In passing, a glance crosses over. Stuck: Does he have or does not he? "Well-made and well-groomed wigs can not be seen at a glance," says Gert Blankenhagen, wiggle maker in Würzburg. But no part of the body is given as much attention as the head hair.

Wigs have a long tradition, filling hair was always considered beautiful. A first known carrier was Cleopatra. Properly fashionable was the restoration of hair in the 17th and 18th centuries, after Louis XIV had covered his thinning head with it. The waving hair splendor became a stand symbol, until the 19th century it was part of the official robes in the courtroom. Only in the upper layers wigs were allowed to be powdered white. In Prussia from 1698 to 1717 a wigs tax was paid. Wigs also masked hair loss, especially in syphilis and the usual medical treatment with mercury. Also, it was reported that the wearing of the head cover in badly heated rooms was very pleasant.


And now, in spring and summer, is not a wig much too hot? Most customers do not carry them voluntarily, according to Blankenhagen. But unlike in the 60's they are no longer sweat thanks to new materials and good workmanship. Wigs are air permeable, you can feel every breath of wind. Hair replacement today helps people who suffer because of hereditary predisposition, for reasons of age or illness, such as the circular hair loss in the autoimmune disease "Alopecea areata" or as a result of chemotherapy with loss of hair. A wig gives both young and old again a natural look and thus safety and self confidence. In addition to him also actors or fashion conscious best full lace wigs human hair, who need a second time. "About fifty percent of male and female actors, presenters and announcers on television wear hair substitutes," he estimates.