I've donated my hair to charity 4 times, but I probably never will again. Here's what you need to know if you want to do it.

• I've donated my hair to charity four times, but I don't plan to again because there's less need now.
• I've donated to Locks of Love twice, Pantene Beautiful Lengths, and Children with Hair Loss.
• Here are the details about hair donations, including how long it must be and if it can be colored.

The scissors snipped together slowly making that unmistakable crunching sound, and 10 inches of hair that I spent two years growing were gone.

But the strands didn't just fall to the ground to get swept up and thrown away.

Instead, my hair was on its way to Children with Hair Loss, a nonprofit based out of Michigan that gives wigs to children and young adults in the US who have medical hair loss.

I've donated my hair to charity four times.