It's quite expensive, but some people claim that high-quality Kankelon is also "heat-resistant." Kate Bair says she uses such a fiber for her wigs: http://www.katiebair.com/wigfaq.html
By the way, do you happen to know if there's such a thing as a velvet- or felt-covered curling iron? I know hot rollers come this way, but I was wondering about curling irons or even flatirons.
Hi Ladies, I just wanted to know if anyone thought that one heat clamp is better than another. There are a couple listed on ebay. Is one companies heat clamp hotter or more comfortable to use...?
Also when you do the shrinkies with pretipped hair and you heat it with the heat clamp, doesn't the tip of the hair melt with the heat ? and when you remove is the bond from the hair still there or will you have to retip the hair?
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I would suggest to buy one that has a variable temperature control. Ive seen some that just have one temperature, you definitely want one that you can control the heat, so it can be used for different types of hair and methods.
Sorry, I don't know much about heat wands. I've only tried one brand and it's working pretty well. Why are they so expensive though?! Jeez!
Yes, the glue from the pretipped hair will also heat and somewhat melt under the shrinkie. When I make my own preipped, I put just the smallest drop of nail glue on the tip*. This does two things -- it stops the strands glue from melting in my own hair and it keeps the tip intact so I don't have to redo it over for the next install.
*nail glue is never installed wet. Always allow plenty of time for it to completely cure and dry before placing in the hair.
Not to change the topic, but does anyone know of any curling irons that are low-temperature (or temperature-controlled) enough that they might work with synth? Any particularly good velvet or steam rollers?
Well I went to my local hardware store today and they didnt have dual wall heat shrink tubing, I bought some regular just to mess with. There are 2 other places I can check tomorrow that wernt open today.
I bought some Toyokalon hair to play with and practice making tips. Toyokalon is notorious for not taking ANY heat whatsoever but after I tipped it with Liguid Gold and used the regular heat shrink and applied one to an old wig I have, it didnt melt!! I was shocked. I think the LG provided a barrier for the heat.
I was going through my links and is DrLocks the only place to get shrinkies? I couldnt find them anywhere else.
I was wondering. If anyone that has tried the shrinkies have had any problems with loosing them? I have microrings now and every now and then I find on has come out.
Also where can I find this 'Liquid Gold' for tipping hair?
I think the consensus is that Shrinkies are more secure than microrings, but you might want to search some of amm's previous posts for more information on slippage. Generally, though, it doesn't seem to be a problem.
Liquid Gold is definetly cheaper if you buy it directly from their website.
And I can tell you that it works great at tipping hair. I practice tipped about 6 pieces last night and it went pretty fast and the LG makes a nice tip after it cures. My problem was getting too much hair in the tip, still have to practice on that.
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