Blue
Tool used to apply microbeads to the hairstrand.
Bead Looper
Type of wig consisting of rows of hair wefts sewn to strips of elastic.
Capless Wig
Alteration made vertically to remove width in the nape area (from ear to ear) of a wig.
Dart
Hair addition strands attached to the hair using a heated applicator.
Keratin-Tipped (k tips) additions
Hairpiece usually worn to create fullness or height at the top or crown area of the head; consists of hair fiber usually 6" or less in length attached to a round, flat base.
Wiglet
Canvas-covered headform that holds wig while services are being performed.
Canvas Block
Hairpiece worn to create bulk or special effects; consists of long hair fiber attached to an oblong-shaped dome base.
Cascade
Product used to remove hair addition adhesive or bonder from the hair.
Debonding Product
Wig construction attachment method; hair and/or synthetic fibers are sewn into wefts, then sewn to the cap of the wig or hair replacement in a circular or crisscross pattern.
Machine Made
Supply used to hold wigs and hairpieces in place on canvas block during designing, cleaning and maintenance services.
Wig Pins
Holds wig in place on client’s head during services.
Chin Strap
Pre-clipped wefts applied to natural hair using small metal, pressure-sensitive clips.
Clip-In Additions
Consists of a human-made base with attached hair or fiber.
Hairpiece
Measures client’s head to determine correct wig size.
Measuring Tape
Holds client’s hair in place and keeps it flat.
Wig Cap
Tool used to apply microbeads to the hairstrand; also used to add hair additions to cornrows.
Crocket Tool
Hairpiece with longer lengths attached to a base that covers the crown, occipital and nape areas.
Fall
Wig construction attachment method; hair and/or synthetic fibers are tied by hand (knotted) into a fine meshwork or foundation.
Hand Tied (Hand knotted)
Small beads made of aluminum or copper, used to attach hair addition strands to the hairstrand.
Microbeads
Canvas-covered head form that holds wig while services are being performed.
Wig Block
Standard hair color ring used by wig and hairpiece manufacturers; contains numbered samples of hair colors from black to palest blond.
J and L Ring
Loose hair fibers or wefts designed to be attached to the base of the client’s own hair.
Hair Additions
Also known as individual tips and microbead or microlink extensions; a thin loop brings the natural hair through a silicone microbead/ring or copper tube.
I-tip Additions
Microbeads are applied along a parting to create a beaded row that serves as the foundation; wefts are sewn onto the beaded row and blended with the natural hair; also known as a braidless sew-in.
Microlink Sew-In Weft Additions
Artificial hair item designed to cover the entire head.
Wig
A synthetic, modacrylic hair fiber commonly used for braid additions.
Kanekalon
Hairpiece designed to be worn on top of the head to cover balding or thinning hair.
Hair Topper
Addition with an opening in the base that allows the client’s hair to be pulled through for blending purposes
Integration Hairpiece
Involve attaching beaded wefts to the natural hair using a weft plier; each hairstrand is picked up and pulled through a silicone bead to secure the weft to the hair.
Micro Weft Additions
Rows of hair that have been parted off, 3-strand braided and follow the curves of the head or continue in a straight line.
Tracks
Hair addition technique in which a three-strand, on-the-scalp braid is used as a support structure to which a hair weft (a strip of human or artificial hair) is then sewn.
Track and Sew
Hairpiece designed to be worn on top of the head to cover bald or thinning hair.
Toupee
Tool used to heat keratin-tipped bond to attach to the hairstrand.
Thermal Fusion Heat Applicator