This article is written for hair replacement specialists, cosmetologists, and wig professionals who work with or want to work with clients experiencing medically related hair loss. If you serve clients navigating chemotherapy, radiation, or autoimmune conditions, this is foundational reading.   Most licensed cosmetologists are taught the basics of scalp health. They learn sanitation, common scalp disorders, and the fundamentals of hair and scalp anatomy. That training matters

Breathability has become one of the most overused selling points in this industry. A cap is breathable. A lace front is breathable. A monofilament top is breathable. The word appears in every product description, every consultation script, every comparison chart. And it means almost nothing on its own. Breathability describes airflow through a material. It tells you how a cap was constructed. It does not tell you how a compromised scalp will respond to it. Those are two entir