Benefits of Wearing Hair Weaves

There was a time when celebrities were the only women who wore or could afford to wear hair weaves. Back then, the fact that the hair on their heads didn't actually grow out of their scalps was a hush-hush affair.

Not anymore! Today, many women experiment with hair additions in every length, color and texture. Instead of simply being a way to add inches and volume to your style, hair weaves have become a way to introduce variety to your style repertoire. Plus, there are some useful benefits to wearing hair weaves.

1. Low Maintenance

Maybe you don't have a lot of time to spend styling your hair and are looking for low-maintenance options besides a short cut. Wearing a hair weave will allow you to style your hair in a hurry, perfect for time-crunched mornings. Synthetic hair comes pre-styled, so all you really have to do is fluff it and go. Human hair weaves offer more versatility than synthetics, but are still generally easy to care for.

Weaves are good for vacation-hair. You can relax and enjoy your getaway without spending precious minutes or hours on hair styling.

2. Protective

In the case of sewn-in hair weaves, hair is typically braided close to the scalp and extension hair is added in wefts. The extension hair takes the daily wear-and-tear, so your natural hair is protected from the elements and styling practices. Your hair won't have to suffer the heat from blow dryers, curling irons, flat irons or hot rollers. It won't be affected by harsh weather or cotton pillowcases. Your hair will be protected from all of those routines and outside influences that can slowly split the ends and dry it out. It's one of the protective styles that will do your hair good, with proper care while you wear it.

3. Low Commitment

Weaves are designed to be worn for a short amount of time, anywhere from one day to a couple of months. Unlike a haircut, which you have to wait on to grow out, hair weaves are low commitment options. If you're not crazy about how your weave style looks on you, you can either ask your stylist to change it up or remove it. You're not stuck with a weave forever, which is perfect for women who like to switch things up often.

4. Experimentation

Want a new color? Or see how you look with naturally kinky locks? How about trying an ultra-short cut without having to snip your long tresses? Hair weaves can do all of this and much more!

Now you can experiment with color without worry of damage to your own hair. This can be especially helpful to women who have to be careful about the types of chemicals they use on their locks. Platinum blonde is a particularly harsh shade for black hair, so being able to weave it in, while your hair stays protected, is a great benefit for those of you who've always wondered if blondes have more fun.

This experimental benefit also works for natural-haired women who want a straight look without applying heat or relaxers.

The Difference Between A Lace & A Silk Closure

Its still winter and we are still protective styling to keep our natural hair safe from the harsh elements and weather. Many people choose to use wigs and sew in weaves as a means of protective styling. This form of protective styling can come with a lace closure which is a means of extra protection that blends in naturally while giving you a natural looking part/scalp. This takes away the increased possibility of damaging your leave out especially when you have a sew in installed. But as always in the natural hair community there’s things you need to know before making a decision about what is best for you and what will work for you. Lace & silk closures differ in how they are constructed.

Lace Closure: Lace closures are usually made of a thinner material that can sometimes cause the braids under neath to be visible if looked at closely. To solve that problem it is recommended that a flesh colored stocking cap be worn under the hair piece over the braids. The biggest issue… well my biggest issue with lace closures is the color of the knots. The knots are often very dark at the base of the piece therefore giving off a wiggy unrealistic look. How is this problem solved? I’m sure you’ve heard or seen many people “bleach” the knots. You must be careful when bleaching your own knots or buying a closure that has bleached knots as this can turn the scalp a rusty orange color that will also look unrealistic.

Silk Closure: Silk closures are made of a thicker material which means it is less likely or almost impossible to see what is going on under the wig or weave hair. This gives a bit of a more realistic or natural appearing part. However because silk closures usually only come in one shade or color you will have to blend the part with a form of make up to match your skin color at the part. The biggest issue or inconvenience of silk closures is because of the thick material you will have a line of demarcation around the hair line that you will have to blend or pull a bit of hair out from the front to blend/hide.

So pretty much it is up to you to decide as both closures have their pros and cons. Make an informed decision which closure will work best for the style you are going for, and give you the most natural look.

Lace Fronts

      The most recent development in weave extensions are lace fronts. Lace fronts are made from a nylon mesh material formed into a cap that is then hand-ventilated by knotting single strands of hair into the tiny openings of the cap, giving the hair a more natural and authentic continuity than typical extensions. Furthermore,the extension units can be woven in or attached to a person's hairline with special adhesives. To ensure a proper fit, head measurements are taken into account with this type of weave. A lace frontal is best placed by a professional since more advanced weaving and hair extensions are used. This method is commonly used by women around the world because it makes it possible to have access to a certain part of their scalp and at the same time giving a natural and attractive look.

Fused Hair Extensions

Fused hair extensions are hair extensions that are fused on to the natural hair using one of two methods, the hot fusion method or the cold fusion method. Fusion hair extensions are performed for aesthetic reasons to add volume and length to the existing hair, and it is important to get the procedure done by a certified and experienced hair stylist. Professional hair extensions can generally last for a period of three to six months, and some amount of maintenance and tightening may be required in this duration.

The hair stylist will first examine your hair and advise regarding which fusion hair extension method will suit you. Depending on the method used, getting hair extensions can be a quick or somewhat tedious procedure. The bonding used in both cases is generally transparent and not obvious.

1.  In the hot fusion method, hot glue is used to fuse the hair extensions to the natural hair strand. The glue is heated to a specific temperature and then applied using a glue gun. This procedure is done section by section, and can take up to 16 hours for completion. It needs to be carried out with utmost care to avoid burning or irritating the scalp.

2.  The cold fusion method is gentler on the hair and the scalp, and works well for fine hair. Instead of hot glue and heat, a keratin-based polymer binder is used to attach on the hair extensions. This results in more natural looking hair. These extensions are generally good for about six months.

Since natural hair will continue to grow at its normal rate, the fused hair extensions will have to be adjusted and tightened accordingly. It is a good idea to ask the hair stylist about these and other maintenance requirements at the time of getting fused hair extensions. It is generally possible to shampoo and style the fused hair extensions like regular hair.

Most hair stylists advice against wearing fused hair extensions for longer than six months as there is chance this may damage the natural hair. It is also important to remove the hair extensions with care. At the time of removal, it may seem as if a lot of the natural hair comes off with the extensions; this hair loss is actually the hair that is shed normally on a daily basis, but which hadn't fallen out as usual due to the presence of the hair extensions. It shouldn't be a matter of worry.

Clip-in or Clip On Hair Extensions:-

Hair Extensions

          Hair extensions are also called as Artificial hair integrations in order to add length and sometimes volume to the human hair. Lots of women around the world  use hair extensions as a method to attain desired hair looks. Hair extensions can be used for various purposes like to extenuate length, volume or add highlights to one’s natural hair colour. In all, hair extensions are quick and easy way to transform one’s hair style if properly used and maintained.

There are certain myths surrounding the use of hair extensions, especially in India. Some of them are :

❖      They are bad for your hair

❖      These may cause bald patches

❖      These may cause hair to thin

❖      They are hard to maintain

        
      All these are clear myths and have no connection to reality whatsoever. Hair extensions being a new revolutionary product, people are just unaware of it for the moment. One should know the difference between good and bad hair extensions. That along with bad maintenance and bad stylist, the myths might come true.

         

To clear out all these myths. There has to be a way how we can realize if the hair extension are good or not. We can keep the myths from happening by :

❖      Doing proper research on type of hair extension we are getting

❖      The hair extensions should be attached using professional help

❖      The quality of hair should be good.

         

Now that we have cleared all our doubts. Let us focus upon what kind of extensions can we get. The different types of hair one can get as extensions are

❖      Straight Hair

❖      Wavy Hair

❖      Curly Hair

      

    In these, which ones you want to get should depend upon the natural state of your hair. Slight differences might make the extensions look odd and weird.

          The point to be noted here is that the clipping or adding of extension should be done by a professional as it prevents any issues that might happen. There are various ways in which hair extensions can be added to your hair. 

❏      Clip - On Hair Extensions : These are hair extensions that have various (2-3) clips at the start hairline of the extension that can be clipped to the part of the hair where the extension should start 

❏      Micro Beading : Micro Beading are extensions that does not require glue to be attached. It consist of high quality Spanish hair loped through micro-ring.  This creates a strong bond with the original hair

❏      I/U/V tip Hair Extensions : These are the extensions that have the I, U or V shapes at the tip of the hairline. These are attached by glue to the part of original hair.

❏      Wefted Hair Extensions : These are similar to U tip but they are an entire lane of hair extensions that can be attached to the original tip of hair via glue. These depend of the width of the person’s head.

Costing of Hair Extensions :

          The cost of hair extensions depends on various factors. These can be the type of hair extension, the length, the colour, etc. Sometime geography also plays a part in this i.e. from which city or place one is getting them from. But the approximate range would go from 40$ to around 450$ depending upon the above mentioned factors.

         

          One should use only 100% human hair extensions, avoid synthetic and make sure the person is licensed hair dresser. 

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