You can't hardly send the kids back to school without a new back-to-school haircut.

So why not get the job done for free?

JC Penney hair salons are offering free cuts the entire month of August for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade.

The free cuts are at every JC Penney salon across the country.

Schedule an appointment in advance at 855-JCP-KIDS.

For every free haircut, JC Penney will donate $1 to the Boys & Girls clubs of America -- up to $50,000.

Through March 2, Great Clips hair salons are offering a deal on haircuts.

At participating salons throughout the Triangle, all haircuts are $5.99 -- no coupon clipping required.

Click here to find a nearby Great Clips location. Be sure to call ahead to verify that your salon is participating.

Click here to snag a free sample of Dove's Leave-In Smoothing Cream for frizzy or unmanageable hair.

This sample comes via All You magazine.

Just to give you fair warning: The site was working very slowly.

Hair by Design has found a clever way to help Urban Ministries of Durham through the economic tough times. Each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in October, hair designers Wayne and Mia and nail technician Christi will cut hair and do nails at the salon with all proceeds going to UMD, which provides emergency services to people in need in Durham.

To get in on the giving, call 919-419-1963 and mention UMD or 'Cuts for a Cause.'

See a video time lapse of heads being shaved for charity. Photos by staff photojournalist Ethan Hyman.

Ready to chop off your hair to give to Locks of Love?

Let Lather Hair Salon in North Raleigh do the deed and they'll give you a free shampoo, cut and styling.

You have to cut off at least 10 inches to make a donation. And of course, that donation will go to make wigs and hair pieces for disadvantaged children under 18 who suffer from a number of conditions that might cause baldness.

To make an appointment, contact the salon at 919-792-0715 or e-mail the owner at jessica@latherhairsalonnc.com.