| Term | Definition |
|---|
| block | head-shaped for, usually made of canvas-covered cork o styrofoam,to which the wig is secured for fitting, cleaning, coloring, and stying. |
| bonding | method of attaching hair extensions in which hair wefts or single strands are attached witha n adhesive or a glue gun. |
| cap wigs | wigs consisting of elasticized mesh-fiber bases to which the hair is attached. |
| capless wigs | machine-made wigs in which row of 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 form a hairbrush, as opposed to hair that has been cut. |
| fusion | method of sttaching extension in which extension hair is bonded to the client;s own hair with a bonding material that is activatied by heat from a special tool. |
| hair extensions | hair additions that are secued to the base fo the client's natural hair in order to add length, volume, texture, or color. |
| hairpeice | small wig used to cover the top or crown of the head; does not fully cover the head; toupee. |
| hand tied wigs or handknotted wigs | wigs made by inserting individual strands of hair into mesh foundations and knowtting them with a needled. |
| integration hairpiece | hairpiece with an opening in the base through whick the client's ownhair is pulled to belnd ith the hair (natural or synthetic) of he hairpiece. |
| machine made wigs | wigs madeby machine by feeding wefts throgh a sewing machine, and then sewing them together to form the base and shape of the wigs. |
| semi hand tied wigs | wigs constructed wit a combination of synthetic hair and hand tied human hair. |
| toupee | small wig used to cover the top ofr crown of the head. |
| track and sew method | attachment method in which hair estensions are secured at the base of the client's own hair by sewing. |
| turned hair | wig hair in which the root end of every hair strand is sen into te base so that the cuticles of all hair strands slope in the same direction. |
| wefts | strips of human or artificail hair woven by hand or machine onto a thread. |
| wig | artificial coverting for the head consistiong or a network of interwoven hair. |
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