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1 week agoA stranger's compliment helped her feel confident after chemo
A kind compliment about a cancer-related hairstyle helped Pat Gentile feel normal, gain courage, and continue working without her wig.
The surprise stems from the fact that most commercial wigs today are built with a lace base-a lightweight mesh cap that mimics the scalp but is really scratchy and only comes in a limited palette of colors. Instead of lace, Abdulsalam has designed a proprietary silicone band to anchor the wig without visible mesh. After launching the Wig Fix three years ago and selling 80,000 units in her first year, she decided to expand from simply supplying an accessory to reinventing the wig itself.