weft sealer?
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Topic: weft sealer?
Posted By: Heathurrr
Subject: weft sealer?
Date Posted: March 14 2008 at 1:06pm
hii! I'm going to buy the weft sealer off Sherrie's site, but I need to do an install today and don't have it  . I was wondering what is a good one I could go out and buy today, or a random product that I could use as one successfully? Or does it really matter? I'm using Bohyme wefts, if that helps. Thank you, lovelies! 
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Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: March 14 2008 at 8:25pm
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Hi. I think you can use a anti-fraying sealer such as Fray Not that you use to keep your clothes from fraying. pm Sherrie she may know. ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: March 15 2008 at 8:30am
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You can use Aleenes Stop Fraying, but it takes 5 days to cure (no water contact), unlike the weft sealer which is cure as soon its dry. There is also Fray Block found in sewing departments of stores, but I am not sure about the cure time with it. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: March 15 2008 at 9:59pm
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I personally think that Fray Block and Fray Check are terrible weft sealers as they are VERY thin.. IMO a good weft sealant must be able to form a bond with the hair in order to be effective. For this to occur, the sealant must have some viscosity. (Viscosity is a measure of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_%28physics%29 - resistance of a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid - fluid to being deformed by either http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear_stress - shear stress or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensional_stress - extensional stress . It is commonly perceived as "thickness", or resistance to flow. Viscosity describes a fluid's internal resistance to flow and may be thought of as a measure of fluid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction - friction . Thus, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water - water is "thin", having a lower viscosity, while http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_oil - vegetable oil is "thick" having a higher viscosity.) Fray Block and Fray Check are low in viscosity, whereas Aleene's Stop Fraying has a higher viscosity, as does the weft sealer that HE101 sells. There are other similar products available at your local fabric stores. Two years ago I tried an experiment to test a lot of these products side by side for effectiveness as weft sealers. I won't bore you with the LONG list of glues that I tried, but with the exception of Aleenes Stop Fraying, I personally rejected many of these other products as ineffective due to either lack of viscosity, flexibility (how hard did they dry), the product's inability to resist heat and water, or a combination of all of these factors. HTH ------------- Check out the 5th So Cal offline luncheon?? For more info: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com/lunch.html Links to my fav vendors & hair albums + Weave 101 information: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com |
Posted By: FLMDiva
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 8:33pm
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i totally agree with DivaVocals. Aleene's Stop Fraying works wonders. it is thick but dries clear and makes the weft strong. ------------- if only you knew how much he has done for me............... |