair is straight and I’m gonna boil water and once the curlers r in I’m gonna pour the water over the curlers leave them In to dry and once I take the curlers out I’m gonna fix them with this video
Megan- I think because she doesn’t have curly hair.
Maggie – I know I need to wait to get fabric softener :/
Hayley~ um are you going to pour the water on curlers while there in your dolls hair? if you are then um i wouldn’t because that might ruen your dolls hair……………
Chloe~ when i got samantha on christmas of 2010 she had curly hair! :/
Megan – you can actually do that – it is called a boil perm and I have done it successfully on our dolls before. I dunked just the curler part in the hot water for 30 seconds then let it dry for a few days.
I love this my lanie and rebecca look much better thanks
Megan -yeah I am
it’s to restore her curls because I straighten her hair and my friend did that to her lanies hair and to restore the shine I’m gonna use the downy softener spray 
my kanani doll’s hair is sooo tangled and frizzy i can’t play or brush it at ALL!!! does anybody have any tips for me to fix that problem? thanks!
gymnast4life – put a little Downy fabric softener in a spray bottle full of water and spray Kanani’s hair. Then section by section, spray it, comb it out and re-curl it with your fingers. It may take some patience but it can be done.
I just have to use this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My doll Briana’s hair is so frizzy… I want her curls back! ( Briana is the AG doll with hazel eyes, medium skin, and brown curly hair)
Char and gymnast4life-That’s what me and my sister used, and the hair became way smoother! You should really try it, Gymnast4life!
All her video’s/ idea’s are the best!
Will this work for dolls that have straight hair? Because I really want to try curling my Springfield doll McKenna’s hair sometime.
no annna marie it does not. but char how can we curl straight hair dolls
aglover – you can try to curl straight hair by wetting it first and rolling it in doll hair rollers. Make sure you let it dry for a day or two before you take the rollers out.
Thanks Char for posting this and for the extra tips.So glad everyone is trying it
Awesome! Where do you get the fabric softener spray!?!?
Allie – you mix 2 tablespoons of liquid fabric softener like Downy in a spray bottle of water. You can buy Downy at any grocery store.
char where do i get doll hair rollers?
American Girl sells them but I got ours at Walgreens. Just find the smallest perm rod rollers you can find at your local dollar store, Target, or similar store.
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I have a question. My Lanie’s hair is EXTREMELY tangly, can I use leave-in conditioner on her hair? Thanks!
Just last night I fixed my doll horse’s tail with leave in conditioner from Paul Mitchell. It is soo silky now!! I know how to do many horse styles. Please make some short hared doll styles as I have Nellie and I love doing hair and my sister does not enjoy when I do hers!!
I am getting a ag doll which one is best???
my granddaughters have our generation dolls from target. Could not afford the real AG’s. Will the downty spray work on there hair.
Debbie – the Downy Spritz will work wonders on the OG dolls