Does locks of love charge cancer patients?

Claims that Locks of Love sells most donated hair for profit and charges ailing children exorbitant amounts of money for wigs are based on a misunderstanding of the charity's procedures and functions. read more

It’s been reported that Locks of Love wigs cost $1,000 to manufacture, even though the hair is donated free of charge. On its website the group says, “$1,000 sponsors a Locks of Love child,” so that’s on par with the reported manufacturing costs of wigs. read more

It turns out Locks of Love doesn't charge kids for the wigs — but they do sometimes sell the hair if it's too short or grey. Once I dug into why, though, it made sense. "Shorter hair will be separated from the ponytails and sold to offset the manufacturing costs. read more