| Among the most interesting and often important | | | | lower grades included those diluted with animal or |
| services provided by hair stylists are hair weaving | | | | synthetic hair. High quality unprocessed 100% |
| and hair extensions. | | | | European human hair is of course more expensive |
| | | | | than hair mixed with animal hair or synthetics. |
| Hair loss in either men or women can create feelings | | | | |
| of vulnerability, self-consciousness and a loss of | | | | Synthetic hair can be made from a variety of |
| self-esteem. Imagine every day being a “bad | | | | synthetic fibers including Kanekalon, Toupelon, wool, |
| hair day”. This is what people who are balding | | | | alpaca, mohair, rayon, goat, nylon and yak. |
| or have suffered any significant hair loss experience | | | | Synthetic hair comes in wefts and single strands for |
| every day of their lives. | | | | braids. This type of hair is best used for braids since |
| | | | | using heating appliances such as straightening combs |
| With hair weaving techniques that add more hair, | | | | or curling irons is not recommended. For the |
| these people can regain their confidence, self-esteem | | | | obvious reason of supply synthetic hair is cheaper |
| and youthful appearance. | | | | than natural high-quality human hair. |
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| Aging, chronic hair pulling (Trichotillomania) and | | | | Corn rowed hair refers to a traditional style of |
| incomplete hair re-growth after chemotherapy are | | | | African origin in which the hair is made into small |
| some of the factors that can create partial hair loss. | | | | braids starting close to the scalp. These can be |
| | | | | made in simple rows or very complex patterns. |
| For those of you new to the area of hair weaving | | | | |
| this article will provide some basic information on hair | | | | Human hair extensions can also come in higher Cuticle |
| weaving to attach a hair replacement system or full | | | | Remy or unprocessed Caucasian European grades as |
| wig, and introduce you to the electric hair weaving | | | | well as lower grades including those diluted with |
| machine. This device helps the stylist create the | | | | animal or synthetic hair. |
| exact look desired and shortens the time it takes to | | | | |
| create the weave track. | | | | One of the most innovative recent inventions in the |
| | | | | world of hair replacement is the electric hair weaving |
| First, here are some basic terms. | | | | machine. A hair weaving machine takes the place of |
| | | | | traditional cornrow braids and is used to help the |
| Hair weaving is where either synthetic or human hair | | | | stylist create the track for attaching natural or |
| is cornrow braided or woven into the person’s | | | | synthetic hair extensions to the head. By using this |
| existing natural hair at the scalp. An extension weft | | | | machine the stylist saves time while keeping the |
| or custom made hair system is then sewn on the | | | | track extremely small as well as less detectable, |
| created track. | | | | typically the size of a pencil lead. With it you can |
| | | | | attach several different types of hair additions to the |
| A hair extension is the synthetic or natural hair that is | | | | head such as Integrations, wefts, wigs, and partial |
| attached to the existing natural hair. | | | | hairpieces giving the client an extended wear |
| | | | | ‘prosthesis’ that can be slept with and |
| Natural human hair used for weaves, wigs and | | | | showered in. |
| extensions comes mainly from the continent of Asia | | | | |
| and to some smaller degree from China, India, | | | | Hair replacement systems have been a part of |
| Eastern Europe and Russia. This human hair comes | | | | society since the early Egyptians. With current |
| in a wide variety of grades. The highest is pure | | | | advances such as the electric hair weaving machine |
| human hair from young donors that has been gently | | | | we can make hair extensions and custom hairpieces |
| processed leaving the cuticles intact. This is called | | | | look more natural than ever before and so help our |
| “Remy” hair. Human hair can also come in | | | | clients get exactly what they are looking for. |
