| As wonderful as lace wigs are, there are a few | | | | the other side. Let dry and then reapply at least |
| blunders that many women make. However, these | | | | once. After your first sealing, you will only have to |
| mistakes are not exclusive to newbies as even some | | | | spray when you are about to wash your hair wig. |
| celebrities have been caught in the embarrassing | | | | Visible Lace |
| spotlight. To see what not to do while wearing your | | | | The point of a lace wig is to not show your lace lines. |
| hair wig, read more below. | | | | Unfortunately, some women are caught for this |
| Barber Straight Hairline | | | | offense by the tell tale criss cross pattern evident on |
| This is perhaps the most obvious of signs that | | | | their hairline. Typically, French lace wigs make the |
| someone is wearing a poor quality or poorly applied | | | | pattern more evident since the lace is thicker. Glue |
| lace wig. The barber straight hairline implies that your | | | | shine makes this pattern more apparent or having |
| hairline has a straight razored edge as if you just | | | | lace that does not match your skin tone. You can |
| visited a barber. Higher quality wigs have a slightly | | | | either dye your lace to blend in with your natural skin |
| varied hairline to mimic the natural hairline. | | | | tone or rid yourself of glue shine. |
| There is a simply way to fix this if the wig you order | | | | To get rid of shine caused by excess glue, take a |
| has this problem. Place a white paper towel behind | | | | q-tip or makeup sponge with adhesive remover or |
| the lace so you can see. Afterwards, begin to lightly | | | | alcohol. To simply remove a very small amount of |
| tweeze individual hairs from the hairline so that it is | | | | excess glue, alcohol is suggested as adhesive |
| more natural in appearance. Make sure to work | | | | remover may weaken the surrounding bond. After |
| slowly since you cannot reapply the hairs after | | | | you remove excess glue, let dry and then apply |
| removed. | | | | makeup near the hairline to conceal. |
| Unsealed Knots | | | | Heavy Density |
| Unsealed knots on your lace wig can be disastrous. | | | | A heavy density is never natural in appearance. When |
| At first, the knots will remain relatively intact and tied. | | | | you lace wig begins to sit on top of your head or |
| However, overtime the unsealed knots can lead to | | | | have thick hair coming from the temples, something |
| excessive shedding. This shedding can happen from | | | | is wrong. A heavy density is rather difficult to fix at |
| brushing or even running your hand through your hair. | | | | home and may require professional help. For those |
| Your lace wig hair should remain on your head not | | | | who are experienced with styling, you can thin out |
| your shoulders and clothes. | | | | the hair with shearing scissors. |
| Sealing knots is a simple process that you should | | | | If you do not how to do this, you can bring your lace |
| never skip. Purchase a knot sealant from any beauty | | | | wig into a wig maker or repair person and have the |
| supply store. Before applying your wig for the first | | | | density corrected. You will want to make sure that |
| time, turn it inside out and spray the cap. It should be | | | | your density is in line with your hairline density so that |
| saturated enough with soaking through to the hair on | | | | a natural progression occurs. |
