Princesa Reyes

Areeba Farooq
Marvin Escobar
A wig is a covering for the head made of
real or artificial hair.
The purpose of a wig:
Adornment by people
Trying to conceal their baldness
Different types:
Synthetic wigs
Human hair wigs
Hand tied wigs
Human Hair Wigs
Most natural look and feel
Extremely versatile
Can be styled and suit personal taste
More expensive
More durable
Assessable to weather

Virgin Hair
Untreated hair with color
Asian and Indian
Majority of wigs
Chinese
Thicker denier and usually straight
European/Caucasian
Finer denier and more expensive
Synthetic Hair
Hold up in bad weather
Lacks versatility
Special heat friendly
Less durable
More affordable
Kanekalon wigs
Lighter and more durable
Cannot be colored
Mats and tangles eaisly
Toyokalon wigs
Softer
Less prone to tangling
Temporary wear
Monofilament wigs
Plastic or nylon material
Most natural/expensive
Scalp can be seen through
Lengths of real or synthetic hair that
are closely attached to a persons scalp.
Purpose:
Adds length and thickness to a persons own hair.
Types of extensions:
Human
Synthetic

Human hair
High quality, long lasting
Washed, conditioned, dried, and colored
Heat styling can reach to 430F
Made from donated hair
Synthetic hair
Wider variety
Made of Kanekalon
most resistant to heat
Tends to tangle more
Toyokalon fibers
less heat resistant
tangles less
Warm/cold fusion
Use keratin which binds the extension to hair




Micro-rings
2 strands of hair is pulled through ring, then
flattened


Taped
Also called skin weft, where polyurethane tape is
applied to both sides of the hair



Braided
Cornrow used to attach extension to hair