Great Lengths donates over 4,000 extensions bundles to charity

To coincide with September, which is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Great Lengths has announced that over 4,000 bundles of its 100% human hair extensions have been donated to the Little Princess Trust to help create real hair wigs.

Based in the UK, the Little Princess Trust is a charity that provides real hair wigs to children in Ireland and the UK who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other illnesses. The charity has been accepting donations from Great Lengths since 2015.

It takes 300g of hair to make one children’s wig, which is the average weight of two full heads of extensions. The Little Princess Trust can accept Great Lengths hair extensions that are 16 inches or longer, and clients can donate their used hair directly through the salon where they have their extensions applied. Great Lengths salons remove the hair as usual, then pack and send it in a pre-provided kit.

Previously, Great Lengths extensions used to be mixed with other hair donations, however 18 months ago the charity started creating wigs specifically with the extensions.

“We are honoured to continue to collaborate with the Little Princess Trust, it’s such an inspiring charity and one that makes so much sense for us to contribute to,” said Joscelin McCourt CEO of Great Lengths UK & Ireland.

“We live and breathe hair and felt that too much waste was happening before the introduction to the charity. This year we really want to celebrate our long-standing partnership with LPT and encourage all salons to get involved.”