A Guide To Types Of Wigs

Okay, we are going to touch on different types of wigs and hairpieces. This can be confusing to people who are new to the business of buying a wig and a hairpiece. A lot of people call a wig a hairpiece, and a lot of people call a hairpiece a wig.

A hairpiece is something like this - it covers a specific area on the top of the head, and then it's blended on the sides and back of your hair. They come in all different formats; this particular one has a lace front, at the moment, it's still got its edging on it which has to be cut off and that is then tied to the front of the head. A wig covers the whole of the head, like this, from front to back.

So, they are very different specific products - a wig is covering the whole head, a hairpiece covers a specific area of baldness of any size on the top of the head. A hairpiece covers just the top part, and that is what the hairpiece does. It can be stuck on, and it can be attached.

A hairpiece just covers a very specific area on the top, but it doesn't cover the whole of the head as the wig, which then goes right down to the nape of the neck and covers the whole head. That is the difference between a wig and a hairpiece. .