Wigs in Cancer: Transform according to your mood
Wigs
The best time to pick a wig is before starting treatment. Then it is easier to match the wig color of the original hair color. For many patients, it is also more pleasant to test wigs when hair loss is not that advanced. There are good wigs in specialty shops (info about shops in your area can be found at www.bvz-info.de) or in the hairdressing salon. As a search term on the Internet is best to use "Zweithaarspezialist". Often, hair salons also have an extra room, where cancer patients are discreetly and professionally advised. Tip: A wig should be cut free of charge by the hairdresser. On the quality question: In the past, experts always advised people to buy real hair. Today there are very good synthetic hair wigs that are cheaper and look very natural. Information about wigs on the net at www.permanente.de. The best way to choose a hairstyle that can be styled alone.
towels
Beautiful scarves, scarves and turbans are a good alternative to wigs. Many affected women like to wear a cloth because it feels lighter and feels better on the scalp. In addition, towels are much cheaper and easier to clean than wigs. Tips for choosing a cloth: Silk scarves are beautiful, but rather impractical, because they can easily slip on the scalp. Cotton is better. Under the fabric drape shoulder pad from uncoated foam rubber - this gives good support, and the head looks visually larger. A nice selection of different types of cloth and many colors can be found at www.kiels-art.de and www.jollytops.com.
How to tie cloths properly - explained step by step
Base bond
Fold a square cloth into a triangle (1), put it around the head (2) and knot it at the neck (3). Let the corners hang down.
cord technology
Put a square cloth around the forehead (1) and tie it in the neck (2). Turn the long ends into cords (3), put them around the head and tie them together at the top (4).
Stoffzopf
For this wrapping technique you need a long rectangular cloth (about 50 x 150 cm), which you put around your head (1 and 2). Turn the ends at the back of the head into a braid (3) and tie down at the neck (4).
