Thinking about trying rooting again/mohair sensitivity?

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So years ago, I tried rooting heads. My skin does not like mohair. I itched horribly even wearing gloves, and in some areas (sorry for this) I scratched until I bled.

I could hang in there with eyelashes on closed eyes, wearing the gloves, but I still paid for it. Just not as severely. :rofl: Rooting lashes is pretty quick.

This is also why I can’t own any rooted-hair babies, sadly. ETA: I still have one sweet tiny girl whose eyelashes I had to remove. She still looks very realistic this way.

So anyway, I was thinking of trying rooting one more time, and getting those super-long medical gloves that go past the elbow, and keeping the head way away from my face down in my lap using a pillow.

Has anybody else had this issue with being sensitive to mohair? How do you deal with it?

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I dont have sensitivity to mohair, but I do have issues with gardening. I use the gardening sleeves and those have helped a bit. I find that donning PPE with double gloves - one under sleeve, one over sleeve - and a long sleeve shirt work nicely.

But I wonder if theres an alternative option? Or maybe it’s the conditioner/cleaner they use?

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Try human hair or acrylic. Acrylic isn’t bad. It’s not as fine as mohair but it’s not as fragile and doesn’t tangle as easily. It’s easy to root, too.

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Why push through when it causes so many issues? I’d try an alternative. There’s other options besides mohair.

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Allergies? Maybe try a Benadryl before you start.

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I can’t do Alpaca. I wore gloves and a mask but still couldn’t handle it. Maybe you could try alpaca and see if that is better for you? Or like Jean said try acrylic hair.

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