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Chemo Comforts
The internet's premiere site for wigs, hats, scarves and turbans designed especially for women experiencing hair loss due to chemotherapy, alopecia, or other cause.
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Scarves are a beautiful and popular choice as a headcovering. We have tested hundreds of scarves and chosen only the best to offer to our customers.
Scarves offer a wealth of styling options - from casual bandanas, beautiful floral prints, versatile solid colors, to elegant silk prints.
Our guide was designed by experienced hair loss consultants, with the feedback from many survivors, to help you choose the perfect scarf and wear it with confidence.
Choosing a Scarf
Should you choose a pre-tied scarf?
You will find a variety of regular scarves - that you must tie yourself, as well as pre-tied scarves - that slip on and off easily like a hat.
A pre-tied scarf is the most convenient - requiring minimal time and skill to wear. They are especially nice for women who have just undergone surgery and may be uncomfortable raising their arms above their head. Tail length can vary on pre-tied scarves - short tails can be left loose, long tails can be worn down - creating the illusion of a pony-tail, wrapped up like a rosette, or wrapped around the head for a fuller look.
Un-tied scarves are available in limitless sizes, shapes and materials. They can be simply draped and tied like a bandana, or elaborately twisted and tied into an intricate headwrap. Square scarves are the easiest to work with. Oblong, or rectangle, scarves require more skill to create a headwrap, but are also useful as an adornment for turbans and hats. Also, unlike a pre-tied scarf, you are not limited to using it as solely as a headwrap - you can wear it around your neck or shoulders as an accessory.
See our scarf tying guide.
Choosing the Right Fabric
Choose your fabrics with care! They affect how the scarf looks, feels and wears:
Cotton - Ideal for headscarves - lightweight, breathable natural fabric, generally inexpensive and not prone to slipping.
Rayon/Polyester - Popular material, looks crisp and neat - does not wrinkles like cotton. Worn alone, can be prone to slipping. Recommend wearing over a turban, or find a pre-tied with cotton lining.
Lycra - Silky and stretchy, lycra feels great against the scalp and stays put. Great for work-outs!
Silk - the ultimate luxury fabric, cool and breathable, soft and touchable. Usually more expensive and prone to slipping, best worn over a cotton cap or look for a pre-tied with cotton lining.
Tying Your Scarf
Here is a simple way to tie a square scarf. We used our 30"x30" Cotton Voile Scarf:
Step 1
Fold the square scarf into a triangle
 
Tying an Oblong Scarf
Step 1 (Optional)Put on a cotton turban to provide total coverage and avoid slipping.
Step 2
Lay the scarf over your head with the two long ends even over each ear.
Step 3
Take the 2 long ends and pull them down around your ear and toward the nape of the neck. Tie them once behind the nape.
 
Optionally, you can double tie the knot and leave tails long and flowing, or tie them in a bow. Or continue on for a more sophisticated look.
Step 4
Twist the ends of scarf until you've created 2 long coils.
Step 5
Bring one tail around each side of the head and tie them together above one ear.
Step 6
Twists the tails around and tuck ends in to make a rosette.
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