Donate to Locks of Love

Saturday, Level 10 Salon is hosting “Moms in the Morning Good Hair Day” for Locks of Love.

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Published: January 16, 2010

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Saturday, Level 10 Salon is hosting “Moms in the Morning Good Hair Day” for Locks of Love. From 11am-1:00pm, you can go and donate to Locks of Love, a non profit organization that provides custom-fitted hair pieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from medical long-term or permanent hair loss.

The organization provides the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children with medical hair loss. Most recipients have lost their due to an auto-immune condition known as alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. Others have suffered severe burns, radiation treatment, or any number of dermatological conditions resulting in long term or permanent hair loss.

The custom-made, vacuum-fitted hairpieces do not require tape or glue. Instead, they fit like a suction cup, displacing air underneath to create a vacuum seal. Approximately 140,000 hairs are injected by hand into the silicone base, all of them from donated ponytails (about six to ten). Each hairpiece takes four months to complete and is designed for those with complete loss of scalp hair.