Hats & other head coverings for professional workplace settings?

I went bald. Is that an option for you?

I wore wigs in a clinical setting because I didn't want pts asking me about my health & distracting me from their care but in non clinical setting, bald. Otherwise I'd suggest looking at wrapunzel. They have some low key scarves & techniques for using a plain pashmina to wrap. It's always going to look different than your previous look so people might blurt stuff out anyway. FWIW, my technique for that has been to take anything anyone says as a compliment. "omg what have you done with your hair? Are you sick? Did you do it for charity? Oh that's an interesting scarf? Is that a new look? Have you converted?" ''Oh thank you for the compliment!" smile, change subject.

I had one cap that did not look at all like a chemo cap. It was like a 1920s style hat, not skin-tight. It was dark brown, low-key shiny corduroy texture, with a rosette and subtle pearl trim. I wore it with a dress to an event and got compliments on my hat, and I don't think those people suspected my reason for wearing it was anything but fashion.

AnnSOptera,

I am about to have my 5th treatment of T/C and I am cold capping also. I still have an almost full head of hair, albeit much thinner, broken, gray, and with a few small but easily hidden bald spots. I scoured Etsy and found a seller named Ecoshag who has beautiful and soft head wraps... they are like a soft hug for your head... they are mostly solid colors and she has a beautiful range of colors to choose from. I have short hair so it was hard for me to figure out how to style them but with a little work, I was able to learn to wrap them in a way that looks professional and stylish... I teach high school so I, too, was nervous about how my students would react to a bald head... and I also needed to figure out a way to cover up my hair on days it was unwashed and unsightly (pretty much every day since I started shedding). These scarves have been the answer. I spent hundreds of dollars on scarves and caps and these are the only ones I actually wear. Plus they stay put which is huge because no one needs the added stress of their scarf/head wrap/hat falling off midday.

Please let me know if there is anything else I could possibly help with.

Wishing you the best of luck, great strength,and an easy journey ...

Dawn

I work in a skilled nursing facility. Going bald wasn't much of an option because I really didn't want what I was going through to be an issue for the residents. I agonized over getting a wig. There were absolutely none that looked remotely like my natural hair. I bought one though and wore it once. It gave me a headache. I switched to slouchy hats and wore them to work. I wore bandannas if I went outside otherwise.

The wig is in the closet and I need to take it to Goodwill or donate it