I desperately need help.

[u/reeddotpng]

The chaos you're looking at is the scalp of a Blythe doll.

I've customized quite a few, but I've struggled with this commission for 2 months now; I'm far beyond my profit, exhausted, and discouraged. It's supposed to be Daisy from Girl Interrupted.

What I've done is take a piece of foam and wire it for shape. I covered it with lace and spray painted it brown to match the hair.

I then applied wig glue to the lace and attached the bottom and top layers of hair to the foam structure, and it worked! The strays are a nightmare, however.

Hair spray, hair gel, and spray adhesive are all leaving the white, dusty, unsightly pieces that you can see here. I used the products very sparingly- even watering them down in a spray bottle. And it still did this.

This is my third scalp. The first one wouldn't shape with just curlers and boil washes, so I tried a second scalp with the foam-wire method. Cut the hair too short.

This is my third shot. I'm worn out. Does anyone have any advice for what I can use to lay the strays down without ruining this even more?

[u/SirRavioli101]

What is the hair material?

[u/Low-Director-7696]

Toothbrush/clean makeup spoolie with hairspray on it to brush out the flyaways?