Questions about the Hair Pieces
1.What is the best way to clean the hairpieces for women?
The best way is to remove it, remove the remaining adhesive residue and then wash it and dry it. Details of each stage will be found beside the questions below.
2.What is "The Mirror Slide"?
It's one of the easiest ways to safely remove glue residue from those holes on the lace. Just push the bottom of the lace firmly against a mirror and slide it down the glass. The glue gets pulled out of the lace and deposits itself on the glass leaving the lace clean and clear. (This idea came from Robert in Colorado but we named it The Mirror Slide).
Even better than glass is Saran Wrap , also known as cling film. Put this on the mirror or work-surface first for a great mirror-slide clean up, and then throw it away, leaving the mirror clean.
But wait, there's more. The mirror slide also works on wax-paper and it even works on those clean brown paper bags they give you at the supermarket. (Thanks to Jeff in Michigan). Basically, rubbing the lace firmly down any of these surfaces will pull out all the residue. Who would have imagined that?
3.Now the Adhesive Remover has left an oily film.
The Lace Release or any alcohol will remove the oil, and then you can rinse it out or wash the unit. This is important because the new adhesive won't stick to adhesive remover.
4.What is the best way to wash the unit.
To prevent "wash-through", where some hairs make their way to the bottom side of the unit, drag or slap your unit through the lather in a sink of shampoo and warm or cool water. Rinse with the water going from bottom to top, and then roll the unit in a towel to absorb most of the water.
5.What about styling aids?
Please avoid gels and mousses containing alcohol. Most do and they will rapidly dry out and age your hairpiece hair. Hair serums are great for hairpiece hair and so are some creams and pomades, but avoid product buildup by using a clarifying shampoo occasionally.
Try one product at a time, but don't mix, for example, a silicone based substance like a serum with an oil based substance like hair cream. You might end up with strange feeling hair and have to wash it all out and start over.
6.How can I avoid getting the residue in the first place?
Use the thinnest possible coat of liquid glue and let it dry before you push down the lace. If using tape, remove the unit more frequently so the tape doesn't get time to break down into sticky goo.
7.How often should I remove my unit to clean?
Everyone is different, but you may not be the first to notice you have scalp odor. Scalp odor is unacceptable and is probably unhealthy.
8.How do I shampoo with the unit in place?
Avoid very warm or hot water. Wet the hair, apply shampoo and create the beginnings of a lather without vigorously lathering. Run a little more water over the hair to move the lather through your lace or monofilament to the oily scalp below and allow the lather to remain there for a while before rinsing.
Pat or blot dry very gently with a towel. Do not rub your hair with the towel. Do not comb wet hair. Tip: detergents such as shampoo don't clean, only the lather from detergents can clean. Lather!
9.How else can I remove adhesive residue from under my lace?
Apply fresh, strong tape directly over the residue and press it on firmly using a blunt object such as a brush handle or your thumbnail. Release this new tape from the hair side of the lace and it should come off with most of the residue attached.
10.Is it safe to use a hair dryer to style my hair pieces?
We can become so excited when we have beautiful long hair again that we are tempted to blow dry our hair. Heat is death to synthetic hair, and even human hair replacements are better off without the hair dryer ever coming near. Dry hair by shaking out a piece that you are not wearing, (don't do this if it's on, you'll shake up your brain!) or by rolling it in a towel. If you washed it in place, blot with a towel and your body heat should finish drying it out in no time.
11.It's hard to brush my hairpiece when it's wet and hairs seem to come out.
Brushing a wet hairpiece can pull out many hairs. It'll be dry soon, wait until then, Use a vent brush which looks like spaced out plastic nails with blunt ball ends. Don't push it into the foundation, just gently comb through the dry hair and then finish by messing up with the fingers.
12.What kind of after-shampoo conditioners should I use?
Don't go nuts with shampoos and conditioners. Wash the hairpiece in cool plain water whenever you can. Conditioner can loosen the knots and cause shedding which reduces the life of the hairpiece. It's best to use a tiny amount of mild shampoo and then put back the shine with a spot of hair serum or a leave-in conditioner.
13.What kind of shampoo or conditioner is best?
If the pH value is listed on the label, buy shampoo that is in the range of 4.5 to 5.5 pH. Ideally cream conditioner should not contain any of the following: Lanolin, polymers or heavy oils. These substances cause matting in human hair. Keep the cream conditioner off the knots if possible as it can eventually accelerate hair loss. Leave in conditioner is generally a good idea. Not conditioning at all will cause the hair to dry out and become tangled, as hairpiece hair does not receive essential scalp oil like your growing hair.
Many shampoos contain ingredients designed to help them sell. Common ingredients that make no difference at all include so-called proteins, botanical extracts, vitamins, provitamins, sunscreen, fruit acids, alpha hydroxy acids, humectants, antioxidants, and many other things that will be rinsed away with the lather.
Some things in shampoo do work.
Ammonium lauryl sulfate is another way of saying detergent or soap. Soap makes a lather and the millions of air filled bubbles remove grease and dirt from the hair and whatever else you wash with it. Soap on its own cannot clean anything. Its the lather that actually cleans you.
Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride is an ingredient that can close the cuticles and make the hair feel smoother and "bigger".
Dimethicone adds a coating to the hair and it is therefore a "conditioner".
Most after-shampoo conditioners contain a lot of useless ingredients also, but the dimethicone works.
Leave in conditioners can also help the condition of your hair temporarily, but don't mix, for example, a silicone based conditioner with an oil based conditioner. You might end up with strange feeling hair and have to wash it all out and start over.
Skin moisturizer can also be used as a leave in, but many are too thick and heavy.
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The best way is to remove it, remove the remaining adhesive residue and then wash it and dry it. Details of each stage will be found beside the questions below.
2.What is "The Mirror Slide"?
It's one of the easiest ways to safely remove glue residue from those holes on the lace. Just push the bottom of the lace firmly against a mirror and slide it down the glass. The glue gets pulled out of the lace and deposits itself on the glass leaving the lace clean and clear. (This idea came from Robert in Colorado but we named it The Mirror Slide).
Even better than glass is Saran Wrap , also known as cling film. Put this on the mirror or work-surface first for a great mirror-slide clean up, and then throw it away, leaving the mirror clean.
But wait, there's more. The mirror slide also works on wax-paper and it even works on those clean brown paper bags they give you at the supermarket. (Thanks to Jeff in Michigan). Basically, rubbing the lace firmly down any of these surfaces will pull out all the residue. Who would have imagined that?
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3.Now the Adhesive Remover has left an oily film.
The Lace Release or any alcohol will remove the oil, and then you can rinse it out or wash the unit. This is important because the new adhesive won't stick to adhesive remover.
4.What is the best way to wash the unit.
To prevent "wash-through", where some hairs make their way to the bottom side of the unit, drag or slap your unit through the lather in a sink of shampoo and warm or cool water. Rinse with the water going from bottom to top, and then roll the unit in a towel to absorb most of the water.
5.What about styling aids?
Please avoid gels and mousses containing alcohol. Most do and they will rapidly dry out and age your hairpiece hair. Hair serums are great for hairpiece hair and so are some creams and pomades, but avoid product buildup by using a clarifying shampoo occasionally.
Try one product at a time, but don't mix, for example, a silicone based substance like a serum with an oil based substance like hair cream. You might end up with strange feeling hair and have to wash it all out and start over.
6.How can I avoid getting the residue in the first place?
Use the thinnest possible coat of liquid glue and let it dry before you push down the lace. If using tape, remove the unit more frequently so the tape doesn't get time to break down into sticky goo.
7.How often should I remove my unit to clean?
Everyone is different, but you may not be the first to notice you have scalp odor. Scalp odor is unacceptable and is probably unhealthy.
8.How do I shampoo with the unit in place?
Avoid very warm or hot water. Wet the hair, apply shampoo and create the beginnings of a lather without vigorously lathering. Run a little more water over the hair to move the lather through your lace or monofilament to the oily scalp below and allow the lather to remain there for a while before rinsing.
Pat or blot dry very gently with a towel. Do not rub your hair with the towel. Do not comb wet hair. Tip: detergents such as shampoo don't clean, only the lather from detergents can clean. Lather!
9.How else can I remove adhesive residue from under my lace?
Apply fresh, strong tape directly over the residue and press it on firmly using a blunt object such as a brush handle or your thumbnail. Release this new tape from the hair side of the lace and it should come off with most of the residue attached.
10.Is it safe to use a hair dryer to style my hair pieces?
We can become so excited when we have beautiful long hair again that we are tempted to blow dry our hair. Heat is death to synthetic hair, and even human hair replacements are better off without the hair dryer ever coming near. Dry hair by shaking out a piece that you are not wearing, (don't do this if it's on, you'll shake up your brain!) or by rolling it in a towel. If you washed it in place, blot with a towel and your body heat should finish drying it out in no time.
11.It's hard to brush my hairpiece when it's wet and hairs seem to come out.
Brushing a wet hairpiece can pull out many hairs. It'll be dry soon, wait until then, Use a vent brush which looks like spaced out plastic nails with blunt ball ends. Don't push it into the foundation, just gently comb through the dry hair and then finish by messing up with the fingers.
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12.What kind of after-shampoo conditioners should I use?
Don't go nuts with shampoos and conditioners. Wash the hairpiece in cool plain water whenever you can. Conditioner can loosen the knots and cause shedding which reduces the life of the hairpiece. It's best to use a tiny amount of mild shampoo and then put back the shine with a spot of hair serum or a leave-in conditioner.
13.What kind of shampoo or conditioner is best?
If the pH value is listed on the label, buy shampoo that is in the range of 4.5 to 5.5 pH. Ideally cream conditioner should not contain any of the following: Lanolin, polymers or heavy oils. These substances cause matting in human hair. Keep the cream conditioner off the knots if possible as it can eventually accelerate hair loss. Leave in conditioner is generally a good idea. Not conditioning at all will cause the hair to dry out and become tangled, as hairpiece hair does not receive essential scalp oil like your growing hair.
Many shampoos contain ingredients designed to help them sell. Common ingredients that make no difference at all include so-called proteins, botanical extracts, vitamins, provitamins, sunscreen, fruit acids, alpha hydroxy acids, humectants, antioxidants, and many other things that will be rinsed away with the lather.
Some things in shampoo do work.
Ammonium lauryl sulfate is another way of saying detergent or soap. Soap makes a lather and the millions of air filled bubbles remove grease and dirt from the hair and whatever else you wash with it. Soap on its own cannot clean anything. Its the lather that actually cleans you.
Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride is an ingredient that can close the cuticles and make the hair feel smoother and "bigger".
Dimethicone adds a coating to the hair and it is therefore a "conditioner".
Most after-shampoo conditioners contain a lot of useless ingredients also, but the dimethicone works.
Leave in conditioners can also help the condition of your hair temporarily, but don't mix, for example, a silicone based conditioner with an oil based conditioner. You might end up with strange feeling hair and have to wash it all out and start over.
Skin moisturizer can also be used as a leave in, but many are too thick and heavy.
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