The part of the hairpiece onto which the hair is sewn is called the base or foundation. It rests directly on your scalp; so it should be as lightweight and airy as your budget will allow. There are many hair replacement base materials:
The gauze cloth is made of two layers of the finest of Swiss silk, tightly woven together in order to hold the individual hairs sewn into the hair system. Because of the lightness of the fabric, its presence is not felt by you as you wear it or by anyone touching the hairpiece while it is on your head. Your scalp can breathe with ease, since a hair replacement made with this type of base would only weigh one or two ounces, including the sewn-in hair. Yet, it has great strength and durability, and it is easy to repair should any damage be done to it.
The lace cloth hair replacement base, consisting of two layers of lace (sometimes made of nylon), is even lighter in weight than the gauze base. Although it is more delicate than gauze, with the proper care, it can prove to be just as durable. There is also a special lace hair system base formulated that is pressed and steamed to retain the shape of the head. Although it molds itself to the head, it is still exceptionally light and provides excellent ventilation.
The hair replacement base that I like the most is fine welded mono. I choose to use this hair system base material out of all the other materials because it is a smooth, light weight material that perfectly retains the persons head shape even after a extended period of time. Fine welded mono hair replacement base also takes on the individuals skin color making it the least noticeable and the most durable hair system base available.
Plastic bases, sometimes referred to as skin bases, do not have the impressive quality of the fine welded mono hairpiece bases. You can't expect it to look as natural as human hair sewn into a fine welded mono base. Plastics are much hotter than then the other types of bases and rip very easily. They looses hair easily, and they lay much flatter on the scalp. To repair a plastic base requires so much time and effort, it is often cheaper to buy a new one. Cleaning must be done with caution, as certain cleaning fluids are strong enough to actually dissolve the hair replacement base.
David Hansen
Chicago IL
www.davidhansen.com
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