Wigs-Hair Additions Exam

This artificial covering used to cover the entire head and made from real or synthetic fibers:

Wig

Which type of hair fibers will burn slower and produce an order:

Human hair

Modarcylic is another term for:

Synthetic wig fibers

Because of its limited supply, the most expensive wigs tend be made from:

Human hair fibers

The manufacturing of the hair fiber where the cuticle is left intact and not stripped away is called:

Remy hair

All the colors used for hairpieces, extensions and wigs are standarized on the ___ ring

J & L

Which type of wig is not conductive to coloring or styling with heat tools:

Synthetic wig

This type of wig construction uses rows of hair wefts that are sewn to elastic strips in a circular pattern to fit head:

Capless wigs

This wig construction is made with an elastic, mesh-fiber base to which the hair fiber is attached:

Cap wigs

Which method of wig construction creates a natural looking wig that resembles human hair growth by tying individual hair fibers into the foundation:

Hand-tied

The least expensive method of wig construction is done by stitching together wefts of hair that will form the base and shape of the wig

Machine made

The name of the head-shaped form in which you secure the wig for fitting or styling:

Wig blocks

Proper sizing of the wig is called:

Blocking

The alteration made to a wig to remove width in the nape area is a:

Dart, vertical

The alteration made to a wig to shorten or remove bulk from front to nape:

Tuck, horizontal

A dart is a vertical seam made to:

Remove width in the nape

A tuck is a horizontal seam made to:

shorten the wig

Wigs that need to be shortened (from front to nape) will use a:

Tuck

Human hair wigs should be cleaned every:

2-4 weeks

A hairpiece that has spaces or openings in which the stylist will incorporate the client’s own hair into the hairpiece is known as a/an ___hair piece:

Integration

A small wig used to cover balding areas, typically at the top and crown of the head:

Toupee

The hairpiece that is used to add fullness or height to the top or crown of the head:

Wiglet

A ___ is a hairpiece that covers the back of the head from the crown to the nape

Fall

A pre-formed hairpiece (typically bun, knot or coil) worn in the crown or nape area

Chignon

Individual hair pieces that attach to the base of the client’s for the purpose of adding length, texture, density, or special effects:

hair extensions

Hair extensions are made of:

human and/or synthetic hair

The method of attaching a weft or individual hair pieces with an adhesive

Bonding

The method of attaching hair fibers with a client’s hair with a bonding agent that is activated with a special tool that creates heat:

Fusion bonding

The method of placing a band close to the client’s scalp and then inserting a hair addition to the band, once in place the band is closed or flattened with hair pliers:

Linking

Long strips of artifical or human hair with a reinforced edge at the top:

Weft

The method of putting in a cornrow and then attaching the extension by sewing the weft to the cornrow

track and sew