| class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Whether | | | | which is rubber. This was an effective material but |
| one chooses a liquid adhesive as opposed to a tape is | | | | could often result in a toxic allergic reaction so the |
| truly a personal choice but it also has a great deal to | | | | adhesives people have since replaced this with |
| do with the attachment wanted as well as the base | | | | synthetic latex. Latex is soft and pretty comfortable to |
| material and often a combination of both tape and | | | | wear but it can bleed when the wearer perspires with |
| adhesive is used. | | | | a milky appearance and is not so easy to get out of |
| Generally speaking tape is used for daily wear if tape | | | | hair and base materials. Resin based adhesives are |
| is being used as the only attachment method or in | | | | softer and great for grafting where the system is |
| combination with hair clips. Daily wear tapes are usually | | | | completely adhered to the head. Good quality resin |
| pretty aggressive and hold quickly but often will loose | | | | based adhesives stay soft and pliable and by nature |
| their strength by the end of the dayhence the | | | | should absorb the body oils and perspiration during the |
| name. These tapes can be used on the perimeter | | | | duration of its hold. The hold time for these products is |
| tape tabs as well as the frontal area and are very | | | | about 21 days. Silicone adhesives are the most costly |
| effective as well as safe for skin contact. There are | | | | but the safest for use on skin. They are clear, stay |
| also very good extended wear tapes that really give a | | | | soft and will work on many types of bases including |
| good hold for up to 7 days and work very well for | | | | lace. The use of silicone adhesive on lace works well |
| perimeter, frontal or even total head bonding. This type | | | | because it is water resistant affording a longer hold |
| of tape has a good hold for longer periods and does | | | | time, it dries clear and can’t be seen through the |
| not breakdown quickly, it also is very good used on | | | | lace making it very popular among lace wearers and |
| lace bases, fine welded mono and thin skin bases it is | | | | those with lace fronts. Acrylic adhesives are hard |
| truly an all purpose type of tape with a good track | | | | drying but have the longest hold. In the class of acrylics |
| record for hold. If a hair wearer has problems with | | | | is Crazy Glue and we all know the type of hold |
| sensitive skin or is recovering from an outbreak due to | | | | you can get with that. When using acrylic adhesives |
| a reaction to another tape or adhesive there is now | | | | tape is also incorporated and is placed on the |
| available a tape that actually has a medicated factor | | | | perimeter of a Hair System to make clean up and |
| that will help to heal the skin while giving the hair | | | | removal easier but if the adhesive gets on the base or |
| wearer a light hold. | | | | the hair it is impossible to get out. |
| Adhesives have long been the favorite for permanent | | | | The bottom line is that it will take a few tries for any |
| attachments. They can be latex based, resin based, | | | | hair wearer to find the right tape, adhesive or |
| silicone based or acrylic based and each has its own | | | | combination that will work for them. Always be sure to |
| function, good qualities and bad qualities. Latex | | | | test the adhesive or tape by placing a small amount |
| adhesives aren’t used much these days. The | | | | behind your ear on the skin and wait 24 hours to be |
| original latex adhesives were made with natural latex | | | | sure there is no negative reaction. |