Hair Weaves

Considered a type of hair extension, hair weaves allow women to extend their hairstyles for any reason. From women with thin hair wanting thicker locks to women with short hair wanting long hair right away to women who just want curls or waves or stylish updos, hair weaves can help any woman extend and expand her hairstyle. Hair weaves also help women who have had accidents with their hair by creating a hairstyles that feels more natural.

At latest-hairstyles.com, we consider a true hair weave as only the type that is bonded in some manner to the actual hair and not clip-ons. True hair weaves are fused in some manner to natural hair and remains on while looking very natural. There are many hair kits available for home hair weaving but it is often best to let a professional perform any hair extension. Hair weaves can be applied to hair close to the root or to a weft of hair.

Types of Hair Weaves

Weaves can come in two forms, synthetic and real human hair. A human hair weave is taken from individuals who have given up their hair for some reason. This type of weave is usually more expensive because of the natural look and feel it emanates, and finding a match to your hair color and texture can be much harder. Because the real human hair requires moisture that is not delivered through normal processes, human hair weaves also require special care as they can become dry and brittle. Using proper hair products to keep the weave moisturized and protected can extend the lifetime for the weave longer.

Synthetic hair weaves are made of different materials and will be more abundant. Because they are created in a lab of some sort, synthetic hair can be created in different styles and colors. This allows a bigger number of women to get weaves of different styles. The one drawback that sometimes is not as noticeable, is that synthetic hair will not look as natural. This is a minor setback in most cases and the advantages of variety of hair types as well as ease of care. Synthetic hair weaves are better suited for temporary attachments to hair using polymer bonds where they can be removed at certain times without doing damage to the weave.

Hair Weave Tips

Make sure the hair weave is not to heavy and pulling at your scalp. This can cause side effects such as headaches as well as damage your natural hair. If you are not ready for a hair weave, try a hair extension clip to see how it looks.

Hair Weaving

Hair weaving has almost become an art as there are many people who are known just for their hair weaving skills. Because there are a couple of methods for applying the hair extension to the natural hair, knowing what types of bonding will work best for your hair is a key factor to creating a natural extension that will not break. Hair weaving experts who have done many extensions will understand the hair types and what techniques can be used.

Using special types of glues that bond the hair extension to the natural hair is one technique. These glues usually hold together very well under different conditions including washing your hair and other situations. Be careful, however with using blow dryers and other heat activated hair products with certain types of glues.

Certain bands made of different materials like special polymers and other materials can also be used to attach the hair extension. These bands usually have special adhesive properties that keep the extension bonded.

The most used technique is actually braiding the hair extension into the natural hair either at the roots or on hair wefts. This technique combines very small sections of the natural hair with the hair extensions to create hair weaves that look very natural and undetectable look.