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What are Doll
Wigs?
A doll Wig
is basically the same thing as a Men's Hairpiece or Women's Lace
Front Wig. If you wish to create a Wig for a doll, using the
same technique as used for creating a Men's Hairpiece or Women's
Lace Front Wig applies. You have the choice of using either synthetic
hair or real human hair to make your doll Wigs. Usually, synthetic
hair is used when making a cheap doll Wig, however, human hair
is the preferred doll hair to use. If you just wish to repair
your doll, you can order all of the same supplies available for
making a Hairpiece or Wig.
What are Hairpieces
and Wigs?
If you are looking for a retail custom Wig or a custom Hairpiece
- good luck; you'll need it and you'll also need plenty of extra
cash too.
Finding retail
Wig Salon or Hair Club who claims that they sell custom Hairpieces
or Wigs is easy, but finding a shop that really does sell custom
Hairpieces or Wigs is nearly impossible. And, when you do find
Wig Maker who can make you a custom Hairpiece or Wig, you better
be prepared to pay for what you get - QUALITY MERCHANDISE.
First, it should
established what the differences are between a custom Wig and
a custom Hairpiece.
To start, a Wig
or a Hairpiece is simply hair tied to Monofilament Material (very
much like Women's Pantyhose or Nylons); or hair fused to a thin
Polyurethane Base (something like plastic wrap).
The truth is:
Hairpieces (Hair Replacement Systems, Toupees) and Wigs (Ponytails,
Braids, Falls, Hair Extensions) are actually the same thing;
"They're just hair tied to Foundation Material or hair fused
to plastic."
Why do they have
different two names for the same thing?
The answer to that question is very simple: Hundreds of years
ago "Wigs were Wigs, and wearing one was the fad of the
times for both men and women." However, during the last
50 years or longer, wearing a Hairpiece or Wig is no longer a
fad, but rather it has become a matter of choice for bald and
balding men and women who wish to coverup their baldness. Businesses
like the Hair Club for Men calling them Hairpieces for Men; and
Women's Wig Shops now call Wigs "Lace Front Wigs" to
be exact. You can call them Hairpieces, Toupees, or Wigs, but
what they really are is about 1 to 8 ounces of hair tied to netting.
Conclusion: When
you purchase a Wig or a Hairpiece from a Hair Club, Wig Salon,
Wig Shop, etc., what you normally get, 90 percent or more of
the time, are a Factory Made Hairpieces.
What are factory
made Hairpieces and Wigs?
Here is what Hair Clubs and Wig Salons advertise: "Our Custom
Wigs are actually made to fit your head shape and they look real."
Here's the truth:
Factory made Hairpieces and Wigs are not custom made to fit any
one persons head in particular. They are created to fit an average
size (sometimes small, medium, and large) human head and they
are factory made only with the General Public in mind.
Creating factory
made Hairpieces and Wigs for Caucasians, Orientals, Blacks, etc.
is done by simply using hair that is characteristic to each ethnic
group and styling it appropriately. Hairpieces and Wigs are as
a rule usually contain more than an average persons hair density
and in most cases it is obvious.
What are stock
Hairpieces and Wigs?
A stock Hairpiece or Wig is basically one that is Factory Made
and the Merchant has them in stock in various styles and colors.
What are custom
Hairpieces and Wigs?
A custom made Hairpiece or Wig is one that has to be custom made
to match the customer's requirements (size, hair density, hair
color, hair length, etc.).
There is a process
required to create a custom natural looking Hairpiece or Wigs
in order that they are undetectable.
How are custom
hand made Hairpieces and Wigs made?
Creating a custom hand made Hairpiece or Wig requires matching
several attributes in order that the Hairpiece being made will
match perfectly with the consumer:
1. The base or
foundation used to make the Hairpiece or Wig must fit the consumer
(or the bald or balding area when bald); and it must also conform
with the customer's head shape.
2. The hair used
to create a Hairpiece or Wig basically determines the quality
of the hair system. You have a choice of using synthetic hair
or human hair when creating a Hairpiece or Wig. The length of
the hair should match the consumer's hair length. The texture
of the hair can be accomplished by styling the hair as desired.
3. A Hairpiece
or Wig base is made by covering the head with plastic wrap and
outlining it to make a temple for the Hairpiece or Wig to be
created.
4. A Hairpiece
Foundation or Wig Cap is then made out of Monofilament Material
to resemble the Hairpiece or Wig outlined template.
5. The monofilament
Foundation or Wig Cap is secured to a Wig making (head/Wig) block
and hair is ventilated within the outline Foundation or Wig Cap
to create the actual Hairpiece or Wig.
6. When the Hairpiece
or Wig has been completed, next a tape tab system is applied
to the underside edge of the Foundation or Wig Cap. The tape
tab system a rubbery skin like urethane material of which is
sewn or heat bonded to the Foundation or Wig Cap. The tape tab
system is for applying toupee tape or adhesive in order for securing
the Hairpiece or Wig for wearing.
7. The last step
in completing a Hairpiece or Wig is cutting-it-in to conform
with to match with the consumer's hair style. This is really
all retail Hair Club's or Wig Shop's knows how to do. They do
not really make Hairpieces and Wigs. They are basically hair
stylists or barbers and they only know who to cut hair.
Naturally, in
order to secure a Hairpiece or Wig to your head for wearing requires
either Tape, Adhesive or Hair Snaps or Cips to bond or secure
the Hairpiece in place for wearing.
What is the best
method for securing a Hairpiece or Wig?
Securing a Hairpiece or Wig for wearing will depend upon each
individuals circumstances. Things like your degree of hair loss
and how long you wish to wear your Hairpiece or Wig must be considered
in order to choose the best method for securing your Hairpiece.
Toupee Tape
There are a variety of tapes available that specially formulated
to secure a Hairpiece or Wig to skin for periods of time ranging
from 1 day up to 6 weeks. The 1 to 10 day tapes are called "daily
ware toupee tape;" tape that bonds up to 6 weeks are called
"extended wear tape." The daily ware tapes are Red
Liner, Blue Liner, and Brown Liner Toupee Tape. The extended
ware tapes are Pro-Flex II and Opti-Tape 42 Toupee Tape.
Red Liner rolls and contour
tape
is a clear tape formulated to bond only to Polyurethane Foundations
and Tape-Tab Systems. It does not stick well to Monofilament
Foundation Material or Track Bonding to Hair Systems.
Blue Liner rolls and contour
tape
is a clear tape formulated to bond to both Polyurethane and monofilament
Foundation Materials.Brown Liner rolls
and contour
tape
is an off-white opaque cloth tape formulated to bond to both
Polyurethane and monofilament Foundation Materials
Pro-Flex II rolls and contours are a clear tape formulated
to bond to both Polyurethane and Monofilament Foundation Materials.
Opti-Tape 42 Strips are a clear tape formulated to bond
to both Polyurethane and Monofilament Foundation Materials.
Bonding Adhesives
are a variety of adhesives available that will secure a Hairpiece
or Wig to skin for periods ranging from 1 day up to 6 weeks.
The 1 to 10 day adhesives are called Soft-bond Daily Ware Adhesives;
Adhesive that bonds up to 6 weeks are called Hard Bond Extended
Wear Adhesive. The daily ware adhesives are Mity-Tite and Liqui-Tape.
The extended wear adhesives are Vapon Silicone Bonding Adhesive,
Ultra Hold Adhesive, SafeGrip Top Priority Hard Bond Adhesive,
and Sensi Bond Sensi.
Mity Tite Adhesive is an acrylic adhesive formulated to
bond to both Polyurethane and Monofilament Foundation Materials
and skin.
Liqui Tape Adhesive is a silicone adhesive formulated to
bond to both Polyurethane and monofilament Foundation Materials
and skin.
Vapon Silicone Bonding Adhesive is a silicone adhesive
formulated to bond to both Polyurethane and Monofilament Foundation
Materials and skin.
Top Priority Hard Bond Adhesive is formulated to bond
to Track Tpe and to specially prepared short hair that lines
up with the Hairpiece or Wig Track System.
Sensi Bond Adhesive is formulated to bond to track tape
and to specially prepared short hair that lines up with the Hairpiece
or Wig Track System.
Toupee Snaps and Comb Clips are a variety of snaps and clips available
for securing a Hairpiece or Wig to hair for daily or extended
periods. Both Toupee Snaps and Comb Clips are sewn to the underside
edge of the Hairpiece or Wig. These Hairpiece or Wig attachment
devices are designed for gripping to hair. Once the Hairpiece
or Wig is positioned for wearing the device is closed to secure
the Hairpiece or Wig in place.
What cleaning
solvents work best?
There are several good cleaning solvents specially formulated
for cleaning tape and adhesive residue from Wigs/Hairpieces;
and skin and hair However, the best cleaning solvent available
for cleaning tape or adhesive residue from a Hairpiece or Wig
or from your skin is the new Opti-Sol Solvent (exclusive to MHRW™)
and Hard Bond Remover for cleaning extended wear bonding systems.
Opit-Sol Solvent is a medical grade hospital tested cleaning
solvent that is 100% organic, non toxic and biodegradable. It
is a non harsh solvent does not contain alcohol and it has a
fresh natural citrus aroma.
Hard Bond Remover is specially formulated for cleaning
extended wear adhesive from Hairpiece Track System and skin.
What should you
pay for a retail Hairpiece or Wig?
What you pay for a retail Hairpiece or Wig should be based upon
the quality of the Hairpiece you decide to purchase. The cost
for a Hairpiece or Wig are usually based upon the type of hair
that they are made with. The two most common types of hair used
to make a Hairpiece or Wig are synthetic and human hair. There is a variety
of synthetic fiber available ranging from poor to high quality,
and there is just two levels of human hair, processed and virgin.
Naturally, what
you pay for a Hairpiece or Wig made with a poor quality synthetic
fiber should be less than what is paid for one made with a high
quality synthetic fiber.
This is also
true with human hair too, but it should also be noted that Hairpieces
and Wigs made with processed hair are not as good in quality
as one made with virgin hair.
Processed Human
Hair
Processed human hair is chemically stripped of its cuticle and
sometimes its color using an acid solution. After being stripped
it is then dyed and treated with another chemical to make it
appear natural again similar to virgin hair. This process weaken
the hair shaft and easily allows the hair to fade quickly as
a result of shampooing. The more it is brushed or combed and
shampooed the quicker it looses its natural appearance.
Virgin Human
Hair
Virgin human hair is processed but it is not always stripped
of its cuticle and it is never bleached and dyed as with processed
human hair. Because of this the hair shaft remains strong and
the color fast. Brushing, combing, and shampooing virgin hair
will in time cause damage, but not as quickly as with processed
hair.
What does it
cost for repair and maintenance services?
Repair and services for maintaining a Hairpiece or Wig range
in cost from approximately $50 to $180 an hour (with a minimum
of one hour). Repair work refers fixing rips or replacing or
building a new tape tab system on a Hairpiece or Wig. Maintenance
refers to adding new hair to a system that has damaged hair or
hair loss, and or shampooing and styling.
Why does it take
so long for retail custom-made Hairpiece or Wig delivery?
Most retail Hairpieces and Wigs are custom made and therefore
require being created to a customer's specifications. This process
can take from 6 to 8 weeks because most retail Hairpieces and
Wigs must be made in countries where minimum wages are very low
compared to major countries like the U.S. and UK, etc.
Why are custom
hand-made Hairpieces and Wigs better than factory made Hairpieces
and Wigs?
The reason custom hand made Hairpieces and Wigs are better than
factory made Hairpieces and Wigs relates to whether the Foundation
or Wig Cap has been custom designed specially for the client
or it was factory made for anyone in general; and when the hair
color and hair density are similar with the clients hair color
and density.
Factory Made
Hairpieces and Wigs
Retail Hairpieces and Wigs are mostly factory machine made, but
there are retail Hair Clubs and Wig Salons who do provide hand
made factory Hairpieces and Wigs. Naturally, these Hairpieces
and Wigs are not made to any one persons specifications. They
are basically stock systems that are color match as well as possible
to the clients hair and then they are cut and thinned to match
the clients hair density as close as possible.
The hand made
factory (sweat shops) Hairpieces and Wigs on the other hand are
usually made offshore in low wage countries. There are still
a few individuals around who do create genuine custom hand made
Hairpieces and Wigs from retail establishments around the world.
It is these individuals who do create custom hand made Wigs and
Hairpiece make the most natural looking Hairpieces and Wigs,
however, they do charge from $350 to over $5000 for them.
Do-it-Yourself
Hand Made Hairpieces and Wigs
Making your own custom hand made Men's Hairpieces or Lace Front
Wigs is now possible for anyone who desires, thanks to MHRW INTERNATIONAL.
MHRW sells Wig Making Training Kits and supplies for making and
maintaining custom hand made Hairpieces and Wigs. They also sell
toupee tape and bonding adhesives for securing them for wearing.
The cost for
a Wig Making Training Kit ranges in price from $400 to $538 and
you have the option to order your Kit with or without synthetic
or human hair. Each Wig Making Training Kit contains everything
necessary for learning and making Hairpieces and Wigs.
Following is
a list of what is includes with each Wig Making Training Kit
(hair optional):
1. TRAINING AIDS: MHRW Hairpiece Training
Video & Manual
2. TOOLS: custom Wig Making Head
Block, Ventilator Needle Holder & Needle; Comb & Scissors
3. MATERIALS
& SUPPLIES: Ventilating
Practicing Monofilamen Patches and Hair; ready-made Hairpiece
Foundation or Lace Front Wig Cap; MHRW EasyTAB Compound (brush-on
liquid tape tab compound)
4. ACCESSORIES: Wig T-pins; Hairstyling
Clips; Toupee Tape Supply (roll & contour curve tape).
All items included
in the Wig Making Training Kits (including synthetic and human
hair for continued making or maintenance of Hairpieces and Wigs)
are also available separately online from MHRW INTERNATIONAL.
How hard is it
to make a custom hand made Hairpiece or Wig?
The process involved to make your own Custom Hand-made Hairpiece
or Wig (using the MHRW Hairpiece Training Kit) is much simpler
compared to the old or even the current methods being used to
make them today.
The old and current
methods required for creating a Hairpiece Foundation or Lace
Front Wig Cap template. From the template the Hairpiece Foundation
or Wig Cap was or is created. Creating the Hairpiece Foundation
or Lace Front Wig Cap required or requires shaping and sewing
the Flat Monofiliment Material into a Hairpiece Foundation or
Lace Front Wig Cap that fits and conforms to your head perfectly.
The MHRW Hairpiece
Foundation or Lace Front Wig Cap are already created and they
are shaped to fit the contour of your head perfectly. No sewing
requiring creating a Hairpiece Foundation or Lace Front Wig Cap
is necessary. You simply position the Hairpiece Foundation or
Wig Cap over your head and draw an outline of the Hairpiece or
Lace Front Wig you wish to create onto the Hairpiece Foundation
or Wig Cap.
Next, you pin
the outlined Hairpiece Foundation or Lace Front Wig Cap onto
the MHRW Wig Making Head Block and then ventilate hair within
the outlined area to create your Hairpiece or Wig.
To prepare the
Hairpiece or Wig for wearing you next simply create the tape
tab system along the underside edge of the Hairpiece you have
just created by brushing the MHRW EasyTAB Compound around the
underside edge perimeter of the Hairpiece.
To ready the
Hairpiece for wearing; you simply cut away any remaining monofilament
material and then to secure the Hairpiece for wearing. Toupee
tape, bonding adhesive, or toupee snaps or comb clips may be
used for securing your Hairpiece or Wig in place for wearing.
Now, you simply comb and style the hair as desired.
That's just three
simple steps required to make your own custom Hairpieces or Wigs
and all it cost for the hair and Foundation needed to create
your Hairpiece is just $20.00 for the Foundation and around $130.00
for the human hair. That's less than $160.00 for the supplies!
Why you should
learn how to make and maintain your own Men's Hairpieces or Lace
Front Wigs!
The reasons why people are learning how to make and maintain
their own Men's Hairpieces or Women's Lace Front Wigs is obvious.
Hairpieces and Wigs can cost from a few hundred dollars to over
$5000.00 dollars today.
Just learning
how to do the maintenance (adding new hair) on you Hairpiece
or Wig can save you hundreds of dollars. Retail Wig Salons and
Hair Club's are charging from $50.00 to $180.00 an hour for their
maintenance services.
Learning how
to make your own can easily save you thousands of dollars on
each Hairpiece or Wig you create. The cost for the hair and materials
(a Ready-made Foundation) needed to create a custom Hairpiece
or Wig only cost from $50.00 to $150.00 per system.
Saving $4000.00
or more on each Hairpiece or Wig you create is like earning $4000.00
or more for each Hairpiece or Wig you create, however, the best
part is you never owe taxes on money you save. That's like earning
extra income with no income taxes!
Don't wait to
long, make the decision to take control of your appearance yourself,
why you say, because no one know what you want to look like,
only you know what you want to look like. Furthermore, the technicians
in the Wig Salon's and Hair Clubs really don't care, they like
more of the people are only their to earn a living.
We sincerely
hope you call us at 1 866 685-8382 or email us - - we would be very
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