Wigs and Hair Additions

Wigs

Designed to cover the entire head and are worn for specific purposes

Asian, Indian or European

Where most human hair wigs originate from

Synthetic Wigs

Will either "ball up" on the end (melt) and extinguish itself or burn very rapidly

Human Hair Wigs

Will burn slowly and produce an odor(sulfer)

J and L Color Ring

The standard 70 colors that is made specifically for wigs and hairpieces

Capless Wig

1. Weighs only a few ounces 2. Most popular form of wigs3. Consist of rows of hair wefts sewn to elastic, very light, cool and comfortable

Cap Wigs

Consist of an elasticized mesh-fiber base to which the hair fiber is attatched

Dart

Vertical alteration to remove width in the nape area

Tucks

Horizontal alterations made to shorten a wig from the front to the nape

Wig Coloring Procedures

Include temporary rinses, semi-permanent colors, and fillers or low-level oxidative colors and colors, but coloring procedures will not be effective on synthetic hair and do not use bleach or high lifting oxidative color on any wigs.

Wiglet

Is made up of hair fibers six inches or less in length attached to a round shaped flat base

Cascade

Hairpiece consisting of long hair fiber attached to an oblong-shaped dome base

Curl Segment

A type of hairpiece that consist of individual pieces of curly hair worn to create a particular fashion look

Fall

Hairpiece with a base that covers the crown, occipital and nape areas

Chignon

A fairly long, bulky segment of looped hair usually sewn to a wire base or tied into a strong cord

Hair Addition

Loose hair fiber intended for attachment to a clients own hair that want to add length, density, texture, or color

Sewing Methods

When you use a straight and/or curved needle with blunted ends to sew wefts to braided tracks

Three Strand on the Scalp Braid

This is the braid that will be used as a support structure to sew in hair weft

Bonding

Is the attachment of additional hair fiber to a client's own hair with a special adhesive, it is necessary to perform a patch test prior to applicaton