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COS CH19
Term | Definition |
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Block | Head shaped form |
Bonding | Method of attaching hair extensions in which hair wefts or single strands are attached with an adhesive or bonding agent. |
Braid and sew method | Attachment method in which hair extensions are secured to client's own hair by sewing braids or weft onto an on the scalp braid or cornrow |
Cap wigs | Wigs constructed of elasticized |
Capless wigs | Also known as caps; machine-made from human or artificial hair which is woven into rows of wefts. Wefts are sewn to elastic strips in a circular pattern to fit the head shape. |
Fallen hair | Hair that has been shed from the head or gathered from a hairbrush |
Fusion bonding | Method of attaching extensions in which extension hair is bonded to the client's own hair with a boding material that is activated by heat from a special tool. |
Hair extensions | Hair additions that are secured to the base of the client's natural hair in order to add length |
Hairpiece | Small wig used to covert the top or crown of the head |
Hand tied wigs | Also known as hand-knotted wigs; wigs made by inserting individual strands of hair into mesh foundations and knotting them with a needle. |
Integration hairpiece | Hairpiece that has openings in the base through which the client's own hair is pulled to blend with the hair (natural or synthetic) of the hairpiece. |
Machine-made wigs | Wigs made by machine by feeding wefts through a sewing machine |
Semi-hand-tied-wigs | Wigs constructed with a combination of synthetic hair and hand tied human hair. |
Toupee | Small wig used to cover the top or crown of the head. |
Turned hair | also called Remi hair- the root end of every single strand is sewn into the base |
Wefts | Long strips of human or artificial hair with a threaded edge. |
Wig | Artificial covering for the head consisting of a network of interwoven hair. |
linking | Method of attaching hair extensions in which a hook is used to pick up a small amount of hair off a parting. A link is slid on close to the scalp with a special tool. Then an extension or special addition strand is inserted into the link. |
strand bonding | Bonding method with loose hair or wefts that are cut into very small sections |