Photo: b.LUXE Hair and Makeup Studio
MEDWAY, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A hairdresser in Medway is making custom human hair wigs for people experiencing hair loss.
Heather Cohen is the owner of b.LUXE Hair and Makeup Studio and her specialty for making wigs came from personal circumstances.
She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis a few years ago, and the medication she took caused her to lose some hair.
“While it helped with the pain of the RA, it caused hair loss and I thought ‘that’s not a problem I'm a hairdresser and I can fix this,’” Cohen said. “What I soon found out is there's not a lot of options out there for women who are dealing with hair loss.”
This led to her beginning to make these customs wigs, with her first client being herself.
“When I made myself my first wig and I put it on, my confidence skyrocketed,” she said. “I feel like myself again and I wanted to be able to give that to other women.”
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Cohen expressed how important it is to her to make those who are seeking out these wigs feel incredible, especially during breast cancer awareness month.
“If you show me a picture of what your hair used to look like or what you wish it would look like, I can create that,” Cohen said. “No matter the curl pattern the color the lengths I can create anything.”
She admits that the wigs are on the pricier side but explained that you could potentially cover some of the cost with medical insurance.
“It's expensive but I want people to know that depending on why you have hair loss your insurance might be able to help,” Cohen said.
More information regarding b.LUXE and their services can be found here.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Emma Friedman (@EmmaFriedmanWBZ) reports.