Children and Cancer

Reversible Sun Protective Cap.    

     Due to requests for comfortable head wear for young girls, I have focused my attention this year on designing headwear for children dealing with hair loss.     After doing some research, I was shocked at the numbers.   It is estimated that over 10,000 children between ages 0-14 will be diagnosed with some form of cancer this year.    Chemo is a common treatment for cancer, and the result of chemo for children and adults is loss of hair.

     Child reversible sun protective chemo head wear cap is my latest creation.  This hat is great for the beach because it keeps the sun from burning a little one’s tender scalp and back.  

     This design is a variation of the adult ponytail scrub cap.   The difference is that the gathering of fabric for a ponytail is left lose to fan out to cover the child’s back.    This cap has a printer design on one side and solid gauze on the other.    I selected gauze because it is such a lightweight breathable fabric -   perfect for a tender scalp.

      Since all seams are enclosed, it can be worn with either fabric on the outside.   The ribbons can be either tied close to the neck, which allows for more covering on the neck, or wrapped around the extension.

       I like the design because it will stay in place and protect the back of her neck from the hot sun.    The cap fits a small child or toddler with a 17-19" head circumference (ages 2-6) .     Each model pictured is wearing the same size cap.

       There is only a limited number of each turban made.   In fact, this is my first design attempt.   It's like going to a designer shop and purchasing samples - something I love doing!    Once I get feedback, I'll make more or change the design.

QUESTIONS & SUGGESTIONS   ARE WELCOMED!!!

 

New 2018 Design

“Gauze Ponytail Cap” for Girls

I’m excited to introduce my newest design!   For years I have made gauze scarf-turbans for adults.   Cotton gauze is one of the most breathable fabrics on the market.    It is so easy to clean and comfortable to wear.   It washes like a rag, although I always wash my gauze on gentle cycle.  

I remember one of my clients dealing with brain cancer.  Her treatment required her to wear some sort of helmet.  If it got too hot, the helmet would kick off.    It seemed that other turbans/scarves would not let the heat being given off from her head and the helmet to escape.    Since the thought of wearing a helmet in public was something that she wasn’t looking forward to, she contacted me.    The gauze scarf-turban worked!   Since adults have loved the softness of MySCap's scarf-turban headwear, I thought I would create a gauze cap for my younger gals.

Unlike adult women, a child will not wear anything that doesn’t feel comfortable.    Comfort must come before vanity!     Because gauze is such a loosely woven fabric, I felt the need to line it.   Another must for the design was that it had to stay in place.  Little girl might be “sugar and spice”, but they are active in their pursuit of happiness.

 I combined ideas from my ponytail scrub cap, reversible scrub cap, and the softness of gauze.  I like the design because it will stay in place and she'll feel like she has hair on the back of her neck.    This small cancer patient hat is also great for the beach to keep the sun from burning little one’s tender scalp.  

Love to hear what you think, about this addition.  Check it out at

https://www.etsy.com/listing/572342610/child-reversible-gauze-ponytail-cap?ref=shop_home_active_1

 

I was greeted this morning with a Facebook question wondering what the “S” in My-S-Cap stood for???    

I started to tell her and then thought…..this would be an excellent topic for my first 2018 blog entry!  So here it is!!!!

 

I found out that choosing a name for my company was just as involved as deciding on the names of my two sons.    Like with my children’s names, I had many possibilities.   

 

 My first choice for my little company was “Patrician”.  I remember being in grade school thinking it would be a neat name for a clothing line because Patricians were the upper class in the Roman Empire.   When I shared this with my husband, his response was………….”no one but a history teacher would know that’!

 

My next choice was “Voila”!  I spent some time in France, and obscured that  any time something was exciting or needed attention called to it, people would say “Voila”.    I was excited and thought……this is a perfect name!   I showed it to my rural Kentucky husband and he said, “Who is Viola?”      I definitely didn’t want people to think my name was Viola!

 

It was my dear hubby who actually came up with My-S-Cap.   At the time, I was only making surgical caps.    His reasoning was….it was simple, people could read it and not get confused, and I was making surgical caps.    So the “S” originally started out standing for Surgical.

 

If I knew then that my company would end up being an international company with over 550 listings, I probably would have selected a different name. LOL    So now, when I’m asked, I usually say the “S” stands for special because all of my clients are “special”!

 

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