Hair Extensions

Fake hair is used to give many different people different kinds of hairstyles without the commitment that having real hair in that style would require. It can be used to give the appearance of different colors, different types or longer hair. more...

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Methods of attachment

Hair extensions that are popular and used mainstream are made from human or "synthetic" hair. In one method, the hair is attached in a strand-by-strand method that lasts up to 6 months. A tiny rice grain attachment is placed 1/4" away from the scalp and human hair blended to match a clients color is added. A weave is popular in the African American community and that is when hair is stitched against the scalp, the antiquated method is painful and the tension can pull out the clients own hair. Some people are switching to a strand-by-strand technique even though it damages the hair and looks unnatural. Many celebrities of all ethnicities use hair extensions to give the appearance of length, thickness, and fullness; men are also having extensions as well now for a fuller head of hair.

Types of fake hair

Hair extension and Hair weave

Hair weave is loose hair that is attached to a sewn weft track. This can be human or synthetic hair of any texture. The weft can be stitched into hair in cornrows or glued in with cold bonding glue such as pro-styles latex glue (which dissolves with oil based removers) or 'liquid gold' glue (which dissolves with acetone based removers). This is typical human hair that easily can be attached at your home. Most of the systems are attached by clips or glue, but the newest and most promising method is a medical double-sided tape solution.

Bulk hair

This refers to hair which is not attached to a weft track. This can be human or synthetic; however, synthetic will tend to be in double lengths with a fold at the top. Synthetic hair is not only available in 'loose' varieties but in many variations such as braids, microbraids and dreads. The most popular brand of manufactured dread is the Elysee Star brand; these are widely regarded to be much lower quality than handmade dreads. Handmade dreads are created from backcombed and heat- or steam-sealed 'KK jumbo braid' and are installed in the same way, most commonly known as the 'double ended dread method,' where one side of the dread is braided into the hair whilst leaving the other loose. Many other methods have been devised for different kinds of dreads.

Yarn (sometimes called 'wooly dreads')

Yarn is sometimes braided into hair or made into hair pieces. Yarn comes in many colors.

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