Ladies Wigs or Hair Extension

The hair and beauty industry is cashing in these days as the media whips up stories of gorgeous celebrities and plasters women’s magazines full of idealistic pictures. The truth is that celebrities are also just people; if you take away their vast amounts of money they are no different from the girl or guy next door.

Even though this gets brought home every so often when one of Hollywood’s finest gets caught on camera without an ounce of makeup on, every woman still yearns to look beautiful.

We all want to look like the women we see in magazines and on television. We all want to be dead gorgeous babes that turn heads as we walk by. Well, it all starts somewhere and where better to start than with your hair.

A hair-raising affair

Finding your feet in the world of hair care can be a challenge. After all, you have gazillion brands of shampoo’s, conditioners and other hair care products to choose from. And to top that off, you have tons of hair accessories and styling products to choose and use as well.

Hair extensions and wigs have becomes very popular in our modern day and age for no other reason than the fact that super stars like Victoria Beckham use them to chop and change her hairstyle on an almost daily basis.

The women of Hollywood have revived the female love for ladies wigs and hair extensions, but how do you know which one to use and what is the difference anyway? Let’s take a closer look shall we?

Functionality

Wigs and hair extensions perform completely different functions and this affects both their design and their uses. Ladies wigs come in different sizes and full wigs are meant to cover your entire head as far as your hairline reaches. Hair extensions, on the other hand, are nothing like that. Extensions can be fused, clued, woven or clipped into your hair and do not cover your entire scalp.

In fact, hair extensions cover an extremely small percentage of your scalp, especially when clipped in. This means that while wigs can hide your natural hair type, texture, colour and length, hair extensions need to work with your natural hair.

If you wish, you can think of a wig as somewhat similar to a hat that covers your head while hair extensions are like ribbons and flowers that get put into your hair.

Use

Ladies wigs and hair extensions are used for different situations. Wigs work well for covering extensive hair thinning or loss, are perfect for cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment and for hiding your natural hair 100%.

Hair extensions are great for adding volume, highlights or length to your hair. They accentuate your natural hair colour and texture, blending in perfectly.

Certain types of hair extensions can also be a more permanent change to your hairstyle than a wig. This is because some techniques of attaching extensions involve fusing it to your natural hair or gluing it down.