Join the club to donate hair which will be woven into human hair wigs. These are gifted to women cancer patients.
Viral House, Opp. Sterling Speciality Clinics & Cancer Center, Sindhu Bhavan Road, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad
Namisha Gandhi
99244 40580
They are one of India's leading unisex salon chains with 375+ salons in 50+ cities (including Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Guntur, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Madurai). They conduct hair donation camps across India, where anyone with a minimum length of 10 inch can donate hair. Natural wigs made from this hair are donated to underprivileged cancer survivors. Please fill up the 'Register Now' form on the web page below to be informed about upcoming camps.
If you want to host a hair donation event at a school, club or organisation, contact them. They will guide you as to how to go about hosting the event. If you want to donate hair, click on the link below for detailed instructions.
Send the hair to : (a) South India: Fr. Jaison Mundanmany, Amala Medical College Hospital, Amala Nagar PO, Thrissur 680555. (b) Rest of India: Cope with Cancer, Mangal Anand Hospital, 48 Swastik Park, Chembur, Mumbai 400071
Ms Premi Mathew
This wig maker sells wigs at regular price. However if donated hair is available, wigs made out of the same would be sold at concessional prices to underprivileged women cancer patients. Minimum length of hair: 12 inch.
# 119 6th Main, 12th Cross, JC Nagar, Kurubarahalli, Bangalore 560086
Kumar: 99800 43121 (Kannada only), Lalita: 99726 70654, 080-2349 0755
Donors of hair must register by clicking 'Donate Hair' button the the web page below. Minimum length: 6 inch measured tip to tip. Curly hair may be pulled straight to measure the minimum of 6 inch.
Seva House, Siddapura Main Road, Opposite Lalbagh Siddapura Gate,
Jayanagar 1st Block, Bangalore 560011
Mr Kulkarni
94480 41257
This organisation accepts hair donation in addition to clothes and food donation. Before cutting hair, please approach them to enquire about minimum length of hair acceptable etc.
90784 64336
Donate hair with minimum length of 8 inch. Get the hair cut on your own, place it in a cover and send it to the following address by Dunzo.
Yi Chennai, C/O CII, 98/1 Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai 600032
044-4244 4501 / 555
Minimum length of hair accepted is 15 inch. Send it by courier or hand it over in person at the following address. Labour cost per wig being Rs 4,000, the Institute requests that the hair donors may consider remitting some amount towards wig-making charges.
Department of Psycho Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Sardar Patel Road, Adyar, Chennai 600036
044-2235 1615
Get hair cut as specified on the web page & after placing in a clean zip lock bag, courier it to the address below. Wigs made using the hair will be donated to poor cancer patients obtaining treatment at Adyar Cancer Institute. To begin with, fill-in the hair donation consent form on the website.
No.38, Malony Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 600017
044-4040 4444
The donated hair has to be at least 6 inches long, washed and dried. No styling product must have been applied on the hair. Send the hair in a ziplock bag, through courier.
32/33, 6th Street, Srivenkateswara Nagar, Kottivakkam, Chennai 600041
89390 70809, 97016 91319
This organisation has units in all major cities of India. Some of these units (and most notably Delhi) collect hair from individuals, get wigs made and donate the same to Cancer Institute in Chennai who give the wigs to women from poor economic backgrounds.
Bob Chandran Centre, Round Table House, 2nd Floor, No.80 (Old No.69), Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai 600034.
73054 60037
Hair can be cut at home or at Glenys Skin & Hair Care Clinic, Tatabad, Sivananda Colony, Coimbatore. Minimum 300 cm length required. Donated hair will be sent by IMA to Cherian Foundation (Chennai) who get the wigs done and donate the same to needy cancer patients of Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai and Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation, Bengaluru.
No 92, IMA Campus, Syrian Church Road, Coimbatore 641001
80988 12344, 0422-247 1824, 247 3240, 651 3322
Hair may be donated to this gift shop, who send it over to 'V Care' in Mumbai. 'V Care' gets wigs made and donates the same to underprivileged cancer patients.
Pereira Plaza,1st floor, Opp Hospicio, A104, Edapally - Panvel Highway, Pajifond, Margao, Goa 403601
90490 17182
Donate hair with length of 12 inch and more. The donated hair is used to make wigs which are donated free of cost to women undergoing chemotherapy. Hair from 6 to 7 women is needed to make one wig.
Shiva Yadav
96664 06586
They host hair donation events, convert hair into wigs and donate directly to chemo patients.
576, Vashali, Akruti Apartments, sector 9E, Chitrakoot, Jaipur 302021
86901 14876, 96800 55771
People from East & West Godavari Districts may donate hair to them. Minimum length acceptable is 12 inches. Send a whatsapp message to them to proceed further.
78426 59546
Hair to be donated should be between 10- 12 inches in length.
Chiara Luce Badano Centre, For You-Charitable Trust, Thavakkal Complex, Iritty 670703, Kannur, Kerala
0490-249 1433, 90724 23704
This is a service organisation run by CMI congregation of the Catholic Church. Minimum length of hair needed is 15 inch.
CMI Ashram, Chethipuzha P.O, Changanassery, Kottayam 686104
0481-272 6481
This is an initiative to make wigs for cancer patients in Lucknow. Donors must have at least 10 inch long hair and they can walk into any Green Trends Salon and donate hair for free.
Ground Floor, 3/71, Near ICICI Bank, Vivek Khand 3, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow 226010.
0522-430 5364
Conduct hair donation drives periodically. Donated hair is sent to Hair Bank, Thrissur for making wigs which are given to underprivileged women cancer patients.
Kadri Hills, Nanthoor, Bejai P.O., Mangaluru 575004
0824-222 1580, 222 2004, 222 1109
This initiative collects hair donation from college students and others at camps which are held in Mangalore, Puttur and Karkala towns of Dakshina Kannada District. Muliya Foundation of Puttur gets wigs made by an unit in Tamil Nadu which are then donated to cancer-stricken poor women.
74833 03897, 96325 67916, 91640 10263
Minimum length for hair donation: 12 inch. Place the cut plait in a plastic bag with the name, email address & mobile number of the hair donor. Please courier the hair to the address below. Do not call the number below, send only SMS or Whatsapp message.
Madat Trust, Mangal Anand Hospital, 2nd Floor, 48, Swastik Park,
Sion-Trombay Road, Chembur, Mumbai 400071.
99877 79639
Donate hair with minimum length being 15 inch. The detailed guidelines on cutting, packing and couriering the hair can be found on the Facebook Page (link below). Do not hand over the hair personally, even if you are in Mumbai.
Ganesh Apts., Flat No. 1, Ground Floor, Plot no.40, Pandurang Wadi, Road No. 3, Goregaon East, Near St Thomas School, Mumbai 400063
Minimum length of hair: 10 inch. If you get hair cut on your own send it by courier to address below. You can also get hair cut at their salon (address below) at nominal cost.
(1) Courier to: Neelams Gehani, B601 Sunnyside Bldg, Lokhanwala Complex, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400053. (2) Salon: Shop No 6, Sky Deck Building, Oberoi Complex, SAB TV Lane, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400053
99204 77521, 022-6236 3778
Minimum length: 10-12 inches. Hair to be washed, dried and tied into a braid with rubber bands at both ends. Pack the cut braid in a zip-lock bag with a label (name, contact, email). Drop-off at office or send by courier.
502-B, Peninsula Heights, CD Barfiwala Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400058
1800-121-220001
This is an initiative for people to donate their hair to make wigs for cancer patients. Minimum length of hair acceptable is 8 inch. Hair to be dried, put in a ziplock bag and then sent to Mumbai by courier.
3, Prince Court, Merewether Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400001
Hair stylist Surendra Salvi creates wigs which are donated to cancer patients in Mumbai hospitals.
83, 2nd Vijaykarwadi Bunglow, Behind Saikripa Bar & Restaurant, S.V.Road,
Malad (W), Mumbai 400064
98203 13511
Minimum length for donated hair should be 12 inch. Wigs are given free to patients who fall under the low income category.
A-102, Om Residency, J.W. Road, Near Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel,
Mumbai 400012
98219 49401
Salon Apple has tied up with Prashanti Cancer Care Mission of Pune. Interested people can donate hair to Salon Apple and the wigs prepared will be donated to cancer patients. Minimum length of hair: 16 inch.
2nd Floor, Lunkad Villa, Opp. Lokmat Office, Near Wadeshwar Hotel,
Law College Road, Pune 411001
1800-274-0401
They organise hair donation and awareness camps in Ranchi.
New Anand Nagar, Kishoreganj, Harmu Road, Ranchi 834001
Nishant Akhouri
91550 91311
Minimum length of hair acceptable is 12". Sheetkalp hands over the hair to Mumbai-based 'Cope With Cancer' who gets wigs made which are donated to cancer patients who have lost hair due to chemotherapy.
26, Janki Row House, L.P Savani Road, Beside DGVCL Co., Adajan, Surat 395009
99241 02544
Non-profit organisation donating wigs to cancer-afflicted women. Place the cut hair in a ziplock bag and courier to the address below.
Shri Renuga Vidhyalayam Educational Trust, Theni Main Road, Lakshmipuram,
Theni 625531,Tamil Nadu
89396 39129
Provide free wigs to poor cancer patients. Hair is collected from individuals, institutions and churches. Donated hair must have a length ranging from 10 inches to 14 inches
Chelakkottukara, Thrissur 680005
98470 98237
Their 'Donate Hair to the Needy' campaign, in association with Dr G Vishwanathan Group of Hospitals, collects hair of length 8-20 inches and gets wigs made for donation of the same to underprivileged women.
#27, Babu Road, Trichy 620008
0431-404 1234
Wish to donate your hair for cancer patients? Contact one of the organisations listed above.
Keen to ensure that more people donate hair? Persuade your friends, relatives and co-workers to become hair donors.
Are you skilled in making natural hair wigs cancer patients? Get in touch with one of the outfits directly or inform us.
Aware of any needy cancer patient who will greatly benefit from a real hair wig? Inform his details to one of organisations listed above.
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Donate hair to make wigs for needy cancer patients…
Hair fall is a side effect of chemotherapy and radiation treatment for cancer. It is a stressful and traumatic experience for women patients and badly affects their self-esteem and morale. This is on top of physical and emotional hardship caused by cancer affliction. Wigs for cancer patients can help the latter to overcome the psychological effects of hair loss condition.
Natural hair wigs being expensive, poor patients in India would be unable to afford one. Organizations listed below in 'Whom Can You Contact?' section provide wigs free of cost or at very low prices to such underprivileged cancer patients. Since the cost of hair forms the major part of a wig’s cost, receiving donated hair is crucial for these wig-makers.
Guidelines to be followed for hair donation volunteers…
(a) Minimum hair length acceptable varies with the organization. This information is stated in the ‘Whom You Can Contact’ section below.
(b) Hair swept-off the floor is unusable for making wigs. Do not send the same
(c) Hair that has been bleached, lightened, permanently coloured or chemically treated or damaged is not accepted. Grey hair is accepted. Wavy or curly hair may be straightened with iron before measuring length.
(d) Before cutting hair for donation, freshly wash the hair (with shampoo and/or conditioner) but do not apply any styling product after that.
(e) After drying, tie the hair into 4 ponytails. To create 4 ponytails, tie the hair in front of each ear into 2 ponytails and then tie the hair behind each ear into 2 ponytails.
(f) Ponytails are to be tied and held using elastic bands. The topmost elastic band should be just below where you want to cut the hair. Place subsequent elastic bands at 4 inch intervals. Ensure that the bands are tight around the hair to keep the hair together after cutting. Take care to see that the minimum length required is available from topmost elastic band to the end of the ponytail.
(g) Place the ponytails with elastic bands in a dry plastic bag. Place the plastic bag in an envelope along with a slip mentioning your name and address. Courier the envelope to the address.