Glossary of Wig Terms

• -Human Hair
• -Synthetic Hair
• -Head-Band Wig
• -3/4 Wigs
• -Full Wig
• -Cap
• -Skin Top Cap
• -Memory Cap
• -Standard Weft Cap
• -Finger Clips
• -Jaw Clips
• -Binary Clips
• -Banana Comb
• -Hand Tied
• -Monofilament
• -Drawstrings
• -Cuticle

It is what it says: 100% natural human hair. This wig is cared and styled for like regular human hair.

Synthetic Hair is different with every company but is generally the same. They are made to match closely to the texture and consistency of human hair.

A half-cap or 3/4-cap wig that attacheswith a hard or soft head band at the front. You can wear your own bangs slicked back underneath the headband or worn styled on the outside.

A cap that covers most of the head except for the front hairline. You can use your own hair to blend up and over the fall.

More than 90% of the cap is open to fully cover the head. When most people think of a wig, this is the type they are thinking of. It is ultimately comfortable in wearing.

Provides shape and a base for the hairor fiber to be attached.

A Skin Top cap is designed with acolored base to give the illusion of your own scalp directly under thewig. This is useful with hair styles that expose the scalp such as parts.

A wig cap that replaces the wide stretch lace used in most of today's wigs with a thinner, more resilient stretch material that actually molds to the shape of the head for a lighter, more secure fit. This cap is also available in styles with a monofilament top - depending on the wig's style requirements.

A Standard Weft is the basic cap stylefor wigs. It involves hair stitched into a string mesh. A Standard Weft is generally the simplest cap type and therefore the least expensive.

Be similar to a banana comb except that it has no teeth.

Also called a butterfly clip it has two "jaws" on a spring. Just like the Binary clips which also have two separate pieces. The "jaws" are round and interlock when closed. This type of clip is very easy to put on and take off, convenient and comfortable.

Binary clips are two separate pieces of hair each with its own comb that interlock with each other.

An outlined adjustable comb clip assembled with a very strong curved link and a clip that snaps together at thetop.

A wig cap that replaces the wide stretch lace used in most of today's wigs with a thinner, more resilient stretch material that actually molds to the shape of the head for a lighter more secure fit.

Monofilament is a process of manually knotting individual hair fibers onto the cap for a more natural look. This is usually done on parted areas and on the edge of the cap in order to hide capmaterial when the hair is pulled back. Monofilament is a single-stranded polymer fiber produced in large quantities for a variety of industries. It is made by dozens of manufacturers with many different types of polymers.

A ponytail like hairpiece with two combs that attach to a bun in the back of the head and are secured by pulling on an elastic string.

The cuticle is the outer layer of thehair follicle. Hair has three layers: a cuticle, a cortex, and a medulla.