darrensol

Hi I finally got round to email the Total Cover Plus people and ask a few questions. I have also a new appointment with my dermatologist. As soon as I know more from that side I will post it. In the following I copied the appropriate part of the email answer from Total Cover Plus. This sounds plausible and very good to me. The human body produces humidity in the form of sweat, which is a key element in heat regulation of the body. If the sweat is not able to conduct it will cause condensated moisture which causes heat accumulation which means that the heat can’t be regulated and this will cause uncomfortable wear ability. Furthermore the dampness can cause skin irritation and rashes. In order to prevent this we invented the patented ContactSkin Membrane, which imitates the human skin. Obviously it is not a real skin, but its properties are very similar. It is as thin as the top layer of human skin (0.03mm) and has pores, you can feel through and it is breathable. ContactSkin is a micro porous but flexible and air permeable polymer with pores. Through the pressure difference between scalp temperature and the surrounding temperature it can diffuse. This means the artificial skin is breathable and antagonises the dampness. All in all the combination of the patented ContactSkin and the patented bonding method allows the skin of the user to breath. As a result it keeps the scalp of the client healthy and ensures that there is no dampness, which could cause health risks or uncomfortable wear. On top of that all of our products are tested excessively in order to provide anti allergen materials to provide a risk free hair replacement. Concerning your last question: The main reason why the adhesion of ContactSkin last so long is that it is so light.

Hi Wideparting that's what I call a good discussion. To be honest I have two accounts. Mark is my real first name. As I felt too exposed using my real name I created a new account with my middle name. I can't change or delete the first account. So I created another account. I used my private email address with the first account; by mistake I keep logging in with the wrong username. So now you understand that 2 guys are actually one . Now i'm in the stupid situation that everyone knows my first and my middle name..... :mad: But to be fair this was my own stupid mistake. I should have thought about my account name in the first place. Honestly I find your last post helpful and good. This is really what I looked for. When I signed up I find your information very helpful and I will ask the specific questions when I get my new system. As I have tried quite a few companies I still feel good with what I have but your post helps a lot questioning a product more. This is important. The most important thing for me is the dermatologist. I will ring the dermatologist within the next days to find out more. Furthermore I will enquire about the bond. As soon as I know more I will get back to you and report. So please don't blame me for being so excited about the product I'm using. Very rarely I have a light bulb moment with a product. The two recent products I can think of are the new super thin gillette pro glide blades. I have so sensitive skin and it has always been a pain to shave in the morning and now it isn't anymore. So I had to tell all of my friends to try these blades. They are great. The same with Total Cover Plus. And I wanted to tell people about it. But normally I can't tell people unless I want them to suspect that I'm using it. I really feel that it is better. What I didn't like when I used these mail order systems was that I wasn't able to make it look the same every time I reattached it. So basically my front hair line looked always a bit different.... But I can see your point if you can do it yourself why should you pay someone else to do it. But then I still think that it feels better. When I had my NOBO system which looked pretty good and which had a very good hair quality I could always feel that there was something sitting on my head...... This creates an awareness that made me feel bad. Everytime somebody looked at me or in my direction I felt as if my hair system was the reason. So thank you for your commitment and for your advise.

Oh and by the way - I had an individual template made. And the hair system is made to my specifications. And the density is matched specifically to my situation. Specifically this is one of the great advantages compared to the companies that let you wait for around 8 weeks.

Hi I find it a bit offensive that wideparting hints that all he says is true in contrast to everything I say. I registered here for two reasons 1. to find information about hair replacemnt from other users as I don't believe that I know everything 2. to help with my knowledge Maybe I have been just unlucky with all the things that I tried until I discovered the total cover plus system but I doubt it. And as I said I can’t say so much about the technical stuff and about the different marketing strategies. Just to explain myself and to show that I'm not just someone who'S been blinded by some nice advert, etc.: I used different systems of different mail order companies. I used HD, Nobo in particular. They weren’t bad but generally they wouldn’t fit they way they were supposed to and I found it very problematic to be sure about my order. As I wasn’t fully satisfied, I used a system by Farrell and I tried several other smaller companies. To be fair they weren’t bad, but not so much (and sometime not at all) superior to the HD or Nobo system in order to justify the prices. Especially the Farrell system was a bit of a disappointment. Finally I have to say that I never had a better experience with any hair replacement than with Total Cover Plus. It is cheaper than a lot of other hair replacements and it feels so much greater than all the other products I have used so far. And I really enjoy the service. What I really didn’t like about any other system was that I had to take it off so often and put it back on, etc. Basically it was so much hassle. With my Total Cover Plus System I don’t bother about anything and live as if I had hair. You (Wideparting) might be able to do it all yourself. But when I used some of the mail order systems where I had to do everything myself it never looked quite right and I spent hours and hours working on my hair. It was simply a pain to get ready. So basically I was miles away from living a normal life with hair. Whereas now I do live a normal live with hair. And that makes a big difference to me. Concerning the bond: A bit ago I talked to my dermatologist about the hairloss topic and he said that it is not very good to constantly use new bond or tape and reapply any hairsystem as it will irritate the skin. That’s why I don’t see any problems with this method. And contrary to some toupees that I used that got really smelly and dirty with my total cover plus system now I don’t have any problems and my scalp feels great. At least the most important thing for me is that with the total cover plus system I have found the perfect solution for me and that it makes me happy! Different people might like other solutions but I'm persuaded of mine.

Hi I have been researching for so long when it comes to hair replacement systems as I lost my hair about 11 years ago. In my opinion there are many systems out there that are very detectable, some pretty good and only very few are great. I have been using a new thing for 3 months by Total Cover Plus. They say that it is an artificial skin with pores and all the atributes of real skin. In this they implant hair. It is not lace. I know that a lot of people say that this is only stupid talk BUT........ ..... I have to say nevertheless what the technical stuff behind it is and what people think of the development. It is the best thing I have ever used. I don't feel it when it is on my head. It stays on there for about 6-7 weeks. I can shower and sleep in it, i can do sports (basketball and gym) and sauna. It feels always as if it was my own hair and I can live my life as if I had hair. After 6-7 weeks I go to the salon and I get a new system + a new hair cut. It's a bit the way it used to be when I went to the hair dressers to get my hair cut every 1 or 2 month. On top of these things it's a really good price compared to these toupee places. You pay for every system sperately. They offered a trial system for only 149 to give me the chance to try it. I'm simply amazed and after the experience with different companies and different products I can only say that I have never had a more real looking, convenient and comfortable(I don't feel that it is there) hair replacement product. You can decide for yourself and I don't try to talk anyone into it as I believe that everybody is different and that different people might like different things. But I think this is the solution for me.