I get this question from time to time, so I thought I would share a story that might shed some light on the subject. Several years ago a woman came to see me about making her a wig. She was in her sixties. One of those “don’t mess with me” seniors that are still out there. She asked about the process and about prices. The usual stuff. And then she asked,...

Continental Hair has been helping women maintain their privacy while undergoing chemotherapy ever since there was chemotherapy. And has been so well recognized for doing such a good job that Continental’s Sunnybrook Hospital Salon is celebrating it’s 18th year of service. So we have been helping out with the best medical wigs available for many decades. But now there is something that I really have not seen that much of...

I have been in the hair replacement business for a long time. And anyone that has been in an industry for many years will tell you that there are still surprises. What surprised me yesterday was a client that came to see Mimi for a trim. She is a lawyer and she never seems to age. Her alopecia areata has caused her to lose enough hair that it requires that she wear...

About a year ago I had a young client come to see me. She was only about 22 years old and had been going through a very aggressive chemotherapy regimen. She had total hair loss and the steroids had left her bloated. But she was the most delightful client I had ever had. She was so cheerful and full of laughter. She had brought her sisters with her and we were all in my...

Continental Hair has been around for over fifty years now. It’s quite an accomplishment. And sometimes there are things that remind me about how long we have been here. Clients move, and they move on. It’s just a fact of life. But in the past two weeks, I have had calls from women that I had not heard from in over ten years. The first was from Annette. She came to see...

I was curious about something I had heard recently about using natural methods to fight hair loss and wondered if this was some hocus pocus magic, or the real deal. I will write what I found out and let you decide which it is…the real deal or the workings of snake-oil salesmen. In searching I found a long list of tonics, creams, supplements and treatments that sounded too good to...