Lately I’ve had a few questions regarding Daily Wear systems so I thought the time was right to set the record straight. 

Basically the only hair system I would not recommend for Daily Wear would be a Super Super Thin Skin(prophylactic thin).  All the others can easily be used for Daily Wear as well as extended wear.  The thing to remember is that most hair replacement systems on the market today were designed using thin skins and laces for the best appearance possible and the intent of the retailer is to get the customer in great looking hair, bond or fuse the system on and keep the client coming back every 4 weeks for cleaning, reattaching and a service fee.  Then when the hair starts looking bad the hair is replaced–for a charge.  This makes much more fiscal sense to a retailer than selling you a hair replacement showing you how to apply tape, showing you how to remove the tape and clean the system and sending you on your merry way not to return for up to a year before you need a new system and maybe selling you a few bags of tape and shampoo in between.

Daily Wear hair systems are not the friend of the retailer.  Daily Wear hair systems mean you are independent and free to wear your hair when you want to.  Some will wear their hair on a daily basis putting it on in the morning and taking it off in the evening, some will wear their hair when they feel like it, for special occasions or only during the work week and let their heads “Breathe Free” the balance of the time.  It is truly your choice to make.  Now best to know a few things if you want to go to Daily Wear.  First, if you’re wearing a system that has thin skin or delicate lace be sure to have appropriate adhesives and tape and be aware of how you remove your system as well as the tape or adhesive to avoid tearing the base, lace front or pulling out hair.  Always use a solvent before taking the tape or adhesive off the system.  This will loosen the adhesion and allow you to remove tape and residue without putting undue stress on the base, tape tab/skin areas or delicate lace.  Second, unless you’re working out in your system or in some way causing your hair to need daily cleaning, you can clean your system safely off your head once or twice a week saving on wear and tear, fading and hair loss.  Thirdly, if you’re going with tape you can easily apply a new piece of Daily Wear tape to the tape on your system, re-activate the tape using a warm blow dryer or use an Extended Wear tape that can usually be re-applied for up to 3 or 4 times.  There are a ton of options.

If you’re thinking you want the flexibility of a Daily Wear system you might also like to consider a custom system designed to give you both a natural look and durability—Yes it is possible.  The materials for Daily Wear and Extended Wear systems are the same the only thing that changes for us is designing with your wear requirements in mind and we specialize in giving you what you want every time.  If you want to give Daily Wear a try utilizing a stock system we’ll be happy to recommend products and techniques that will assure your success.

I came across an interesting video today from a competitor and it really got me thinking about the quality of goods other companies in the industry are supplying to their customers. Take a look:

Detangling your hair system? I’m asking the question because I really can’t believe that there are that many hair wearers who have tangling issues to the point that an online supplier feels the need to post these instructions on YouTube.  There was a time, not so very long ago, that the process of detangling was kept to a few in the industry and was usually done as a service to the customers but the process was not given out to just anyone especially the final consumer.  I remember hearing about it and always wondered why the need, so seeing this information in such a well produced video to the consumer has me baffled.

In the production of hair goods manufacturers take care to assure the hair is processed to prevent tangling by compressing the cuticle.  Granted there are situations where the processing may not be as well done as possible and there are always cases where a batch of hair may not be processed completely but to make this information, to “Fix” a problem that starts with the manufacturer, available to the hair wearer has me concerned.

First I’m concerned because the mixture of these chemicals can be highly toxic, although warnings are given in the video, it is still a very Unsafe situation.  I’m also concerned because the hair that is used in the manufacture of hair goods is dyed using textile dyes and we all know what bleach will do to our clothing.  But my biggest concern is that there are suppliers of hair goods who aren’t standing behind their product by making the manufacturer responsible for poor quality and poor processing and then putting the solution into the hands of the consumer.  The only place where this type of procedure fits for the consumer is if they absolutely must have hair to wear and need to detangle the existing product until a replacement is received and quite frankly these situations should be very few and very far between.

Regardless of whether you purchase your system online or in a brick and mortar store the bottom line is simple; if you receive poor quality goods you deserve to have your supplier replace those items to your satisfaction and your supplier must deal with this issue directly with the manufacturer and not make this the consumers problem to deal with.

If you’re buying a hair piece intended to last only a month or so anyway, there is no excuse for that level of severe tangling!