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

The word "cranial prosthesis" is not a material specification. It is a marketing decision. And right now, it is being made without conscience. A growing number of products are being sold under the clinical title of cranial prosthesis while being constructed with industrial-grade silicone. Not medical-grade. Not biocompatibility-tested. Industrial silicone, the same class of material used in machinery, sealants, and manufacturing applications, is placed against the scalps of