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What is your LF experience?
Name of Adhesives: Endurabond (once and it ripped my skin and hair off, so i'm staying away from it unless I have to go swimming with my LF), Invisibond (doesn't do it for me if i use it alone, cuz I work out a lot), Proflex (combined with a liquid adhesive gives a good hold), Ultrahold (used it once, hated it it was all goey and didn't hold at all, I still have the whole bottle).
Also add a detail description of your application regime (Scalp protect, do you use a wig cap, how you apply or how many layers, do you use a combination and etc.) I wash my face, exfoliate, I do my hair treatment and cornrow it, clean hairline with alcohol swabs, let dry, apply 2 layers of scalp protector. I put proflex on the lace 1 layer of a liquid glue bought at missmymy.com, but I'm thinking of stopping it because I have pimples and lumps all around my hairline (here are the ingredients that the seller sent me after I requested them Acrylic adhesives, isopropanyl, ethyl acetate, heptane, tuluence some of them may be toxic
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How long your hold last for Front and Nape:
Front: 6 days
Nape: 3 to 4days
What's your skin type is: Oily, Dry, T-Zone Combination (oily&dry) oily
What State, Climate or type of Weather you live in: half the time in Canada cold now humid in summer, and half in TX hot
Which Adhesives you find that work best in which season the Summer, Fall or Winter:
Summer: don't know purchased my first lf in december 07
Fall: don't know purchased my first lf in december 07
Winter: Proflex+invisibond
What adhesives that didn
Phillycutee---------I use the Bodyshop Tea Tree products also, and not because I'm an Independent Consultant for The Bodyshop at Home (hint..hint..if you need some products let me know)
....But Tea Tree is good for the skin and hair.
Name of Adhesives:
Endurabond was first. I should have listened, it is not for newbies. I thought I was special and could do it so I bought a supersized bottle. I wasn't and I couldn't. It's still crusted up in my first LF. I hate it.
Vapon NoTape together with Blue Liner Tape Good Hold but I hate when the tape gets gummy. Makes me feel dirty. Vapon gave me a small but painful irritated area at the nape so that was the end of that.
Proflex Tape Sticks good for 2 days.
CoolPiece Cream Adhesive I Ilke it with no skin barrier in the front only.
CoolPiece ORWG Same as above
Supertape With skin barrier in the along the nape, I can finally do a high ponytail. It actually sticks and does not get gummy at all.
Mastix P Spirit Gum meh
Also add a detail description of your application regime (Scalp protect, do you use a wig cap, how you apply or how many layers, do you use a combination and etc.)
I wash my hair and wrap it under a wig cap. I use two layers of skin barrier on my nape area on up to right in front of my ears. I place the Supertape on the inner edge of the LF nape around to the tabs. I use no skin barrier on my front hairline. I use the Coolpiece cream adhesive and spread it really thinly with my finger and let it dry clear. I don't know if it helps, but I do this step twice.
How long your hold last for Front and Nape:
Front: 1-2 days. I'm strict with my skin regimen and I like to be able to lift up the lace and clean under it which is why I don't like the strongest hold here.
Nape: 7 days (only because I remove it)
What's your skin type is: Oily, Dry, T-Zone Combination (oily&dry) Normal
What State, Climate or type of Weather you live in:
Northeastern climate changes
Which Adhesives you find that work best in which season the Summer, Fall or Winter:
Winter: The White adhesive or glue and Supertape combo as above. Only started LF this winter so we'll see!
What adhesives that didn’t work for you and why:
See Above^^^
What adhesive release do you use and why:
For the most part, I use Cinema Secrets Brush Cleaner. I've been using it for years to clean my makeup brushes but just discovered that it is also used by makeup artists on sets to clean adhesive out of ventilated lace goods.
I have found that it cleans the lace really well. Contains no alcohol, and is not oily. Smells like Vanilla. Drys immediately. Won't clean spirit gum, but it cleans all that gummy crap out. I put it in a spray bottle and I use a natural bristle brush.
I spray it on my hairline and nape and it releases the lace. Whatever's left, I gently brush out with the spray and the brush. Works for me.
What adhesive release didn’t work for you and why:
Endurabond high priced acetone and didn't even work that well.
C-22 High priced Goo Gone. Greasy and a lot of work to get out of the lace.
If you bleached your knots what product did you used that worked: My bleached knots look a mess. No comment.
What did you use to seal you knots that worked:
TDI Fast Trak Hair Knot & Tape tab Sealer
If you have dyed your lace wig, what kind of dye did you used that worked, and how many containers:
I lightened up a 1b using 1 container Feria Color #5.54 Rich Mahogany Copper Brown then I added highlights using Excellence Cremelights. It's beautiful and my husband loves it. Then I had to go and mess up the knots/roots.
What Vendors do you like and why:
I like Jiery because he was my first CV and the experience was great. The price was RIGHT, I got my wig in 2 days and it was just what I wanted. It's a few months old and I've given it the BB treatment and it's still very curly and pretty. In fact, I'm wearing it right now. I forgot I dyed this one lighter too.
I like Rex because the hair was just mwah!! Perfect! Soft, not too shiny, the density was just right. Hairline was on point. It was so perfect, I had to sell it. The color just wasn't right for me and I refused to mess it up by coloring it. I sold it to a neighbor.
What Vendors you will never use again and why: The 2 AV from EBAY who got my first LF dollars. Frankly, I just didn't know any better. Now I do. That's money I could have spent on 4 wigs instead of 2.
How many lace wigs do you own: Sold one, so now I have 3 and my first custom is due to arrive any day now...
What is your price limit you would spend on a full lace wig: $400 and at that price it better make me quiver and shake.
If you ever had a wig to shed what did you use to stop it/slow it down that worked?
N/A
How often do you wash your full lace wig?
WEEKLY
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I think I've got a little shopping problem.
Phillycutee---------I use the Bodyshop Tea Tree products also, and not because I'm an Independent Consultant for The Bodyshop at Home (hint..hint..if you need some products let me know)....But Tea Tree is good for the skin and hair.
