We know diamonds are a girl’s best friend but weaves are sometimes a girl’s saving grace.
Weaves or hair extension as they are called are hair bundles that are added to
the hair to either create fullness or give length.
The weaves can either be synthetic hair or raw virgin human hair. They are not only added to the natural hair as extensions but ate also used to make custom wigs, generic wigs and full lace wigs.
The weave revolution.
Weaves had always been part of a woman’s hair kit for a very long time. While it might not have been popular on the early days with some women refusing to accept that their hair had gelo with its length and fullness, weaves have set the beauty market agog with its versatility, use and the new professional techniques used in installing the weaves.
Weave, weft and all.
Weaves can wither come woven into a weft like like strip that will be used as sew in or left as single strands and sold as a bundle for braids.
Types of weaves.
There are several types of weaves and they are categorized by their quality,source and ability to withstand heat.
While the Premium hair is the most popular it isn’t the highest quality out there. The synthetic hair is made from a mix of synthetic hairs. The one drawback with this hair type is it’s low resistance to heat causing it to damage quickly. The Futura is a new type it of synthetic weave which has over 400° resistance to heat. This new blend is sold as a Human hair and it is less likely to tangle that its synthetic counterpart. Unlike the synthetic brand, this blend can be straightened, worked on with a hot iron.
Other types of weaves include Human hair which is premium raw virgin hair.
Weaves come in different styles like curly, straight and wavy. They come in different colours and the human hair variety can easily be dyed at home to change its colour.
Premium human hair is versatile. With its unique qualities, it is a fast selling hair type despite its quite high price. Human hair can be stretched, curled,cut, dyed and customised to suit the users needs.
Uses of weaves.
The basic use of weaves is as hair for the head. This main purpose is now done in a multitude of ways. From using the single strand bundles for braids, corn rows , Senegalese and braid wigs, to weft hair for sew ins,adding length or fullness, creating wigs and frontals, weaves are been used in multi purpose ways .
There are experts who specialize in seamlessly sewing in extensions for fullness or length,sewing and designing wigs, lace frontal creation and hair braiding.
