Regarding Sikh Girls

Originally Posted by neutralyouth

I'm rather new to this site, and this forum but I have a pressing question that I'd like to have answered.

I come from a traditional background, and have kept my hair uncut for my whole life. But lately, I've been thinking of cutting it. I don't care about my looks, or any of the typical reasons for (girls) cutting hair, I simply think that I can do a greater service by donating my hair to charities that make wigs, than I can by keeping it myself.

I live in a westernized world and if the people around me were able to identify me as Sikh and know what my hair stands for, I think that I would (perhaps) keep it, but no one knows of it's value (apart from myself and other Sikhs).

I feel bad because I am of a very small percentage of foreign-born Sikhs keeping their hair, and I would just become like everyone else around me... but wouldn't it be seva to give it away to someone, like a child with alopecia areata who can never grow their own hair?

Originally Posted by kds1980

I think there are plenty of people all over world who donate their hair.there is no shortage of hair donors.

Originally Posted by neutralyouth

Actually, I have done quite a bit of research on the subject, and there aren't. Wig makers need 10 - 12 inches (minimum) of untreated hair, this disqualifies many of my white friends who dye and straighten their hair. There are very few good hair donors.

Originally Posted by neutralyouth

I'm rather new to this site, and this forum but I have a pressing question that I'd like to have answered.

I come from a traditional background, and have kept my hair uncut for my whole life. But lately, I've been thinking of cutting it. I don't care about my looks, or any of the typical reasons for (girls) cutting hair, I simply think that I can do a greater service by donating my hair to charities that make wigs, than I can by keeping it myself.

I live in a westernized world and if the people around me were able to identify me as Sikh and know what my hair stands for, I think that I would (perhaps) keep it, but no one knows of it's value (apart from myself and other Sikhs).

I feel bad because I am of a very small percentage of foreign-born Sikhs keeping their hair, and I would just become like everyone else around me... but wouldn't it be seva to give it away to someone, like a child with alopecia areata who can never grow their own hair?

Originally Posted by neutralyouth

Actually, I have done quite a bit of research on the subject, and there aren't. Wig makers need 10 - 12 inches (minimum) of untreated hair, this disqualifies many of my white friends who dye and straighten their hair. There are very few good hair donors.

Originally Posted by neutralyouth

I'm rather new to this site, and this forum but I have a pressing question that I'd like to have answered.

I come from a traditional background, and have kept my hair uncut for my whole life. But lately, I've been thinking of cutting it. I don't care about my looks, or any of the typical reasons for (girls) cutting hair, I simply think that I can do a greater service by donating my hair to charities that make wigs, than I can by keeping it myself.

I live in a westernized world and if the people around me were able to identify me as Sikh and know what my hair stands for, I think that I would (perhaps) keep it, but no one knows of it's value (apart from myself and other Sikhs).

I feel bad because I am of a very small percentage of foreign-born Sikhs keeping their hair, and I would just become like everyone else around me... but wouldn't it be seva to give it away to someone, like a child with alopecia areata who can never grow their own hair?

Originally Posted by kds1980

I am sure there are plenty of people who need blood.why don't you just donate blood.And BTW there are plenty in india who can donate their hair

Originally Posted by BhagatSingh

now blood donating is something different... something taht can save lives... hair donating only saves bad hair days which can easily be fixed with turbans! yay!

but then you might have bad turban day...

Originally Posted by neutralyouth

I do donate blood. Alopecia areata isn't really a bad hair day...it's a disease.

Originally Posted by neutralyouth

I do donate blood. Alopecia areata isn't really a bad hair day...it's a disease.