For Synchro meets and the Annual Synchro Show, the girl's hair must be put up. In order to help it stay in place during the routines,
unflavored Knox gelatine is used to coat the hair. It is a relatively simple process.

You should have the following items on hand:

* Knox un-flavored gelatine (found in most grocery stores)
* Cup for mixing
* Plastic fork for mixing
* Comb (one with two thicknesses of teeth work well)
* Old towel
* Bobby pins
* Hair elastics (size should be based on your daughter's hair thickness)
* Hair Net (you can find them at Walmart, I buy ones by Goody, comes 3 in a package, get color to closely match your daughters hair)
* Paint or Pastry Brush (1 ½ inches wide is a good size)

Step 1
Put your daughter's hair in a high ponytail. Some braid the ponytail, others just make a bun with the ponytail. Wrap the ponytail or braid around the base of the ponytail to form a bun, secure with lots of bobby pins.

Step 2
Take the hair net, cover the bun, twisting and re-covering until it is tight, pin with lots of bobby pins. The bun should be tight but not too uncomfortable!

Step 3
Put old towel around your daughter (to catch the drips). Mix 3 packages of the Knox with hot water, the hotter the water, the better the mix/consistency. I've found that approximately a 1/2 of a cup of water is just about right. I usually add a little less than that, stir, then add little bits of water until the consistency is right … about the consistency of paint (or rubber cement!).

Step 4
Dip the comb into the knox mixture and comb onto the hair, a section at a time. Above the nape of the neck, insert two X's using bobby pins to help keep the hair in place. Once entire head is done, do a quick final coat with the brush. Saturate the bun with Knox mixture using the brush. Time is of the essence during this step, as the gel hardens and becomes lumpy as it cools and becomes more difficult to work with.