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The Wig Seller — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:56:31 GMT

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Using Synthetic Wigs

The Wig Seller — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:51:37 GMT

People have a lot of reasons for wearing wigs. Some wear wigs for fashion purposes, while others choose to use wigs to hide premature balding. Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy may opt to wear wigs to hide their bald heads. Others wear wigs just for certain occasions, such as costume parties.

People who wear wigs for these reasons do not usually wear wigs permanently. So they opt to buy synthetic wigs rather than natural human hair wigs. Aside from the fact that synthetic wigs are available in most wig stores, these wigs are also more affordable. There are also more hairstyles available for synthetic wigs, as compared to natural human hair wigs.

Synthetic wigs, like Motown Tress wigs, are available in different colors. These wigs are available in various lengths and styles, too. Synthetic wigs are made from processed hair, which often makes these wigs easier to wash and maintain.

Synthetic wigs are easy to wear. They do not require extensive maintenance and styling. Although these wigs cannot be heat-styled, synthetic wigs are pre-styled and the style is maintained even after washing. Synthetic wigs can hold curls and waves better and longer than human hair wigs. So, a person can easily wear a synthetic wig regularly, without worrying much about any negative changes in the wig's appearance.

There are a lot of synthetic wig collections available through online shops. These wigs are often carefully packaged prior to shipping, for the customer's convenience. With synthetic wigs, one can definitely enjoy a variety of wig styles and colors at more affordable prices. For women who want to have a beautiful hairstyle, but have a limited budget, a synthetic wig is the answer.

Synthetic wigs may not be as durable as human hair wigs, but proper care and maintenance can make synthetic wigs last a long time. Manufacturers of Motown Tress wigs, for instance, provide wig care tips, wig shampoos, wig conditioners, and wig treatments to preserve the quality of synthetic wigs. Since synthetic wigs are not usually worn for daily activities, these wigs have the potential to last as long as human hair wigs do.

- Earl Flournoy

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The Wig Seller — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:13:23 GMT

Lace Wig Myths

The Wig Seller — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:17 GMT

With lace wigs and lace fronts being relatively new to many consumers, there are a lot of myths and rumours floating around. Many women who want to purchase a quality lace wig or even a celebrity lace wig are hesitant to the idea. These most common lace wig and lace front myths are about to be busted.

A Lace Wig is Completely Carefree

While lace wigs are made from quality remi human hair, care is still needed. Just as you would not leave your own hair unprotected, you should not mistreat your wig. Human hair lace wigs can get wet, use heat styling, be cut and coloured. This does not mean they can suffer heat damage, constant chlorine usage without washing or constant dyeing. Treat a human hair lace wig as your own.

Apart from the lace wig itself, your own hair still requires care. Many people believe they can leave the lace front or lace wig installed for 6 to 8 weeks. While glue and tape applications such as Invisi Bond or Vapon NoTape provide a lasting hold, your natural hair must breathe. Regular washing and conditioning should still be a part of your regimen.

Only Celebrities wear Lace Wigs

While this was true many years ago, lace wigs and lace wig products are widely available for all women. There was once a time when only industry professionals and celebrities were privy to lace front wigs, lace wigs, and custom lace wigs. Today, these products are available for everyone in many different beauty stores. The beauty behind a lace wig is that many times you will not be able to tell who is wearing one or not.

To serve a broader market, lace wig makers create styles that women see on a daily basis. Celebrity lace wigs are more popular than ever. Style names such as Rihanna, Beyonce or Kimora are available on many websites. Even if you do not have a favorite celebrity, you can usually find an exact celebrity style from a specific event. Lace wigs such as "curly Beyonce" or "curly Halle Berry" are examples of the curly styles that you can get modelled after these celebrities.

Wearing a Lace Wig will make you go Bald

This is perhaps the biggest myth that is the least true. While other myths have a grain of truth, wearing a lace wig in itself will not cause baldness. In fact, lace wigs and lace front wigs can aid in hair growth. Many women who choose to grow out their natural hair without chemicals use protective styles for healthy hair growth. Protective styles include braids, loose buns to protect ends, weaves and wigs.

What can cause hair breakage while wearing a lace wig is applying tape or glue directly on the hairline. Some women go as far as shaving the hairline so that the lace wig can sit back far enough to look more natural. What they do not realize is that lace bonding glue should never be applied directly to your own hair. This will end up in the wearer losing their hair edges over time from tension caused by the glue. If properly worn, a lace wig is a great way to protect your natural hair from harsh weather conditions and constant manipulation.

Anyone can Apply a Lace Wig

Lace wigs have become more innovative so that application is easier than ever. There are even synthetic hair lace front wigs with combs for quick and secure attachment. Even though there are sites and videos to instruct on lace wig application, it is best to go to a professional stylist to install the unit. It is even more important to go to a stylist who knows what they are doing.

Since lace wigs are fairly new to the broader consumer market, some stylists may have not had the opportunity to practice these techniques. It is best to get a consultation about the lace wig itself and have a separate discussion concerning the application. Your stylists should be well versed in shearing hair to lessen the bulk of full hair, be able to measure your head for custom lace wigs, and advise you about the multiple application methods. If your stylist is as clueless as you or advocates leaving the wig on for a full 6-8 weeks, run!

- Abi Akinsanya

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The Wig Seller — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:32:45 GMT

Cleaning and Styling Synthetic Wigs

The Wig Seller — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:19:32 GMT

Whether you are looking for a wig to add a dash of drama to your style, or just wish to camouflage your thinning bald patch, a synthetic wig is often a good choice compared to a natural wig. A lot of stylists vouch for synthetic wigs over human hair wigs since they are easy to style, warrant less care and are the best bet for the people who are always on the go. Also popular as 'shake-n-go', these synthetic wigs can be just tousled or smoothened with your fingers for a quickie. With synthetic wigs, the maximum effort you need to put in is to shake out the wig to �wake up' the style and play with the bangs to get the look you want. You can use your finger tips to rouse your hair or use a comb to achieve a chic style and add more volume to your hair piece. The best things about these wigs are that you can just shake them to get back the original style. What's more, synthetic wigs are easy to care for and take much less time to restyle and shape. To know better on how to clean and style synthetic wigs, read on.

How To Care For Synthetic Wigs

Synthetic hair wigs are a far cry from the more natural human hair wigs and merit special care to keep them shining and lustrous for long. The good news is that synthetic wigs are easy to clean, dry and care for. Although synthetic wigs do not get soiled easily, timely care is necessary to keep your wig in shape. Hair buildup from scalp oils, styling products and even dirt can make your wig look dull over time and cause it to tangle. Thus, it's important to wash your wig once after every 10 - 12 uses. However, if you are too much into styling gels and hair sprays, it would pay to clean your wig after every 5 - 6 wears.

Understand that synthetic wigs are unlike anything natural. Thus, using a regular hairbrush will only cause it to turn frizzy and split. To untangle the knots, use a synthetic hairbrush or comb specifically designed for the purpose. You can also use a rubber tipped hair brush, since they are known to cause less friction on the surface and save your wig from turning all frizzy and frayed. You can also use a wig 'detangler' spritz to untangle your tousled wig, before a wig wash.

When washing a synthetic wig, you can opt for the regular laundry detergent and a wig conditioner, or go for a more specific wig care product. You can shop for these wig products online or check out beauty salons and wig shops for a better bargain.

For a quick wig rinse, just fill a bucket or a basin with cold water and dissolve two capfuls of synthetic wig shampoo in it. Refrain from using hot water to rinse your wig, since the searing warmth of the water will not only do away with the waves and curls of your hair piece, but also cause it to fade. Gently soak your wig in the soapy solution and move it to and fro for three minutes. However, avoid twirling the wig when inside water, as it will only cause it to tangle further.

Take out the wig from the soapy solution and hold it under cold tap water. Rinse it gently and in one direction, till the wig is squeaky clean. Take two capfuls of conditioner and apply it on the hair and then repeat the rinsing procedure. You can also use live-in conditioner to keep your wig looking sleek and glossy.

To dry the wig, blot the wig with a dry towel. Do not twist or wring the wig as it will only cause your wig to stretch, break and go shapeless. You can use a chamois to dry your wig, since it is three time faster than a normal towel. Place the wig on a wig stand or dry wig head to dry.

Before you get on with the styling job, see that your wig is properly dried. Using your fingers, a brush or a wide-toothed comb, untangle the hair and shake the wig for a more natural look. To create bangs or curls, shape your hair using your fingers. If you wish to straighten your wig, you can use a clothes steamer to iron it flat.

If you wish to curl your synthetic wig, damp the wig and then curl it using rollers. You can use a setting lotion to perfect the curls. Leave the curlers on for overnight and then separate the locks with fingers the next morning to get natural looking curls.

Tips

If you wish to avoid oil buildup on your wig, you can use a wig cap. Take care to see that the cap fits you well. It shouldn't be too tight or too loose.

Never use heated styling tools such as blow dryers, curling irons or straightening irons on synthetic hair as it might thaw the fiber.

Washing your synthetic hair is likely to take a toll on its lifespan. As nylon loses its sheen and elasticity with every wash, frequent washing will only cause your wig to wear away way too soon.

- Smna

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The Wig Seller — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:10:11 GMT

The Story of Full Lace Wigs

The Wig Seller — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:31:02 GMT

Costume full lace wigs used to be almost compulsory for men of virtually any significant social rank, and barbers acquired considerable prestige. The Barber's Guild was created in France in 1665, a move quickly copied elsewhere in Europe. Their wigs were extraordinarily complex, covering the back and shoulders and down the chest; not surprisingly they were also very heavy and often uncomfortable to wear. Such wigs were expensive to produce. The best examples are made from natural human hair. The hair of horses and goats was often used as a cheaper alternative.

In the 18th Century, wigs were powdered to give them their distinctive white or off white colour. Contrary to popular belief, women of the 18th Century did not wear wigs, but wore a "supplement" of artificial hair, hair or other sources. Women often powdered their hair gray or bluish gray, and from the 1770s never powdered them bright white like men. Wig powder was made from finely ground starch that was scented with orange flower and iris root lavander. Wig powder was used in purple, blue, pink or yellow, but it was most often used as white. Powdered wigs (men) and powdered natural hair with extra hairpieces (women) became an essential element of fashionable wear, and continued to be used until almost the end of the 18th Century. The elaborate form of wigs worn at the coronation of George III in 1761 was lampooned by William Hogarth in his engraving Five Orders of Wigs. Spray wigs and extensions were messy and inconvenient, and the development of naturally white or off-white powder-free wigs (horsehair) for men is probably what made the retention of wigs in everyday court dress a practical possibility. In the 1780s, young men were setting a fashion trend by lightly spraying their natural hair, as women had done from the 1770s onwards. Often they used their own hair and not a wig. After 1790, both wigs and powder were reserved for older, conservative men and were used by ladies being presented at court. After 1790 women hardly powdered their hair any longer. In 1795, the British government imposed a tax on hair powder for a Guinea per annum. This tax effectively caused the demise of both the fashion for wigs and wig powder in 1800.

Among women of the French court of Versailles in the middle of the 17th Century to the late 18th Century, large, complex and often themed (such as ottomans stereotypical "boat") extensions were popular for women. These extensions were often very heavy, weighted down with pomades, powders and other ornaments. In the late 18th Century these coiffures (with many other indulgences in court life) became a symbol of decadence of the French nobility, which helped fuel the French Revolution (although this influence is greatly exaggerated).

In the 18th Century, full lace wigs became smaller and more formal with several professions adopting them as part of their official costumes. This tradition survives in some legal systems. They are routinely worn in various countries of the Commonwealth. Until 1823, bishops of the Church of England and Church of Ireland wore ceremonial wigs. The wigs worn by lawyers are in the style favoured in the late 18th Century. Judges' wigs are worn everyday as court dress, with shorter wigs for lawyers (and in a slightly different style).

The wearing of wigs as a symbol of social status was largely abandoned in the United States and France in the early 19th Century, although it continued for a little longer in the United Kingdom.

Wigs for women developed in a somewhat different way. They originate from the 18th Century, although at first only surreptiously. Full lace wigs in the 19th Century and early 20th Century were not fashionable, and were often worn by old ladies who had lost their hair.

- Grace Chan