Hair toppers for women are the hottest trend in the industry. If you have thin hair as a women but you don't need a full wig then you might love wearing a topper.
What is a hair topper? Simply put, it's a hairpiece for the top of the head.
A hair topper (also known as a wiglet, toupee, topette) conceals hair loss by clipping in to your existing hair with pressure sensitive clips. You can use also tape or other bonds. Toppers are specifically designed to blend in seamlessly to you existing hair, provide coverage & they are virtually undetectable to the naked eye. Topper also come in a variety of different size & shapes - some provide coverage on top, others provide coverage on the hairline, side or back.
First step in finding the topper is to determine your the base size that you need. We do this by determining the stage of your hair loss.
- Beginning stage of hair loss
- Diffused hair loss at the top/crown of the head &/or hairline
- Solution: Topper
- Mid/Progressive stage of hair loss
- Scalp begins to be noticeable
- Hair loss is noticeable
- Solution: Topper, unless hair loss is throughout
- Advance stage of hair loss
- Scalp is very noticeable
- Hair loss is very noticeable
Next, where Is MOST Of Your Hair Loss?
Finally, you need to measure to how large of a base size you need. The end/perimeter of the topper will have clips to attach the hairpiece to your head. It's very important that you clip in where you have a decent amount of hair. Because you will move throughout the day, the wind will blow the hairpiece will experience some movement throughout the day so if you are attaching the topper to thin hair overtime you will experience additional hair loss, also known as traction alopecia. If your hair is thin all over then you might want to try using tape with a special remove that won't pull the hair or move to a wig.
When to move from a topper to a wig?
Toppers provide amazing for women with thin hair (beginning to progressive) because of the coverage that they provide. for women with beginning to progressive hair loss. However, when your hair loss becomes more advanced, I believe that you'll feel more comfortable & confident wearing a wig because you are not going to worry about coverage, wind, blending. Overall your life will be a lot easier.
I personally wore a topper for way too long & wore a hat 90% of the time because I didn't feel confident. As you can see in this picture below, I didn't have enough hair on the sides or the back & I really needed to move to a wig but the word "wig" was not something I was ready to accept.
Final thought & my real struggle with hair toppers and extensions that the clips and bonding does pull it even with the best intent they will cause additional hair loss.
The medical word is, traction alopecia, which is a form of alopecia, or gradual hair loss. It is caused primarily by pulling force being applied to the hair. This commonly results from the sufferer frequently wearing their hair in a particularly tight clips, bonds, ponytail, pigtails, or braids.
The best thing you can do when wearing a topper is to make sure the base size isn't too small, rotate the clips to give the different sections a back, and don't wear them at night. Basically be gentle and thoughtful with the hair that you do have. I would be very careful with anything that could cause additional loss, which is other reason why wearing a wig is so nice (no pulling or clips).
Your hair loss bestie,
Allison
