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Hair Response, Inc.
Hair Response, Inc.

Hair Response, Inc.

Hair salon in Arlington Heights, IL

Rated 4.6 out of 5 (23 on Google Maps) (opens in a new tab)

Hair Response, founded in 1985 by Barbara Goldberg, has focused on made-to-measure wigs, toppers and solutions for hair loss for over four decades. The studio says it is not a retail wig shop. Appointments only, Tuesday to Saturday.

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About

Hair Response, founded in 1985 by Barbara Goldberg, has focused on made-to-measure wigs, toppers and solutions for hair loss for over four decades. The studio says it is not a retail wig shop. Appointments only, Tuesday to Saturday.

The business is a two-generation family business. Amy Salzstein joined in 1989 and carried it forward after Barbara Goldberg retired in 2007, and she now runs the studio as its owner and lead specialist.

It takes place in a private room, where the studio reviews the client's hair loss pattern, lifestyle, styling ability and coverage needs, and looks at options across a range of price points, with cost depending on the type of piece, the cap construction and whether it is human or synthetic hair. The studio offers four cap constructions: machine-made, mono top, all hand-tied and lace front.

Each wig, topper and cranial prosthesis is measured, fitted, cut and styled for the individual client. New clients are shown how to wear, style and care for their piece and receive a detailed care sheet. The studio works with hair loss from chemotherapy, radiation, alopecia, thinning hair and trichotillomania, and recommends that clients facing chemotherapy come in before treatment starts so the piece is ready in time. It can also help clients look into insurance coverage for a cranial prosthesis when hair loss is medically related.

In addition to made-to-measure pieces, the studio carries sleep caps, lounge caps, wraps and baseball caps for style and comfort, plus lightweight enhancements that can be worn beneath them. It also services wigs and toppers bought elsewhere. Visit frequency varies: some clients come in fortnightly for a wash and set, others every season for anti-frizz treatment and intensive conditioning, and a few once a year to renew the color on human-hair pieces.

The studio aims to inform, educate and empower each client so they can make their own informed decisions.

Consultations take place in a private room.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Care for wigs and hair pieces, including coloring, perms, washing and styling, conditioning, defrizzing, rewaving and repairs, for both human and synthetic hair.

  • Human Hair Servicing: Coloring (regular full color, lowlights, root color) Price at booking
  • Human Hair Servicing: Deep conditioning treatment Price at booking
  • Human Hair Servicing: Perms and body waves Price at booking
  • Human Hair Servicing: Repairs (elastic, sew in clips, tuck/alterations, tape tabs) Price at booking
  • Human Hair Servicing: Wash, blow dry and style Price at booking
  • Synthetic Hair Servicing: Deep conditioning treatment Price at booking
  • Synthetic Hair Servicing: Defrizzing Price at booking
  • Synthetic Hair Servicing: Repairs (elastic, sew in clips, tuck/alterations, tape tabs) Price at booking
  • Synthetic Hair Servicing: Rewaving Price at booking
  • Synthetic Hair Servicing: Wash and style Price at booking

Care for human hair pieces, covering full color, lowlights and root color, deep conditioning, perms and body waves, wash, blow dry and style, and repairs.

  • Coloring (regular full color, lowlights, root color) Price at booking
  • Deep conditioning treatment Price at booking
  • Perms and body waves Price at booking
  • Repairs (elastic, sew in clips, tuck/alterations, tape tabs) Price at booking
  • Wash, blow dry and style Price at booking

Care for synthetic pieces, covering deep conditioning, defrizzing, rewaving, wash and style, and repairs.

  • Defrizzing Price at booking
  • Rewaving Price at booking
  • Wash and style Price at booking

Photos

  • Amy Salzstein and her mother Barbara posing together in the studio
  • Amy and Barbara standing side by side in a dark studio
  • Founder Barbara Goldberg with daughter Amy in the studio
  • Amy styling a hair piece on a form at the studio
  • Amy styling a hair piece on a form at the studio
  • Reception and waiting area of the office

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.hairresponse.com (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • Custom measured, fitted, cut and styled pieces for each client
  • Free consultations with no obligation to buy
  • Four cap constructions, including mono top and lace front
  • Sleep caps, lounge caps, wraps and hats, with lightweight enhancements worn underneath
  • Help looking into insurance coverage for cranial prostheses
  • Care and repair services for wigs and toppers not bought at the studio
Good for
  • Hair loss from chemotherapy or radiation
  • Clients planning ahead before chemotherapy begins
  • Alopecia and thinning hair
  • Trichotillomania
  • Comfort and everyday head coverings
  • Owners of wigs and toppers bought elsewhere who need care or repairs
  • Clients who want a private, by-appointment consultation
Treats
  • Hair loss
  • Thinning hair
  • Alopecia
  • Chemotherapy-related hair loss
  • Radiation-related hair loss
  • Trichotillomania
  • Coverage for hair loss
Techniques
  • Custom measuring and fitting
  • Machine-made caps
  • Mono top caps
  • All hand-tied caps
  • Lace front caps
  • Coloring, lowlights and root color on human hair
  • Perms and body waves
  • Defrizzing and rewaving synthetic pieces
  • Tape tabs, sew-in clips and tuck alterations
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