It needs to look real and be long and cheap.

I want to cut my hair and give it to a foundation that helps make wigs for people who could use it. I myself have alot of scars on my head from surgery and that is the reason I originally grew long hair but i think its time to cut it and I want to give it to a place that can actually use it….not a place that gives it to ladies to make braided hair weaves out of or something..but for a child that would feel better with hair. Any help or suggestions will be apreciated. Eric

I have long hair so I need to fit my hair under. Is it possible?
I dont want to order and get cheated or something of poor quality.
Any ladies who have a lace wig please let me know your experiences
It’s a lace front wig, sometimes called Virgin Remy Lace Front wigs

Are long locks your dream? Well, you are not alone in this regard. There are plenty of people who want to have long hairs. But often, the reality prevents them from that. Again, there is another category of people who are craving for some hair on their baldy head. In both the cases, the basic purpose is to improve the looks and in both the cases, the hair extension can be very effective.  Basically, the hair extensions are a type of fashion accessory that is used to add hair that is not yours’ originally. Generally, they are brought from the local salons. However, there is no hard and fast rule regarding the nature of the extensions. In fact, the feature varies from one person to another. These days, there are thousands of varieties available in the market and they offer a wide range of options in terms of color, length, style and texture.  So, whatever occasion you have starting from the prom, weddings, homecomings etc, you will find some sort of hair extension for you. In fact, these extensions have also set a trend in the Hollywood; so don’t even bother about the style quotient that they have. The hair extensions differ in terms of ingredients as well. There are real hair extensions that are made from the human hair. Then there is the synthetic hair as well as extension made with both of them. However, application of these extensions can be tricky. Proper training is required for successful application. So, if you are looking for one, make sure you know how to apply it. Basically, there are three different ways through which the hair extensions are applied and they are the Micro Linking, Braid Weaves, and Mega Tips. In this regard, you should not confuse hair extensions with wigs. Rather, they are comprised of strands of real hair that needs to be set in the scalp with different methods of fixation.  Being so, the extensions can be a great means to add color to your hair without changing the actual color of it. If you are using the real hair extensions, you can even curl or straighten the hair. You can also have the haircut that you like. They are very good in providing you with the temporary style statements. At the same time, they are useful as a permanent solution for your hair problems.  Certainly, when you think about the hair styles, the hair extensions seem to be the ideal option. You can try out any style and color that you want. And if you are not satisfies with them, you can get rid of them in no time. All this while, your actual hair will remain intact. However, both the artificial and actual hair extensions have their merits and demerits. So, it is important that you know what exactly you are looking for as hair style.  However, if want to have the experts to solve your problems, contact Inanch. com. Acclaimed by prestigious magazines like the Vogue and Marie Claire, the hair specialists here will provide you with all the latest developments in hair extensions.    

 

Do you know who manufactures your hair care products?

Where did you buy your last hair care product?

African-American men and women spend billions of dollars every year on their hair, consuming more than three-quarters of the hair care products sold in the U. S. How many of those dollars are paid to Black hair care businesses?

For the past twenty years or more, the majority of the wigs, extensions, relaxers, moisturizers, curling irons, hot combs, sheens, gels, conditioners, oils, shampoos, and lotions are brought to you by Korean entrepreneurs. The 2006 investigative documentary film, Black Hair, by Aron Ranen, tracks the successful efforts by Koreans who, recognizing the potential of such a lucrative market, petitioned the U. S. and Korean governments to gain economic incentives for assistance in tapping this gold mine. These shrewd business people have gained control of both the retail market as well as the manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Applause! Applauding! Thunderous applause! I mean, standing ovation for seeing an opportunity to earn money in America. Encore. Encore. Monopoly – pass go; collect billions of Black consumer dollars. America is open for business!

For all yawls out there who are expecting this to be a Korean bashing article…not! Stop reading immediately. But, for all yawls out there who’d like to be enlightened about how immigrants from a distant place came to America, stopped, dropped and opened shop in our Black community, do keep reading!

Let’s reflect back for a moment upon a brilliant business tycoon: Madame C. J. Walker. Born in 1867, Madame Walker is the undisputed mother of beauty and hair care products for Black women. The Guinness Book of Records cites her as the first female (Black or white) to become a millionaire from her own achievements.

“Press it out” has been a phrase long used in the Black woman’s vocabulary to describe the process of removing the kinky curls from her beautiful hair. Madam C. J. Walker saw an economic opportunity in the desire by Black women to straighten their tight curls. Through a unique process of combining raw ingredients, Madame C. J. Walker created superior hair care products to meet the demand within the Black community for “good” hair.

This early black entrepreneur was neither a biochemist nor an experienced businessperson. Madame Walker lacked the credentials offered by Spellman, Howard, Fisk, Tuskegee, or the host of other Black colleges of her day. She was far too poor to afford college. What Madame Walker did possess was the unique skill of reading what the Black Community wanted enough to pay for again and again. She went about filling that need with goods and services—all the way the bank. She went right past go, collecting cash from the pockets of Black Haves and Black Have Not consumers alike, to become the wealthiest businesswoman of her era.

Madame C. J. Walker will be forever known as the creator of the “straightening comb. ” She invented the “press and curl” look for Black woman of her era. With the application of heat to a metal comb, nappy hair became straight hair. The straightening comb was a revolution in Black women’s hair care. Tight curls were released—freed from the slavery of being matted to sides of her beautiful Black head. Yeah, this writer is from the country, matted (smile). The Black woman was now able to see her beautiful hair flowing and straight as a white woman’s for the first time. The wheels of brother necessity were in motion—blacksmiths were forming the straightening comb, Madame C. J. Walker’s sales teams were demonstrating and setting up distributorships throughout the Deep South, up north, from the east coast to the west coast. The Black Haves and Black Have Notes were equally desirous of the straightening comb. Word of the comb’s magic spread like wildfire; the demand out-paced the supply. Thus the battle for the Black hair care market was born. Or, more to the point, the battle for the Black consumer dollar was focused.

Madame Walker saw opportunity there too. She not only sought innovation in the creation of new types of hair care products, but she did so in a way that also created economic opportunities for others in the Black community. Madame Walker provided thousands of Black women with the potential to earn a livable wage and go on to continue to influence the coming generation of Black American entrepreneurs.

The “good” hair look created by the magic of the hot comb application to black hair turned out to be short-lived. Human sweat and the humidity caused the straightened Black hair to revert and matt back to the sides of the sisters’ heads. Plus, the look was a lot of work. There was a new need, for something humidity-proof. A better process to straighten the Black woman’s hair was needed with a longer-lasting effect. The creative Madame Walker had an idea, a chemical with a lye base—now known as the modern-day permanent relaxer. The Black male version, conk, was the hot seller of the day—the more modern version was known as the juicy jerry curl. Oh my, when I look back at my graduation pictures.

Fast forward to 2008–the Black community’s hair care preferences and market demand have made possible a multi-billion dollar industry, but the current profits from this industry have been almost entirely pulled out from under the Black community. The seeds of innovation planted by Madame C. J. Walker have somehow been co-opted by Korean entrepreneurs. How has this complete market reversal occurred?

The targeted customer is the same—Black men and women. The business of supplying goods and services to this customer base has evolved with new products, makeup, hair weaves, and wigs. The entire shooting match, including Black hair care magazines, trade shows, and a host of other events, is now dominated by Korean business owners. Ninety percent of the Black hair care business is controlled by Korean entrepreneurs.

Here is how it happened.

As more Koreans immigrated to America, they needed income. For them to stop, drop, and setup shop in white neighborhoods was not permitted. They soon recognized the opportunity that the black consumer presented, particularly within the black hair care market. Just like Madame C. J. Walker, Korean entrepreneurs seized the moment. Now, mind you, they seized it differently. Have I peaked your curiosity? Oh, do read farther.

Madame Walkers seized the moment by aggressively traveling from town to town with product demonstrations in the local churches, ladies clubs, and benevolent societies, recruiting new reps much as Avon does today. The Korean businessperson enlisted the services of the Korean Government, along with the U. S. government. What do I mean by that? Oh, yes, they used new words, strategies, and techniques not available to the late Madame C. J. Walker. Lobbyists, tax incentives, our Small Business Administration, and a host of other skillful tactics were employed—all with the purpose and intent to take control of the billion-dollar Black hair care market.

The Black community proved a gold mine for Korean businesses. The Black consumer shopper, often without preference except for lower prices, was their target. We plotted down our hard-earned dollars in stores where the only shared language was the dollar bill at the register. A cryptic sign language was used until the time came to pay—“I’ll take this and that” as we pointed to weaves, wigs, and other hair care products. How often do we make mockery of their inability to communicate (the Korean storeowners), as we walk out the door leaving our dollars in their pockets.

Now, please do not misunderstand my intentions. I remind you that this is not about bashing Korean business owners for taking control of our Black hair care market in order to create jobs for their communities, both here and overseas. But, as we seek reparations from past slavery from our government, the Korean-American community prospers—with our help. We are a fractional consumer market, with little, if any, loyalty to the concept of buying from Black businesses.

The Korean businessperson has stopped, dropped, and setup shop in our communities with our great assistance—the assistance of our hard-earned Black dollars. The Korean cashiers, the store janitor, the factory workers in Korea, the lobbyist in Washington – are all paid for by our communities. Each time you stroll into their store, point to a product on the shelf and hand over your money, you have just handed over your power. The same power could be used to build businesses that employ brothers and sisters.

America is open for business. Korean business owners found our gold mine, a never-ending supply of cash. The Black hair care industry is as lucrative to Korean Americans much as the casino business is for Native Americans. Step right up; drop your coins in the Korean Business slot machine. Oh, but there is no jackpot waiting to come back to you – no cash prize for three cherries in row. Oh, this one is always snake eyes, short end of the stick, or any other cliché that suggests “loser. ”

Are our dollars not sponsoring activities in their communities? Are we not putting their children into the finest of schools, providing their families with jobs, and building wealth for their community? Do you see any of these dollars put back into the Black community? Have you seen the Korean businessperson in the pews of the Black churches on Sunday–perhaps depositing some of those once-Black dollars into the church building fund? Have you ever seen a Korean businessperson acknowledge or sponsor of Juneteenth? Well, let’s see – some large companies such as Coke and Pepsi have joined the local Black businesses in acknowledging this and other significant dates for Black Americans.

I do not condemn any group for taking advantage of an opportunity for economic success. But maybe it is time for Black Americans to take a closer look at the way we spend our dollars. Is our hair a potential key to opportunities for jobs and growth in the Black community? Koreans stopped, dropped, and setup shop in the Black community all across America – America Open for Business. Why don’t we stop, drop and set up shop for ourselves?

Note: There are many Black hair care companies such as, Bonner Brothers, Miss Jessies, Dudley Products, and a host of others. A list of Black and non-Black manufacturers of hair care products can be found on the web site for Black Owned Beauty Supply Association (BOBSA) website www. bobsaone. org

Some years back wigs were used almost solely by people with thinning hair to cover their baldness. However, those days are long past now and wigs have now become the new style mantra. They provide an easy way of sporting a gorgeous mane even if you have been endowed with thin mousy hair. Care for wigs is very important else they can become dry and fuzzy in a very short time. There are several varieties of wigs available in the market. Wigs can be made from human hair, buffalo hair, horse hair, wool, feathers or some other synthetic material. Wigs can be made by two main methods, the ‘weft’ method or the ‘ventilating needle’ method. Wigs manufactured using the weft method are cheaper but have a slightly unnatural look to them. The ventilating needle method wigs are extremely natural looking, there is almost no demarcation visible between natural hair and the wig, however, these wigs are slightly expensive. A combination of the two methods with weft being used for the central portion of the wig while the ventilating needle is used for the corners and the fringes is an easy way of getting natural looking wigs at an affordable price. It is now possible to sport your dream mane. Wigs are available in various styles. Bob wigs, grey wigs, curly wigs, petite wigs are some of the styles in vogue. Care for wigs is an absolute must to maintain their shine and softness. Curly wigs are the most difficult to care for, these should never be washed with hot water as hot water would straighten all curls. Human hair wigs are also difficult to care for as they are prone to fizz and split ends. Caring for the synthetic wigs is the easiest and as long as you stick to shampoos and conditioner that are specifically made for the synthetic wigs, there is not much you can do wrong. Using products which are used for human hair on the synthetic wigs can make them dull and lifeless very quickly. Care for wigs entails washing it whenever you feel that the oils from your scalps are matting the wig, or if you have used too many hair stylers and sprays on the wigs. It is generally not a great idea to wash the wig often as it shortens the life span of the wig. Washing a full head of false hair once every 10 to 12 times that it has been worn is sufficient, however if excessive hair stylers have been used then the washing needs to be much more frequent. Before washing your wig brush it gently with a rubber tipped comb made specifically for wigs. Disentangle the wig completely and then soak it in about 2 quarts of cool water. The water should have 2 cups of synthetic shampoo, swish the wig after it is completely saturated with water. For the proper care for wigs condition them after every wash, this helps them to retain their softness and shine. Conditioning should be done when the wig is still slightly wet. These easy ways to care for wigs can make them last a very long time without loosing their beauty.

There’s nothing more exciting than getting dressed up for a Halloween or costume party, but when you want to be completely original and fun with your costume, the choice of what you and your friends can dress up as can be daunting. Luckily, the idea of doing a group costumes has become more popular, so if you choose to dress up as a musical group like ABBA for Halloween with your friends, you’re sure to have fun with your costume, while being as creative as you want to be with your look. ABBA, for those who are unaware, is a 70s singing group that has had international hits like “Dancing Queen,” and was known for their disco style clothes. Cat suits, big sleeves, frills, big shoes and mini skirts were all staples in the group’s wardrobe, and with some hunting, you and your friends will be able to pull off the ABBA look with ease. Women can easily mimic Agneta and Frida’s outfits in one of two ways. Long blonde wigs are the perfect way to start the disco style, and should be matched with a shiny, bright-colored mini skirt over a spangled mini skirt or flared bell bottoms. If you’re lucky, you may find a catsuit or two that you can add bright, thick belts of color to for a great, simple costume. This look is great with go-go boots or high platforms. Men trying to dress like ABBA’s Benny and Bjorn can have just as much fun as their female counterparts with their costumes. Disco reigned supreme in the 70s, so wearing big patterns and bright polyester pants is a sure way to get the ABBA look. Pantsuits in bright colors, like blue, purple or pink, are fun to use as your ABBA costume. If you have no problem showing of some chest hair, keep your long sleeved shirt unbuttoned and pop your collar high before folding it over. Ruffled and lacy shirts and bell bottoms with a wide belt adorning the outfit is a cheaper costume if you have a short budget. ABBA costumes, in their elaborate planning and bright details, will be a fun and wacky costume to put together. But one of the most important elements of this costume is the fun, happy personalities that come with the ABBA appearance. For More Information about ABBA Costumes please visit http://abbacostumes. net

There’s nothing more exciting than getting dressed up for a Halloween or costume party, but when you want to be completely original and fun with your costume, the choice of what you and your friends can dress up as can be daunting. Luckily, the idea of doing a group costumes has become more popular, so if you choose to dress up as a musical group like ABBA for Halloween with your friends, you’re sure to have fun with your costume, while being as creative as you want to be with your look.

ABBA, for those who are unaware, is a 70s singing group that has had international hits like “Dancing Queen,” and was known for their disco style clothes. Cat suits, big sleeves, frills, big shoes and mini skirts were all staples in the group’s wardrobe, and with some hunting, you and your friends will be able to pull off the ABBA look with ease.

Women can easily mimic Agneta and Frida’s outfits in one of two ways. Long blonde wigs are the perfect way to start the disco style, and should be matched with a shiny, bright-colored mini skirt over a spangled mini skirt or flared bell bottoms. If you’re lucky, you may find a catsuit or two that you can add bright, thick belts of color to for a great, simple costume. This look is great with go-go boots or high platforms.

Men trying to dress like ABBA’s Benny and Bjorn can have just as much fun as their female counterparts with their costumes. Disco reigned supreme in the 70s, so wearing big patterns and bright polyester pants is a sure way to get the ABBA look.

Pantsuits in bright colors, like blue, purple or pink, are fun to use as your ABBA costume. If you have no problem showing of some chest hair, keep your long sleeved shirt unbuttoned and pop your collar high before folding it over. Ruffled and lacy shirts and bell bottoms with a wide belt adorning the outfit is a cheaper costume if you have a short budget.

ABBA costumes, in their elaborate planning and bright details, will be a fun and wacky costume to put together. But one of the most important elements of this costume is the fun, happy personalities that come with the ABBA appearance.

Both synthetic and human hair Jon Renau wigs are known for looking good and natural. There are a large range of wigs on the market, and the first thing you need to know when buying a wig is how much you are willing to spend. Although human hair wigs are more expensive, you don’t always have to spend a fortune to buy one. Just look for a wigs sale, and be patient enough until you find your perfect wig. Changing one’s looks has never been easier!

The synthetic wigs you see with curls, spirals, straight, wispy are all made the same way. These various hair textures are chemically set into the hair fiber during the manufacturing process. If you purchase a curly wig, then it will always remain curly (even when washed). Same thing goes for the straight, wavy or wispy ones. Although they look great, as is, and are ready to use out of box, styling synthetic wigs can be limited. You can not make a straight wig curly or vise versa – you would need to purchase one of each.

The only option you have is this: if you have a straight wig, wash it, place some rollers in it as it is drying and let it dry this way. It will give you bounce and a slight wave. The first thing you need is to purchase a wig brush from any hair store. Once you brush it out, use wig spray gel to hold the texture in place. Instead of spending the time and effort to style synthetic wigs, you may consider buying another one in the texture you like due to their lower costs.

Another way to change the look of your wig is to wear it in a loose ponytail, half up / half down, with some clips in it. Using the wig with headbands or pigtails is another possibility. Whatever you try, have fun with your new hair. Here’s another tip: when you search the wigs sale section at your favorite wig store, look at the way the wigs are styled. You should keep in mind that with wigs, you are never confined to one look or style. For example, if one day you are in the mood for curls, just wear a curly wig.

The following hints are very helpful in maintaining your synthetic wig for a long time, whether it be a Jon Renau wig or another brand. Whatever you do, never put heat to the wig, as it will destroy the fibers and burn them together. When you wash the wig, always do it in cold or cool water; hot or warm water may also damage the fibers. Be careful when you untangle your wig! Always use a wide tooth comb and begin from the bottom of the wig, working your way slowly and gently upwards and towards the base. Also, only use hair cleaning and styling products especially designed for wigs. When you buy brand name like Jon Renau wigs, they usually come with care instructions which should be closely followed.

Some people who use wigs for the first time complain that their wigs are too thick or do not fit their face shape. The best thing to do in this case is to take the wig to a salon that specializes in wig care and let a professional hairstylist customize it. They can also thin out the fake looking areas and trim it down to look exactly the way you want.