Hair Loss and Treatment

If you're here because of chemotherapy, alopecia, or another kind of hair loss, we want to be straight with you about what we sell and what we don't. You're already dealing with enough people being vague at you.

What we stock

We sell fashion wigs. They are not medical wigs, and we're not going to call them that.

Most are synthetic fibre, which holds its curl permanently and needs no styling. We also carry human hair, which behaves like your own and costs a good deal more. Two thirds of our wigs have a lace front; the rest sit on a standard wefted cap. Prices start under thirty dollars and run into the hundreds at the human hair end.

What that means for you

Either cap sits fine over your own hair. Over a bare or tender scalp — which is where most people are a few weeks into treatment — the wefting can rub. That's a real difference, not a small one.

If you buy from us, wear a bamboo liner underneath. It costs very little and it changes the experience completely. If you're going to be wearing a wig every day for months, what you actually want is a monofilament or silk-top cap, hand-tied at the crown. We don't sell those yet. Several specialist retailers do, and we'd rather point you at them than take your money for the wrong product.

Things worth knowing that nobody tells you

• Buy before you lose it, if you can. It's far easier to match your colour and texture while you still have them to match against. Take a photo in daylight, and cut a small lock to compare.
• Go shorter than your current hair. Almost everyone finds long wigs hotter and heavier than expected, and treatment already makes you tired.
• Your head size may change. Weight loss during treatment can change cap fit. An adjustable band and a wig grip give you room to move.
• In the US, a wig for medical hair loss is called a cranial prosthesis. With a prescription from your doctor, some insurance plans reimburse part or all of the cost — and the wording on the receipt matters. Ask your oncology team or social worker; many hospitals have someone whose job includes exactly this.
• Free and subsidised options exist. The American Cancer Society, local cancer support centres, and many hospital boutiques provide wigs at no cost. Please use them if they'd help. We'd rather you had good hair than our hair.

One thing that is not for you

We also sell braiding hair and crochet locs. Those are not wigs — they are attached to your own hair, which means they need hair to attach to, and the install pulls on your scalp for hours. If you are losing your hair or your scalp is tender, they are the wrong product. We'd rather say so plainly than let you find out at checkout.

How we ship

Every order goes out in plain packaging with no product description on the outside. Nothing about the parcel announces what's inside.

Ask us anything

Colour matching, cap fit, whether a style will work for you — email us. We'll give you a straight answer, including when the answer is that we're not the right shop for what you need.