Braiding/Extension Tools and Materials
Best for stimulating the scalp, smoothing dry textured hair, and removing dirt and lint from locs
What is a boar-bristle brush?
Braiding technique in which the first side section goes over the middle one, then the other side section goes over the middle strand
What is the overhand technique?
Hair or synthetic fibers added or integrated at the base of a person's natural hair
What are hair additions?
Long strips of human or artificial hair with a threaded edge
What is a weft?
Constructed with an elasticized, mesh-fiber base to which the hair is attached
What are cap wigs?
Good for releasing tangles, knots, and snarls in short textured hair and long, straight, wavy, and curly hair; its pneumatic pad collapses when it meets resistance to avoid damaging delicate textures
What is a square paddle brush/detangling brush?
Also known as plaiting
What is the underhand technique?
A full replacement for profound hair loss
What are wigs?
You may not need to attach as many extensions on ______ hair
In these wigs the wefts of hair are less dense and are sewn in with vertical lace strips, resulting in a lot of open space
What are capless wigs?
Excellent for design parting, sectioning large hair segments, and opening and removing braids
What is a tail comb?
Created with two strands that are twisted around each other
What is the rope braid?
Also known as turned hair or cuticle hair
What is Remy hair?
This method is also known as a weave; you secure hair extensions to the client's hair by sewing a weft onto a cornrow
What is braid-and-sew?
A round-topped block with a head shape used for making, servicing, displaying, or storing a wig
What is a wig block?
Used for trimming excess extension material
What are five-inch shears?
Two or three long, simple, inverted, thick cornrows wrapped around the head and pinned
What is a halo braid?
Shed from the head, as opposed to being cut, and is sold as cuticle-free hair
What is fallen hair?
Use an adhesive attachment method
What are tape-in extensions?
The goal of cutting a wig is to make it look ______
What is realistic?
Deeply hydrates, moisturizes, and conditions the hair with water vapor
Free-hanging braids, with or without extensions, executed using either an underhand or an overhand technique
What are single braids?
The top synthetic hair fiber
What is Kanekalon?
Individual hair strands are attached to the client's own hair with a bonding material that is activated by heat from a special tool
What is fusion bonding?
Typically worn by clients with pattern baldness
What are toupees?