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Wigs and Hair Enhacement
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Cosmetology
11th Grade
05/26/2011

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Block
Definition
Head-shaped form, usually made of canvas-covered cork or Styrofoam, to which the wig is secured for fitting, cleaning,coloring, and styling.
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Bonding
Definition
Method of attaching hair extensions in which the hair wefts or single strands are attached with an adhesive or a glue gun.
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Cap wigs
Definition
Wigs consisting of elasticized mesh-fiber bases to which the hair is attached.
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Capless wigs
Definition
Machine-made wigs in which rows of wefts are sewn to elastic strips in a circular pattern to fit the head shape.
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Fallen hair
Definition
Hair that has been shed from the head or gathered from the hair brush, as opposed to hair that has been cut.
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Fusion
Definition
Method of attaching extensions in which the extensions hair is bonded to the clients own hair with a bonding material that is activated by heat from a special tool.
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Hair extensions
Definition
Hair additions that are secured to the base of the clients natural hair in order to add length, volume,texture,or color.
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Hairpiece
Definition
Small wigs 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
Definition
Wigs made by inserting individual strands of hair into mesh foundations and knotting them with a needle.
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Integration hairpiece
Definition
Hairpiece with an opening in the base through which the client's own hair is pulled to blend with the hair(natural or synthetic) or the hairpiece .
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Machine-made wigs
Definition
Wigs made by machine by feeding wefts through a sewing machine, and then sewing machine, and then sewing them together to form the base and shape the wigs.
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Semi-hand-tied wigs
Definition
Wigs constructed with a combination of synthetichair and hand-tied human hair.
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Toupee
Definition
Small wigs used to cover the top of the crown of the head.
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Track-and-sew method
Definition
Attachment method in which the hair extensions are secured at the base of the clients own hair by sewing.
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Turned hair.
Definition
Wig hair in which the root and every hair strand is sewn into the base so that the cuticles of all hair strands slope in the same direction.
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Wefts
Definition
Strips of human hair or artificial hair woven by hand or machine onto a thread
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Wig
Definition
Artificial covering for the head consisting of a network of interwoven hair.
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