Friday, February 22, 2008

African American Yaki Textured Lace Front Wigs Are A Hairdrobe Must Have


I love yaki straight lace fronts I’ve been wearing them for years. They are low maintenance, realistic looking for African American women and can be styled in many different ways. The Hair Network manufacturers several different yaki lace wigs, differentiated by length: The Bianca (8” to 12”), The Cathy (14” to 18”) and the Tiara (20” to 24”).

The hair of a yaki-textured Indian, or Asian remy lace wig is absolutely beautiful and does not require a lot of product to maintain. In fact, the less product used, the more bouncy and flowing the hair of your lace wig will be.

To take care of a yaki textured lace wig I recommend using Crème of Nature Detangling and Conditioning Shampoo with the Ultra Moisturizing Formula for Dry, Brittle Hair. That’s it! I wash my hair, let it dry and flat-iron it into my signature style. I wash my wig on or off my head once a week. When I remove it for reapplication, I first clean the glue from the netting then comb – with a wide-toothed comb to ensure – there are no tangles.

Then I fill the sink with tepid water, add a dollop or two of shampoo and swish my wig back and forth in the water. Sometimes I’ll repeat this twice to make sure my wig is thoroughly clean. Then I refill the sink with tepid water to rinse. I may also repeat this step twice. After squeezing gently to remove excess water, I hang my wig on a mannequin and comb into place with a wide-toothed comb taking care to part my wig wear I want the part to be for my style. I either let the wig air-dry overnight, or use a blow dryer on a cool, or luke-warm setting if I need to reapply right away.

Sometimes, if I want to wash my wig between reapplications, I soap cap my wig to get it clean. To soap cap, I hold my head – hair hanging – under the faucet in the tub, or use a spray attachment to wet the hair of my wig taking care not to get my own hair wet underneath the wig. Then I put a little shampoo in my had and rub throughout the hanging hair and rinse. I repeat this process on the other side by leaning my head in the opposite direction, wetting, shampooing and rinsing. I hope this makes sense. Then I blow dry my hair on a cool, or lukewarm setting until it is dry and style.

For daily maintenance, it helps to sleep on satin pillow, or to tie the hair up at night with a satin scarf. In the morning simply comb through with a wide-toothed comb, wear straight, flat-iron, or curl to style.

Yaki straight lace wigs can be styled in many different ways. They can be flat-ironed straight, bumped, loosely curled, tightly curled, rodded and crimped. They can be worn in a ponytail, or an updo. Glamourlace only manufacturers yaki straight wigs in darker colours, i.e. #1, #1B, #2, #3, #4, #6, #8, #9 and #10, although a small percentage of a lighter colour can be added for highlights – usually #30, #33 (auburn tones), or #27 (blonde). The reason for this is because of over-processing. Lighter colouring requires harsh processing which damages the hair. Applying yaki texturizing and harsh colouring further damages the hair. As well, yaki straight lace wigs can be cut into shorter sassy styles, or worn in cascading straight, or curly styles like Tyra Banks and Beyonce’.

Because the maintenance of a yaki-textured lace wig is so minimal, I recommend it as a first lace wig for many lace wig newbies. I strongly recommend that you add a Glamourlace yaki-textured lace front wig to your hairdrobe today. Logon to our website at http://www.thehairnetwork.com/, or call (888) 679-8760. We will be happy to assist you in placing your order.