Liquid Gold vs. Latex glue

 

LG: CONS = strong smell and not so easy to remove

LG: PROS = not so easy to remove, easy to use, seems most prefer it

 

So I know most of you avoid the latex glue but i am not so sure why?  Recenly when i went to a BSS store the clerk highly recommended the latex over the LG mostly becasue of its antifungal properties.

 

Any thoughts or experiences you can share?

 

 

Do I prefer it over LG?  Yes and No.  It is easier to remove than liquid gold.  But because of the expense, I can't say I use it a lot anymore. 

 

Have you tried any of the tapes (proflex, supertape, etc).  I get really good hold with them and they can also be combined with a smaller amount of liquid gold which provides an excellent hold for most clients.

 

My opinion of Latex (as in BSS latex like salon pro and some of the others.)...they dont hold for me AT ALL. And most ANY adhesive holds like cement in my hair. The latex usually would only make it to the first wash, and if they didnt fall out completely, they would be loose and gooey after one shampoo. And the stuff is difficult to get out. I would have to use the remover and pick, and comb, and shampoo over and over and OVER.  I used latex way back when...before all of these new techniques and methods were around. And the latex was nearly impossible to get off the wefts, they stayed gooey, no matter how much remover and shampoos I did. I never tried acetone on the BSS latex (back before I knew all of the stuff I have learned).

 

I will agree with Metalgirl on the ChrissyV....its good stuff. I used that for quite awhile and it is in a whole different league than BSS latex glue. And it removes easily with acetone. The chrissyv held very well for me for 5-7 weeks at a time. I switched to LG at the time, due to the price.

 

Alot of BSS's dont stock LG and some dont even know what it is. Just like alot of them look at you like your insane when you start talking about remy hair. (at least where I am from the BSS's caryy alot of cheap hair, and latex is cheap so I think thats why they have it)

  Try an oil sheen or baby oil to remove it. I just removed my daughter's with baby oil gel, row by row, massaging it on the weft and glued sides and by the time I went to remove the first row they just slid out. It worked faster and was easier than the oil sheen. It must be the mineral oil. I like the oil gel because it didn't run allover the place like the other removers, it stayed where I applied it.