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kamada
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6 years ago

Huge head - need help!

I have always had problems finding hats big enough to fit my big melon and usually have to settle for ones that just sit high on my head. Will be 👨‍🦲 in a couple of weeks and have found 4 turban type things that fit but the wig stocking I tried was far too tight and advertised bamboo caps to wear under hats are at least 3 to 4 cms too small. I will need a soft wide brimmed sun hat that will come right down over my head as well. I am not one of you beautiful young ones who rock the no hair look so this isn’t making it any easier to face up to the inevitable. I would love to hear from anyone who has the same problem and has found a solution. 😘👒
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  • primek's avatar
    primek
    Member
    6 years ago
    Did u check the second link. They will make to size if head above 60cm. 
    LGFB also had some tips making hats very easily out of Tshirts. I had a few nice ones I did like that. If you can't get to a workshop they have a book. 
  • Nefertari's avatar
    Nefertari
    Member
    6 years ago
    kamada, the durag is definitely not small.  The ties on the back are long enough to adjust to different size boofheads lol.  When all my hair fell out it needed to be tightened more and I wore a wig liner as it slipped around a bit more.  Now that the Morgan Freeman hair is there it's still roomy, I like it because its cotton and not as sweaty as others.

    At the LGFB workshop, they will show you how to ties scarves too.  I found that easier.
  • kamada's avatar
    kamada
    Member
    6 years ago
    Oh dear @Nefertari - Morgan Freeman comparisons could even motivate me to run for the razor! 😂 Had a look at that durag- very nice BUT sizing too small!! 😡 Also has a look at your site @primek but no real luck. Am looking at a LGFB session after taxol has had a turn at my hairs @iserbrown as I suspect locating where eyebrows belong on my face may be a major challenge for me!😦 Scarf tying lessons vis YouTube will also be interesting for someone as beautificationly challenged as I am! Hey look I’m smiling - great work my new BC buddies! 😘😘
  • kmakm's avatar
    kmakm
    Member
    6 years ago
    I have a huge head (mens hats only for me) and I used the little bamboo hats and bandanas. Plenty of stretch in them and available in lots of colours and patterns.
  • Nefertari's avatar
    Nefertari
    Member
    6 years ago
    ha ha kamada, 

    I was so pleased to see the new growth,  when it was short it looked good and I got lots of comments about it suiting me.  As it grew, it did not hang but sat up about 1 inch in height - I usually have dead straight hair. 

    Someone said it looked like Morgan Freeman's (slap).  So I went and got a number four shave all over, very liberating.

    It is like fleece lol, when it gets a proper consistency I will think about a style.  I was far more affected by my eyebrow loss but thankfully they have sprouted normally.
  • kamada's avatar
    kamada
    Member
    6 years ago
    Mmmm sounds like hair might take up more room than I thought! I think I will stop stressing about it atm and use scarves and the caps I have already before buying anything that mightn’t fit . Appreciate the heads up about cold sections @Brenda5  - wouldn’t want to look like a newly plucked chook in public! 😂. Can’t quite imagine me getting to the stage of shaving off new hair yet @Nefertari 😳. Just now I reckon I would be happy with the shag pile rug look but who knows. 😂 Thanks to all for sharing your solutions! It is scary to think about losing my hair  but I will obviously be in good company 😘
  • primek's avatar
    primek
    Member
    6 years ago
    Some of those wig stockings are really just stockings. ...so ideas here....use a suitable large size stocking and cut and sew. Use large size cotton style bike shorts from Target ...cut of the leg and sew in to fit. 
    For caps you can just use a tube style anyway and tuck in.

    This site has a filter for heads over 58cm you can put on. Other than that you can consider tying your own scarf and using just a visor that just sits on front of your head. 

    https://www.jasfashion.com.au/