| For many years synthetic fibers were the mainstay | | | | these fibers can hold up for extended periods of |
| of the hair replacement industry. In the 1980's the | | | | time and maintain a fresh look. While the base of the |
| trend started to shift to human hair for hair systems | | | | hair system might break down and fall apart, the |
| and the demand started. In the 1990's we began to | | | | fiber/hair still looks brand new. |
| see a huge trend for human hair for hair extensions | | | | There is no doubt that with the increase in demand |
| and as that demand grew into the 21st century the | | | | for human hair and the quickly dwindling supply the |
| supply began to wane. | | | | new High Tech fibers will become the only way to |
| With the huge demand for more and more quality | | | | go. Thanks to the advances in science and |
| human hair there will come a time very soon that we | | | | technology, new hair products are always being |
| will see the use of synthetic fibers for hair | | | | developed and their quality and usefulness is growing |
| replacements and extensions. Fortunately there have | | | | rapidly. Just a few years ago, fiber hair replacement |
| been huge technological improvements in the | | | | was just beginning to take shape, and in just a short |
| development of synthetic fibers specifically for the | | | | time it's quickly becoming a standard in the hair |
| hair replacement industry. The newest High Tech | | | | replacement industry. It's also replacing old synthetic |
| fibers being used have been in the developmental | | | | hair that was very commonly used in hair |
| stages for over 10 years and are now being used | | | | replacement systems for many years. Older |
| quite widely in the men's hair replacement and ladies | | | | synthetic hair looks and feels much less "human" than |
| wig production. The High Tech fibers are significantly | | | | newer advanced fibers. It can often be bristly and |
| different from their mod acrylic counterparts with | | | | scratchy in texture and some hair wearers find it |
| features that make them very palatable for the | | | | quite uncomfortable. There's a very strong likely hood |
| consumer and stylist friendly. These new fibers are | | | | that newer synthetic fiber hair will supplant human |
| generally nylon or polyester based products. They | | | | hair as the "go-to" option for hair replacement in the |
| are stronger than mod acrylic fibers and have a much | | | | coming years due to its amazingly human quality and |
| higher heat retention meaning they can now be | | | | extreme durability. A move to fiber hair in hair pieces |
| styled with thermal styling tools without the fear of | | | | could ultimately lead to longer lasting and more natural |
| melting or frizzing. The heat retention also affords | | | | looking hair replacement solutions and quite possibly |
| the fiber to better maintain its curl pattern and in | | | | lower the overall hair replacement costs consumers |
| most cases the hair replacement systems made with | | | | are faced with. |
