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