Coils To Locs

Coils to Locs is a Black-owned Boston company that designs premium synthetic wigs for women with textured hair, with or without hair loss. Its coily and curly styles range from loose curls to tight kinks, braids and faux locs, filling a gap left by hospitals and medical hair loss spaces that have long carried only straight-haired wigs. The wigs serve women facing medical hair loss as well as those who wear them for fashion or protective styling.

Founder Dianne Austin was undergoing breast cancer treatment in 2015 when she struggled to find a wig resembling her natural, tightly coiled hair, while her sister Pamela had experienced traction alopecia. The sisters launched Coils to Locs in 2019. The company says it was the first textured wig distributor to partner with cancer centers and medical hair loss salons, helping customers use insurance and shop privately, and it also sells directly online.

What to Know

• Shipping is free on all US orders, and returns within 20 days receive a full refund.
• The founders appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show.
• The company has raised funds through equity crowdfunding on Wefunder.
• Its wig manufacturer uses a third-party safety certification process.
• The company markets its wigs as a cranial prosthesis option for medical hair loss.