Chapter 19 Flashcards
Bonding
Method of attaching hair extensions in which hair wefts or single strands are attached with an adhesive or bonding agent
Block
Head-shaped form, usually made of canvas-covered cork or styrofoam, in which the wig is secured for fitting, cleaning, coloring, and styling
Braid-and-sew method
Attachment method in which hair extensions are secured to clients own hair by sewing braids or a weft into an on-the-scalp braid or cornrow, which is sometimes called the track
Cap wigs
Wigs constructed of elasticized, mesh fiber basses to which the hair is attached.
Capless wigs
Also known as caps; machine made from human or artificial hair which is woven into the rows of weft. Wefts are sewn in to elastic strips in a circular motion to fit the head shape
Fallen hair
Hair that has been shed from the hair or gathered from a hair brush, as opposed to hair that has been cut; the cuticles of the strands will move in different directions (opposite of turned or Remi hair)
Fusion Bonding
Method if attaching extensions in which extension hair is bonded to the clients own hair with bonding material the is activated by heat from a special tool
Hair extensions
Hair additions that are secured to the base if the clients natural hair in order to add length, volume, texture, or color
Hairpiece
Small wig used to cover the top or crown of the head, or hair attachment of some sort
Hand-tied wigs
Also known as hand-knotted wigs; wigs made by inserting individual strands of hair into mesh foundations and knotting them with a needle
Machine made wigs
Wigs made by machine by feeding wefts through a sewing machine, and then sewing them together to form the base an shape of the wig
Semi-hand-tied wigs
Wigs constructed with a combination of synthetic hair and hand-tied human hair
Toupee
Small wig used to cover the top or crown of the head
Turned Hair
Also called Remi hair; the root end of every single strand is sewn into the base, so that the cuticles of all hair strands nice in the same direction: down.
Wefts
Long strips of human or artificial hair with a threaded edge