Meet Charlotte, a breast cancer patient who discovered scalp cooling following conversations with her hospital and breast care team. Charlotte also comments that her scalp cooling experience was exactly as she had expected, even saying that it “exceeded my expectations”. 

Often when patients are going through chemotherapy treatment, many can feel the need to wear a wig or head covering to maintain their identity, However, due to her hair retention, Charlotte didn’t feel the need to do this. 

Asked whether she has any scalp cooling haircare tips for other cap users, Charlotte says that some of her main tips include; “leaving the hair alone as much as possible, gently washing hair once a week, and using no heat”. 

When we asked Charlotte how she feels about her scalp cooling experience, it is clear and obvious that she feels overwhelmingly positive, writing that her main reasons behind deciding to scalp cool were to keep her hair and “look like me through treatment. Asked if she would recommend scalp cooling to others, Charlotte is definitive in her response of. “Absolutely 100%”, a clear indicator that scalp cooling can really boost a patients’ mental health while going through treatment.