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| Head-shaped form, usually made of canvas-covered cork or Styrofoam, to which the wig is secured for fitting, cleaning, coloring, styling. |
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| Method of attaching hair extensions in which hair wefts or single strands are attached with an adhesive or a glue gun. |
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| Wigs consisting of elasticized mesh-fiber bases to which the hair is attached. |
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| Machine-made wigs in which rows of wefts are sewn to elastic straps in a circular pattern to fit the head shape. |
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| Hair that has been shed from the head or gathered from a hairbrush, as opposed to hair that has been cut. |
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| Method of attaching extensions in which extension hair is bonded to the client's own hair with a bonding material that is activated by heat from a special tool. |
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| Hair additions that are secured to the base of the client's natural hair in order to add length, volume, texture, or color. |
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| Small wig used to cover the top or crown of the head; does not fully cover the head; toupee. |
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| Hand-tied Wigs or Hand-knotted wigs |
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| Wigs made by inserting individual strands of hair into mesh foundations and knotting them with a needle. |
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| Hairpiece with an opening in the base through which the client's own hair is pulled through to blend with the hair (natural or synthetic) of the hairpiece. |
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| Wigs made by a machine by feeding wefts through a sewing machine, and then sewing them together to form the base and shape of the wig. |
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| Wigs constructed with a combination of synthetic hair and hand-tied human hair. |
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| Small wig used to cover the top or crown of the head. |
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| attachment method in which hair extensions are secured at the base of the client's own hair by sewing. |
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| Wig hair in which the root end of every hair strand is sewn into the base so that the cuticles of all hair strands slope n the same direction. |
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| Strips of human or artificial hair woven by hand or machine onto a thread. |
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| Artificial covering for the head consisting of a network of interwoven hair. |
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