Hairytales by Toftild

"My little sister has alopecia" – that’s why Amalie chose to donate 40 cm of her hair

“Nu er jeg korthåret, og jeg er virkelig glad for det. Jeg føler mig fri” fortæller 18-årige Amalie om sin hårdonation til Toftild - Love is in the Hair

“I Thought I Would Cry – But It Actually Felt Right.”

For many people going through a cancer treatment, hair loss is one of the things that takes up more space than you might have imagined. Lotte is in the middle of treatment for breast cancer. When s...

You Can Have Mine. I Just Don’t Know How.

My name is Kiki, and today I live with alopecia and hair thinning. I first started noticing that something wasn’t quite the same in the spring of 2024. I was shedding a lot of hair, and when I was ...

Donating 1 Metre of Hair in Honour of My Mother

“Hair is hair – and hair grows back. For most people.” That has been my motto for many years. To me, hair has always been something you can play with. Colours, lengths, hairstyles – it all grows ...

Well… It Grows Back Again.

Iben is 8 years old. And in January 2026, she chose to donate her hair for the third time. There are certain sentences that go straight to your heart. The other day, Iben said – quite naturally: “...

I Learned to Stand Tall – Even Without Hair

Hello, my name is Mette, I am 27 years old, and this is the story of my hair loss: I lost my hair for the first time in January 2011, when I was 13 years old. We had been on a weekend trip to Copen...

Eigil, the Scout Badge and Three Hair Donations

Some stories touch you right in the heart. Not because they are dramatic, but because they are real. Eigil’s story is one of them. Eigil is 14 years old and a scout. And he has donated his hair – n...

A Personal Story About Patchy Hair Loss, Alopecia and Hope

My name is Louise, I am 55 years old and I have Alopecia. Alopecia (Alopecia Areata) is an autoimmune condition in which the hair follicles on the scalp "go dormant." I have had the condition since...

A Toupee Gave Me New Courage and New Joy in Everyday Life

Read Marcus' story about being young and living with hair loss, and how a toupee changed everything for him. “Wow, your hair is really thin.”  “Wow, you really look older.”  “Shouldn’t you just g...