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I'm cold

by Sunflower25

Oct 23, 2013

My hair loss seems to be fully in this pattern now - gone above both ears and down around the bottom of my hair line.  I'm missing about 2.5 inches from the bottom up.  I wanted to ask, does anyone else with this get cold?  I'm freezing!  I can't think of what to do though to keep myself warm without the hair there.  Headbands have been my only option so far, but I feel like a 90's teen wearing them with my hair down.  Has anyone thought of a better idea?

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    Johanna

    Hi Sunflower25. I live in Finland and we have about 2 degrees Fahrenheit here at the moment. I never realized how much warmth my hair gave me... I have also worn head bands for a long time but bought my first wig about 2 months ago. If I go out with just a hat, I get really cold. I sometimes also wear a scarf or something at night to keep myself warm. I cannot believe my husband has shaved his head VOLUNTARILY all these years :D  Head bands aren't that bad, actually and I'm sure you don't look like a 90's teen :) . Sorry, I have no better suggestions to give you. 

    Jan 17, 2014

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      Maddie

      I also cut my hair into a bob, but found a stylist who had previously worked in a hair transplant facility so she knew all about alopecia. She leveled the existing hair at the nape of my back and it covered everything. When it turned around and started circling my entire head, I got bangs. It's hard when it's windy, but it covered everything up with the help of copious amounts of dry shampoo(since I have platinum blonde hair now to cover up any patches, the dry shampoo helps disguise it as well).

      Apr 1, 2014

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        Sassydiana

        I use scarves, I never was much for wearing anything around my neck, but the scarves sure do seem to help and I can get a variety of them to match wardrobe, and they are pretty much in fashion these days.

        Jul 6, 2015