Saran™ hair is a long-time favorite of many people, and it's the type of hair that is most often used for Barbie dolls (but Mattel uses kanekalon on Barbies sometimes, too). It has a waxy feel, which helps keep flyaway hair strands at bay, and it's weighted more heavily than other types of hair.

Saran– Saran hair is commonly found in Barbies, most monster high dolls (with the exception of a few dolls- for example the first Venus release has doll grade kanekalon) and various other toys.

Barbie's physical appearance was inspired by Bild Lilli, a German doll created in 1952, which was based on a high-end call girl named Lilli who was featured in the comic-strip Bild-Zeitung. She was sold as an adult novelty in bars and tobacco shops - definitely not as a toy for children.

Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy company Mattel and launched in 1959. The toy is the figurehead of the Barbie brand that includes a range of fashion dolls and accessories.

Rainbow High so far only has two body types, which are female and male. The female dolls all share the same body molds. All dolls so far are 24 cm, making them the same height as shorter Monster High dolls. The bodies are made of high quality, hard plastic and the doll's hair is made out of nylon.

The parts where PVC is used still require other plastics for particular properties: polypropylene for the bend-leg armatures for its durability, and polyvinylidene dichloride (PVDC) for the dolls' hair. Barbie continues to be a plastics innovator.

Then ponytail it with an elastic. Very super baby easy. And. If you want you can add a bow by tying some ribbon around the elastic. More. So than Barbie I would do this hairstyle on Stacy. But.

Barbie officially debuted on March 9, 1959, at the American International Toy Fair in New York City as a creation of Mattel, Inc.'s Ruth Handler. Handler got her inspiration from the German Lilli doll in 1956, and development of the Barbie doll began soon after. Barbie was first sold in 1958.

Dolls dating from 3000–2000 bc, carved of flat pieces of wood, geometrically painted, with long, flowing hair made of strings of clay or wood beads, have been found in some Egyptian graves. Some ancient dolls may have had religious meaning, and some authorities often argue that the religious doll preceded the toy.

Mattel. Mattel, which is responsible for a number of toy brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Fisher-Price, is one of the world's largest toy companies.

Each doll has her own unique personality, fashion sense, and backstory, making them stand out from other fashion dolls on the market. Rainbow High dolls are known for their high-quality fashion accessories, including shoes, bags, and jewelry, which make them perfect for imaginative play and storytelling.

The back story for the franchise revolves around an elite high school for visual arts, featuring students who represent colors of the rainbow.

Mattel shut down its last U.S. factory - in Murray, Ky. - in 2001. Barbie, Hot Wheels and other Mattel toys are now made in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico and Thailand. It's a familiar narrative.

Yarn hair is often used on fabric and knitted dolls. It will match with the doll's appearance and will be easier to stick on the doll's head. Synthetic hair is what you see on most collectible dolls, and plastic dolls like Barbie dolls. It looks like real human hair but is synthetic material.

There will be loose hairs at the ends. So take a pair of scissors and trim them. Off. If the ends are really damaged. You can cut more off these ends look pretty good.

Over the years, Barbie dolls have developed to comprise a complex – but more stable – chemical cocktail comprising ethylene vinyl acetate arms, acyrylonitrile butadiene styrene torsos, heads of a hard vinyl compound, and outer legs in PVC, although using a different formula from the earlier dolls.