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  2. The Little Princess Trust - Wikipedia

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    The Little Princess Trust is a UK children's charity based in Hereford. [ 1 ] The charity provides free, real hair wigs to children and young people up to the age of 24 who have lost their own hair due to cancer treatment or to other conditions such as Alopecia.

  3. This little girl with alopecia celebrates "crazy hair day" in ...

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    The little girl has alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes her hair to fall out. According to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation , the disease affects nearly 6.6 million people in the ...

  4. Artificial hair integrations - Wikipedia

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    It can cause breakage like splitting the ends of the hair. Also it can damage the hair follicles at the roots i.e. scalp. When this happens a permanent change of hair loss happens this is known as traction alopecia. By the late 17th century, wigs in various shapes and sizes became the latest fashion trend.

  5. Traction alopecia - Wikipedia

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    Traction alopecia is a type of alopecia or hair loss caused by a chronic pulling force being applied to the hair. [1] It commonly results from a person frequently wearing their hair in a particularly tight ponytail, pigtails, or braids with increased likelihood when hair is chemically relaxed as this compromises the hair shaft's tensile strength resulting in hair breakage.

  6. Meet the 11-year-old girl who helped bring Afro wigs to life ...

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    A charity that has donated thousands of wigs to young people suffering from hair loss is set to donate its first Afro wig. Little Princess Trust, which was founded in 2006, last year announced it ...

  7. Alopecia in art history: The many ways women’s hair ... - AOL

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    Depictions of alopecia throughout art history are a reminder of the many complicated ways women’s hair loss has been viewed. Sometimes weaponized as a way to shame women, sometimes venerated as ...

  8. Wig - Wikipedia

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    A conventional hime cut wig. A wig is a head covering made from human or animal hair, or a synthetic imitation thereof. [1] The word is short for "periwig". [2] Wigs may be worn to disguise baldness, to alter the wearer's appearance, or as part of certain professional uniforms.

  9. Kate Middleton Donated Hair to Children's Cancer Charity ...

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    The Little Princess Trust is a U.K.-based charity organization that provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young adults who have lost their own hair due to cancer.