Head Covering Options For Hair Loss

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BooBee
BooBee Member Posts: 860
edited May 2015 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After
Head Covering Options For Hair Loss
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  • BooBee
    BooBee Member Posts: 860
    edited August 2022

    I've contacted several companies requesting discounts, free shipping or willingness to provide consultations for those losing their hair. Some generous companies already provide free products.

    This can't grow and help others without your contributions. Please provide your comments on each of the companies if you order from them and PM me with new additions to the list.

    I'm not working for any of the companies and I do not benefit financially from this.

    (I am, however, suffering from empty-nest-syndrome so please allow me to distract myself while I await grandchildren that my children aren't ready to give me.)SmileKiss

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    HeadCovers.com Exclusively for women suffering from hair loss. By far the best selection available online. Includes hats, wigs, turbans, sleep caps, cosmetics and children's hats, caps and wigs.

    4women.com This is my favorite scarf known as the Beau Beau. They're expensive but well worth it. There is also a nice selection for children. fabrics for girls

    tlcdirect.org is a not-for-profit website and catalog of the American Cancer Society. their mission is to help women cope during and after cancer treatments by providing wigs and other hair loss products (plus how-to information) as well as mastectomy products. Small sellection but good prices.

    HatsWithHeart.com Turbans, hats, scarves, sleeping caps and liners. Lots of styles and colors.

    FranceLuxe.com Beautiful silk head wraps but expensive. If you are a woman or girl experiencing a loss or thinning of hair as a result of illness or treatment, they will send you a scarf in the pattern and color of your choosing. Free. Click on the "Good Wishes" logo in the upper right hand corner of the page for more information.

    Anokhiusa.com 100% cotton scarves and comes in several sizes. Decent prices for the 30"x30".

    Free Sewing, Knit and Crochet Patterns

    ProudMommy.tripod.com Free sewing pattern for a scarf called a Snood.
    BevsCountryCottage.com Free pattern for knit beanies.
    BevsCountryCottage2.com Knit cap.
    MarnieMaclean.com Knit hat.
    MarnieMaclean.com Knit cap.
    Web.Archive.org Knit cap.
    Smariek.BlogSpot.com This is beautiful.
    TiaJudy.com Knit ribbed cap.
    MielkesFarm.com Crocheted hats
    ThinkingKnitter.com Knit pattern for a Do-Rag.

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  • chainsawz
    chainsawz Member Posts: 3,473
    edited November 2009

    Renee - thank you so much for putting together such a great list!  I put this link in my favorites :>  lisa

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  • Laurie09
    Laurie09 Member Posts: 313
    edited November 2009

    I got some hats from headcovers.com - good selection and some comfy knitted hats.

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  • BooBee
    BooBee Member Posts: 860
    edited November 2009

    Thank you for your impute Laurie.

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  • Lisa1964
    Lisa1964 Member Posts: 944
    edited November 2009

    Planet Buff is THE BOMB!  I lived in those things when my hair was falling out.  It was the only thing that kept me from leaving hair all over the house worse than my golden retreiver!

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  • BooBee
    BooBee Member Posts: 860
    edited November 2009

    The Buff is also one of my favorites.  Now that my hair is growing back I use it as a head band when I'm hiking. 

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  • PS73
    PS73 Member Posts: 469
    edited November 2009

    I agree, matter of fact, my planet buff head cover is sitting right here bc I just took it off.  Its the most comfortable to wear around the house, I have two and wear them all the time.  They were great this summer in the heat as well bc the material wicks away sweat.  The franceluxe scarves are beautiful and you get a special one free except there is an opening in the back which exposes your scalp.  I told them and they shipped me a free head band to cover the area.  Very nice people.  Payless has cotton scarves that are really inexpensive and they look casual, hip and nice.  I would wear the long scarves and tie them to the side, braiding them down the front of my outfit and you can decorate them with pretty vintage pins from antique stores.  I put a pin at the tie site and got lots of compliments.  Also I would put a vintage pin on the top of the scarf  in the frontto give it a bias edge. 

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  • CoolBreeze
    CoolBreeze Member Posts: 4,668
    edited December 2009

    I ordered the Survivor Buff, because I'm a fan.  My hair hasn't fallen out yet but it's getting kind of dry and frizzy so I've been wearing it.  Lots of people ask me if I was on Survivor, he he.  :)  I say no,but I AM a survivor.  :)

    Here is a tip I learned in the Look Good, Feel Better class.  It sounds weird but looks good.

    Take an old, soft tee shirt.  Cut it off across,below the arms so you have a tube shape.  Put the hem edge of one side against your forehead with the rest going behind you.   At the nape of the neck, make a figure 8 with the two parts that come down.  Twist them and roll it up around your forehead from the back.  Tada, you have a turban.  Cheap, looks like one you buy in the store and soft.

    If I can find visuals I'll post them.

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  • catwrangler
    catwrangler Member Posts: 23
    edited December 2009

    I loved the 2 wraps I got from ABonita Scarves (abonitascarf dot com).  The piping around the front panel of the scarf gives the impression of fullness, and it has a D-ring and snap method of closure that prevents the scarf from slipping around.  Most of them are cotton, so they are washable and they breathe--which is nice when it's too hot or I have a hot flash. 

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  • Bethie1
    Bethie1 Member Posts: 393
    edited January 2010

    I was able to get a free wig from the American Cancer Society http://www.acs.org as well as bandanas and cotton head coverings from a local place helping cancer patients in the Capital District area of New York--I live in Albany.  It's http://www.tolife.org

    Feel free to go to either site and see what they have. ToLife has lots of alternatives to wigs.  Give it a try if you like.

    Bethie

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  • BreastCancerDiva
    BreastCancerDiva Member Posts: 62
    edited January 2010

    When I was in chemo last year, I found the website tznius dot com.    They sell clothing to women who wish to dress modestly, but they have a great selection of scarves and instructions for how to tie them.    The first time I ventured out of my house in a scarf instead of a wig, a young girl stopped me in the mall and asked me if I could tell her how I tied my scarf.   She said her mother had breast cancer and she was having a really difficult time dealing with the hair loss but that my scarf looked so good she wanted to show her Mom!    (I offered to take it off and show her how it was done, but she didn't think she needed that much instruction!!!)

    Robyn

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  • cammy2
    cammy2 Member Posts: 42
    edited January 2010

    What a sweetheart you are to put this list together!  Thank you Renee.

    You will certainly make a wonderful grandmother!

    Cammy

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  • 1bmore
    1bmore Member Posts: 80
    edited January 2010

    Thanks so much for this list. I also want to let everyone know that I just received a hat package from Heavenly Hats and OMG they were amazing.  I got 3 hats from them and they were high quality and are just what I needed.  Reading that this organization was started by someone so young and is still continuing, I will hold my own "hat parade" in Baltimore to help support them! This is a fabulous resource.

    I also wanted to add 3 others to this list that I have used and happily endorse and encourage others to contact:

    www.happyheadwraps.com - I got 2 headwraps from them and they are stylish and warm and the owners of the company, Ellen and Laura and wonderful.

    www.chemoangels.net - another great group

    www.slumbercap.com - I got a few of their slumbercaps to see how they would work during the night as what I was using kept coming off and during the night my head would alternate between hot and cold and these worked wonderfully.  I also wear them during the day and they are so comfy that I forget that I have them on.

    Hope these can help as well.

    Cheers - Kimberly - 1bmore 

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  • MRSROCKYTOP55
    MRSROCKYTOP55 Member Posts: 403
    edited January 2010

    Wow, what a wonderful list and I tired just imagining all the time spent researching this.  I am currently receiving treatment here is Costa Rica and have been making scarves and getting donations from friends and family in the U.S. to bring to the government hospital where I receive my treatment.  I am leaving tomorrow morning to work at a seminary in the southern zone of the country but when I return in a few days I am going to look into any of these that may donate.  There is such a great need here for all items related to breast cancer.  Thank you for all the work you have done.  If you remember which ones were willing to donate new or used items please PM me as that may save me some time.  God Bless, Kathy

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  • MelsDaughter
    MelsDaughter Member Posts: 1
    edited January 2010

    Thank you all for the time that has gone into this list. Here is another site that I found..

     http://www.hatsforyou.net/servlet/StoreFront

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  • BooBee
    BooBee Member Posts: 860
    edited January 2010

    Kathy....Heavenlyhats.com and FranceLuxe.com both offer free head coverings.  I can't believe there aren't more companies offering this.

    Hugs

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  • teemee
    teemee Member Posts: 122
    edited January 2010

    ReneeS, Thank you so much for the list. I will be bald in a month so I'm definitely looking around. One site I found that had some great-looking stuff is www.topsyturban.com. I haven't tried them though so I can't vouch for quality & comfort, but they look comfy.

    Thanks again!

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  • BooBee
    BooBee Member Posts: 860
    edited January 2010

    Thanks Teemee, These have some of the best prices I've seen.

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  • Laura2009
    Laura2009 Member Posts: 13
    edited April 2010

    I just finished my last chemo treatment and I live near Chicago (so a cold climate!).  When I didn't wear a wig, I ended up wearing heavenly fleece hats from Lands End Overstocks most often over the past couple of months.  They are very comfy and the price is right -- I checked in every week or so and would buy the colors available for $4.99 (the prices and available colors fluctuate).

    If you register, you'll get constant emails with free shipping codes.  I have also called their 800 number to request a free shipping code and have always received one.  You can even get a whopping 3% back through ebates!

    I have no connection with Lands End ... just thought I'd share a very reasonably priced and comfy hat option.eta:  Be sure to look in overstocks!  They also have the current years heavenly fleece hats in the regular section for 3x more.

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  • 5graces
    5graces Member Posts: 99
    edited February 2010

    headcovers.com was the one I used the most and I was very pleased with everything....they have lots to select from. 

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  • lafemmejenn
    lafemmejenn Member Posts: 5
    edited February 2010
    I'm not sure I saw this on the list, so forgive me if it's already mentioned.  I went through chemo during summer months and found all head coverings, wigs, scarfs, etc., to be overheating.  That may not apply, now, but I would still recommend the following site because the hats are very stylish, and they have winter-warming options as well.  You'll almost want to wear them after your hair grows back!!!  I said, almost.  Anyway, here it is:  www.domadesigns.com.
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  • bbd
    bbd Member Posts: 53
    edited February 2010

    Laura2009-

    Bless you for the tip on Land's End overstocks. I hate my wig and today I got 4 perfect hats from Land's End for less than 20 bucks with free shipping.What a great tip.

    Barbara

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  • shiny
    shiny Member Posts: 892
    edited February 2010

    I loved the hats from headcovers, all were lovely quality affordable and you can move/shape them nicely to suit your mood or frame the face. Very flattering. I now have a full head of long hair (tri neg- ended chemo in Nov 2007, but I still like the hats enough to wear them now, and get compliments on them every time. They wash really well also, so it was great as I never used a hat but I wore their cotton knitt ones inside and out.  Their winter lined caps are beautifully made also, but they can't be rolled down at the back of the neck like the roll style knitts so they were slightly less covering. Saying that, I use the knitt lined winter caps now all the time.

    xx Good luck to you all.

    Shiny

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  • Luah
    Luah Member Posts: 1,541
    edited April 2010

    Another idea... For anyone with long hair, I would highly recommend considering hip hats with hair  www.hatswithhair.com.  You can use your own hair to make a hairpiece to wear during and after chemo.  That's what I did, and I can tell you that besides looking good and being easy to throw on, it is a great psychological boost to wear your own hair. I have a nice wig I wear for good (and client meetings), and hats and scarves, but my own hair (with a baseball cap or scarf) is what I use the most.     

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  • BooBee
    BooBee Member Posts: 860
    edited April 2010

    That's a great idea Luah. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Mybails
    Mybails Member Posts: 29
    edited June 2010

    For those who sew - Mccalls has a pattern 4116 that has around 6 different styles - turban, scarf and hat.  I bought over the weekend.  And then went shopping for fabric that made me feel good.  the shopping made me fell like I was taking control and the sewing will keep mind occupied until my chemo starts.

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  • momtomygirls
    momtomygirls Member Posts: 119
    edited August 2010

    Has anyone tried the "headband wig"?  I saw it on headcovers.com and was curious about it.  I always were my hair in a headband or ponytail so thought this may be a good option for me.

    If anyone has one, I'd appreciate your thoughts!

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  • MelBell07
    MelBell07 Member Posts: 106
    edited September 2010

    Does anyone know of a place that has the scarves that fit over your head, but have the little ties, or "tails" as I like to call them, in the back? Sometimes you can just tie a bow, but I like to tie a knot and bring it back over my head and tie another knot and twist the rest of the ties around. I'm going to a wedding soon, and I like those scarves best. Thanks!!

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  • Carrol2
    Carrol2 Member Posts: 2,903
    edited September 2010

    This is great thanks so much for the resource.

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  • ABonitascarf
    ABonitascarf Member Posts: 12
    edited September 2010
    www.abonitascarf.com Bonita a breast cancer survivor found a need for a comfortable, fashionable solution for hair loss and for activities like boating, biking, riding in convertibles, swimming, going to the gym. She designed a unique four in one fashion headscarf made of 100%cotton(exclusive of decoration) that snaps and stays on! You get four great looks with no tying needed. They come with an instruction hang tag booklet that shows you how to wear it.  Bonita is donating 5% of all internet sales to the American Cancer Society from Sept 1, 2010 thru October 31, 2010.  To get a $3.00 discount on your order type in coupon code B2150 at checkout on the shop tab at www.abonitascarf.com
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