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Boosting Cancer Patients’ Confidence with Cold Cap Therapy

For cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, losing their hair can be a difficult experience. Hair loss can affect a patient’s confidence and self-image. But there are treatments that can help patients retain their hair and, in the process, feel more like themselves.

With your help, we’re making these treatments accessible to more patients. RevitaLash® Cosmetics has renewed our partnership with the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara and pledged a two-year, $100,000 grant to provide cold cap therapy to cancer patients. Eligible patients at the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center and UCLA Health in Santa Barbara, California will receive no-cost scalp cooling treatments to help them retain their hair during chemotherapy.

What Is Cold Cap Therapy?

Cold cap, or scalp cooling treatments can help people undergoing chemotherapy prevent hair loss on the head – a common side effect of chemotherapy drugs. Patients wear the cap before, during, and after their chemotherapy infusion. The cap circulates coolant liquid to cool the patient’s scalp, restricting blood flow to hair follicles which in turn limits damage to the follicles.

Eligible patients at Ridley-Tree Cancer Center and UCLA Health will receive free treatment with the Paxman Scalp Cooling System thanks to our grant. The innovative Paxman system, renowned globally for its effectiveness, has assisted over 100,000 patients in more than 50 countries.

How Will the Cold Cap Program Support Patients?

This initiative aims to provide vital support to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Many patients are unable to afford or access scalp cooling treatments as they undergo treatment for cancer. Our grant will make cold cap therapy available free of charge to eligible patients at Ridley-Tree Cancer Center and UCLA Health Santa Barbara.

"We believe in the transformative power of programs like the Cold Cap Program and the work being done at the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center and UCLA Medical Center,” says Dariel Sidney, Vice President of Philanthropy at RevitaLash® Cosmetics and daughter of our Co-Founder, Gayle Brinkenhoff. “It is about more than hair; it’s about preserving a patient's self-image and identity during a challenging time. RevitaLash Cosmetics is committed to supporting initiatives that promote hope and healing while making a real difference in the lives of those affected by cancer."

“We are so excited to partner with UCLA Health to expand access to their cancer patients for the Cold Cap Program generously funded by RevitaLash Cosmetics,” says Lori Willis, Executive Director, Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara. “Therapies like these are an important part of supportive care that treats the whole person, not just their cancer.”

Who Are Our Philanthropic Partners?

RevitaLash® Cosmetics is proud to partner with the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara and Ridley-Tree Cancer Center.

Ridley-Tree Cancer Center has been at the forefront of comprehensive outpatient cancer care on the central coast of California. They have the expertise and technology of an academic center complemented by a personalized approach to care. Ridley-Tree Cancer Center’s team of highly trained and compassionate physicians and staff care for patients with the most advanced surgical, medical and radiation oncology treatments. Through the use of cutting-edge technology, global clinical trials, and research-based supportive care and wellness programs, they provide their patients with every opportunity for successful treatment and recovery.

The Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara was founded in 1949 on a promise—a promise that continues today—to provide the highest quality of cancer care to everyone in the Santa Barbara, California community, regardless of means and where they receive treatment. The generous support of patients, foundations, and the community together with the steadfast vision, leadership, and commitment of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees ensures superior cancer care is available close to home.

The Cancer Foundation provides significant philanthropic support to the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center in addition to awarding grants for cancer-related programs in Santa Barbara County.

How Does RevitaLash® Cosmetics Give Back?

This program is part of our Eternally Pink® pledge to support the fight against breast cancer in honor of our co-Founder, Gayle Brinkenhoff’s legacy. With more than $9 million in donations, investments, and in-kind contributions to breast cancer initiatives worldwide since 2008, we aim to reach a new milestone in 2025 through our Road to $10 Million goal.

A portion of the proceeds from every product we sell benefits breast cancer research and patient initiatives like this one. We’re making a real impact thanks to your help!

In addition to the Cold Cap Program at Ridley-Tree Cancer Center and UCLA Health, we’ve supported many impactful projects recently.

We’ve funded research at City of Hope in Duarte, California; Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston; and the Francis Crick Institute in London.

We’ve helped nonprofits raise funds through inspiring events, including fashion shows celebrating breast cancer survivors and thrivers at Future Dreams House in London and in Palm Beach, Florida with Simply From the Heart.

We’ve supported our global partners with matching donations to benefit breast cancer organizations around the world, including in Vietnam, Colombia, Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Italy, New Zealand and Ukraine.

And we’ve funded quality-of-life support for cancer patients through the Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC) of Santa Barbara as well as Ridley-Tree Cancer Center.

All of this incredible work is made possible by YOU, our RevitaLash® Cosmetics community. We invite you to join our journey and continue making a positive difference today and every day. Learn more about our Eternally Pink® mission.

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