Hair Extensions have become immensely popular amongst women who wish to add length and fullness to their hair. As you probably know, it is a process by which additional hair is attached to your natural hair to give the impression that you have a more beautiful head of hair than you actually do. For this extension process, two methods are generally used – the Individual Strands Method and the Wefts method. In the case of the former, the “extensionist” selects around 30-40 strands of hair. These she attaches to sections of your real hair by differing methods such as heat fusing, gluing or clamping with metal rods.
The Weft method is quite different and requires your “extensionist” to either put together herself or obtain Wefts which she will attach to your head. It’s necessary here to explain to you what Wefts are; otherwise this process will not make sense to you. Wefts are small batches of hair which are held together at the top and flow freely at the other end. The side which is held together is attached to your hair and the free-flowing side is allowed to fall and mingle with your own hair. When you brush this in, it’ll be impossible to tell it apart from your natural crop.
Wefts can be made out of real or synthetic hair. At one time, real hair was definitely superior to the synthetic variety as the latter simply did not look natural. But times have changed and the research done on synthetic fibers have ensured that the artificial hair produced synthetically is pretty close to real hair. And the added advantage is that it is cheaper, so it is difficult to make the choice these days.
The other choice you will have to make in respect of Wefts is whether to choose machine-made ones or those made by hand. According to experts, the best Wefts are those made by hand. Again, these are more expensive than the Wefts made on machines.
Once the Wefts are ready, there are two ways in which they are usually attached to your hair. One is by sewing them on to a braid which is made out of your own hair. These braids are known as tracks and run horizontally around the back of your head. There will be as many tracks as there are Wefts and when professionally done, it’ll be as if it’s all your own hair. The other way that Wefts can be attached is through the Clip-On method where the Wefts are clipped on to your hair with the aid of micro-clips.
These then are the facts that you need to know about Wefts. With all the details we have given you, we are sure you will be in a position to make an informed decision. We are sure you will choose wisely.