What is a lace front wig?
A lace front is a wig that’s hairline is constructed of lace material. This material is made out of French Lace or Swiss Lace and is virtually undetectable to the naked eye when placed against the skin. The hair is knotted into the lace and appears to grow from the scalp offering an natural appearance. Only a lace front wig can be trusted to maintain the illusion of growing hair and it’s the preferred choice of celebrities, actors, and people in media. French Lace Front Wig French lace is a strong material used at the front edge of a hairpiece in combination with bleached knots to give and extremely undetectable look. The knots are not hidden by lace, but using lighter knots creates the illusion of growing hair. French lace is less fragile than Swiss lace and with care could last a long time. Swiss Lace Front Wig Swiss Lace is more fragile than French lace but strong enough if handled carefully. It is the most undetectable but also very delicate. Swiss lace needs to be handed with care
A lace front wig = the type of lace wig made in such a way that a lace material is used only at the front of the wig. The lace cap is made from lace that is close in color to the user’s complexion. The remaining part of the wig will be made up of a regular netted wig cap. It may also use materials like thin skin in its composition. At the front of the wig, the hair is hand tied and appears to grow from your scalp. A good lace wig maker will allow you to customize your lace front wig in to any color, texture and length you may desire. The main disadvantage of lace front wigs is, unlike full lace wigs, you cannot put the hair up in a ponytail or up do. Therefore, the styling options of a lace front wig are limited, compared to those of a full lace wig.
Lace front wigs are manufactured with a thin lace that extends from ear to ear across the hairline. Lace front wigs are made similar to a regular ladies wig along the back and sides of the unit. When you receive the unit the lace will be really long in the front, you will cut the lace along the front of the unit. The goal here is to create a new hairline. You will not cut all of the lace, as you will apply adhesive to the lace/your new hairline. Once the unit is applied, you will have on a full hair wig – but the front of the hair wig will not be like a regular wig. The wig will appear that it is growing directly from your head.
A lace wig, also called a lace “unit”, “hair system” or “cranial hair prosthetic”, are hair extensions that create the illusion that hair is growing out of one’s scalp, and therefore is one of the most natural looking extensions on the market. This is achieved by the method of the lace wig construction. A fine lace material is used as the base where individual hairs are meticulously hand tied onto the lace. The term ‘full lace’ denotes that the base cap is made fully of lace, while ‘lace front’ wigs have lace in front and different materials at the back of the cap. The hair on all of our lace wigs is hand-tied. None of our ‘lace front’ wigs have wefts in the back like you might see in your local beauty supply store. You can also purchase a ‘lace frontal’ hair piece that can be used with weaving wefts. With this arrangement, the wefts are glued or sewn into one’s hair and the lace frontal applied only at the hairline. To learn more about the different ways your wig can be made, click he
