Hair donations

We help people living with cancer find wigs and other types of headwear when they lose their hair as a result of cancer treatment. Although we are not involved in the collection of hair or the production of wigs, we get many questions from people who want to donate their hair. If you are thinking about donating your hair, please follow these instructions.

How to prepare your hair

The following applies to all hair donations:

· Hair must be clean, dry and not swept off the floor

· Hair must be a minimum length. This varies based on a specific hair donation program’s requirements. Check the list below.

· In most cases hair should not be chemically treated (bleach, colour or perm). Check the hair donation program requirements listed below

· Hair should be bundled in a ponytail at both ends or a braid

Sending your hair

hair should be sent by regular mail to the hair donation program of your choice
remember to include your name and address as acknowledgements may be sent

It takes approximately 12 donations of unprocessed hair and costs about $1,200 to craft a single hand-sewn wig for a child, so it’s not possible to find out who received a wig made with your hair. If the donated hair cannot be used, it will not be returned to the donor.

National
Pantene Beautiful Lengths
c/o Archway Marketing Services
P. O.Box 434
2110 Kipling Avenue
Etobicoke Station B, ON M9W 5L4
Minimum requirements: length – 8 inches. Visit www.beautifullengths.ca for hair guidelines and cutting instructions
Please send by Canada Post only

British Columbia
Eva & Co. Wigs
950 West Broadway, Unit 107
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1K7
Hair donations will be accepted by mail only. Minimum requirement: length – 8 inches (20 cm), do not braid

Havana Technical Hair Design
4889 Slocan Street
Vancouver, BC V5R 3J3
info@havanahair.com
Hair donations will be accepted by regular mail only. Minimum requirement: length – 9 inches (23cm), do not braid

West Coast Wigs
321 Lynn Avenue
North Vancouver, BC V7J2C4
604-980-3211
info@westcoastwigs.com

360-Hair (Langley)
21430 93B Ave
Langley BC V1M 1R3
604-825-2614
www.360-hair.com
Minimum requirement: length – 6 inches (13cm)

Alberta
The Fringe Hair Company
2609 14 Street SW
Calgary, AB, T2T 3T9
Minimum requirement: length – 10 inches (25cm), no processing, no grey hair.
Please do not braid but secure hair at the top and bottom.

Edmonton's Microsurgical Hair Restoration Clinic Ltd.
15012-107 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada, T5P 4S1
Hair donations will be accepted by regular mail (please make sure it’s dry) or walk-in. Minimum requirement: length – 10 inches (25cm), no processing. Can be braided or tied at either end.

Manitoba
Evelyn’s Wigs
79 Lagimodiere Avenue
Lorette, MB R0A 0Y0
www.evelynswigs.com

Ontario
A Child's Voice Foundation
Angel Hair for Kids
3034 Palstan Road, Ste. 301
Mississauga, Ontario, L4Y 2Z6
Minimum requirement: length – 12 inches (30cm), no processing, preferably braided
www.acvf.ca

Hair for Kids Program, c/o Continental Hair
92 1/2 Avenue Road
Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2H2
Minimum requirement: length – 10 inches (25cm), minimal processing acceptable

Quebec
Order Quality Wigs, Inc.
CanDonate Hair Program
5847 chemin Cote-des-Neiges,
Montreal, QC, H3S 1Z2
wigs@rlmoda.com

Order Quality Wigs, Inc.
CanDonate Hair Program
4915-A Saint-Charles Boulevard,
Pierrefonds, QC, H9H 3E4
wigs@rlmoda.com

Last modified on: 08 September 2011