Just received Rex LF-SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!

[growinhair2008]

Hello if anyone here is a lace wig guru and is willing to help me it will be greatly appreciated. I just ordered and recieved my first lace unit from Rex of junpengwigs.com Anyway, I am supposed to have this thing installed on Thursday, and it is not what I expected.

I ordered

When I received it, it appeared to be relatively smooth, but it didn't look exactly like that picture. I gently washed and conditioned the unit with Dove Moisture Intensive Shampoo and Conditioner. After it dried, it is starting to show it's true quality. It looks pretty frizzy. There are shorter hairs spread out throughout the unit. Looks like a lot of flyaways. Also the knots are not bleached. Even though he told me they were. I emailed him and he said wash it. Well that is what I did and that is why I can now tell that it is not all the same length.

Here are a pic of the knots:

Can anyone tell me what I can do to get rid of the little black dots. I can clearly see the grid and knots, so anyone else will definitely be able to tell it is not my hair.

Here is what the hair looks like now with the flyways:

Close up:

Can anyone offer any suggestions on fixing this unit, or should I cancel the install appointment, and take this as a lost? I hope not.

 

[msa]

You should probably visit the lace front forum (under discussion boards) on www.blackhairmedia.com

They have A LOT of information on everything concerning lace fronts (including how to attach it yourself).

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

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You should see about returning it to Rex. DON"T CUT THE LACE!!!

http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=59553&KW=Bleaching+knots

THE RIT'S DYE DIP which can be used for either bumping up the bleach knots when a lf is dyed with clothing dye, or removing the clothing dye from the hair..

most of the time when you get them black colors its clothing dye.. i would probably do the rit's dye remover DIP, b/c it can jump start the process without over bleaching the knots..b/c you can keep doing it and then burn them knots out and then all the hair falls out.. so remember that in the future.. but i mircowave the water hot for about 2 min, then add about a tablespoon or two to a bowl of hot water and DIP IT IN AND OUT.. don't soak it b/c i think its like cooking hair, and i'm just not down with that b/c of the damage it could cause to the hair shaft.. and that's what they instructions say, but no! i dip in and out and you can see the color rinsing out with each dip.. then when the water temp goes down, then i would maybe soak for only a very limited amount of time like a 1 or 2 min.. then remove and condition.. then you can do the loreal super blonde lightening kit it will kick them knots up and you'lll be done with it.. but DON'T brush too hard with a small brush b/c you can push the dye thru the holes and dye the roots.. so brush lightly over the area, and leave it for about 1 5 to 20 min and rinse and condition again.. SEAL THEM KNOTS AFTERWARDS.. When using this method the just bump up the knots and removing the clothing dye for knots only, turn the cap inside out and just dip the cap in a bowl of this mixtures.. for removing the clothing dye from the hair, dip the entire unit in the mixture and you will get the benefit of both the hair color and the knots.. deep condition and proceed to either air dye the hair, or proceed with bleaching the knots..

With the loreal super blonde kit it comes with the blue powder mix and a tube of the blonde lightener, to ensure that you don't color the lace or get the residue of orange from the blonde tude, use just a little of that and more of the blue powder, the lotion and a little bit of the blonde tube ligtener just for thickening up the mixture, but less is better b/c the blue powder and lotion an get the job done.. watch it but i've found that at least 20 minutes will lighten the knots with this combination, altho the instructions will say 30 min. and i've done that as well..


HOW TO BLEACH KNOTS


turn the unit inside out on a mannequin or styrofoam head like this:

mix powder bleach and 30 vol developer

use a highlighting brush to brush the solution on the inside of the cap directly over the knots. Not a lot just a little, you want it to touch the roots of the unit a little as possible.

the processing time depends on the color... how tight the knots are... if they have been sealed etc... you'll just need to watch it. If the hair is black you want the knots brown.... if the hair is brown the knots should be a light brown... usually light colors like blonde don't need bleached knots...

if the hair has highligted hair ventilated in i usually try not to get the bleach on the highlighted areas at first. wait a few mins then put some on those spots...

unless the highlights are really light like blond then it doesn't need it.

when the knots are a desired color wash it out... and reseal the knots.

if you're scared you'll leave it too long. do it twice... when im working on someone else's unit i usually do in in two stages...

~~Sexibeach-hairboutique forum

 

[DivaDee62]

If you plan on keeping the wig, then you should either bleach the knots yourself (which I don't recommend if this is your first LF) or try the fake bleach method. Go to www.blackhairmedia.com and look at the newbie sticky thread, it will have step by step instructions on Fake bleaching the knots. You will need Sally Hansen Airbrush foundation/bronzer, 3M spray to seal the knots, and Jerome Russell Temp hair color in like Blonde.

 

[growinhair2008]

Thanks ladies. I know BHM is the best place to ask, but they haven't approved my membership yet, so I can't post. i am just desperate at this point. I only have tomorrow to get this thing right. I haven't cut the lace. I didn't do anything to it but wash and dry it. Do you all think this hair is salvageable? Not sure why there are so many flyaways!!!

I am scared of the rit dye method. I don't know what I am doing. Maybe this was not a good idea buying this unit. I went in the store today to get the sally hansen spray and there are several shades, so I didn't know which one to buy. All the threads I have read do not specify which one to buy. I only saw one thread that says buy nude, but I didn't see that. They had light glow, medium glow, etc. Uh, I'm so confused. Looking at the pic with that frizzy hair and then looking at the pic from the website of what I thought it would look like just perturbs me!

 

[msa]

Thanks ladies. I know BHM is the best place to ask, but they haven't approved my membership yet, so I can't post. i am just desperate at this point. I only have tomorrow to get this thing right. I haven't cut the lace. I didn't do anything to it but wash and dry it. Do you all think this hair is salvageable? Not sure why there are so many flyaways!!!

I am scared of the rit dye method. I don't know what I am doing. Maybe this was not a good idea buying this unit. I went in the store today to get the sally hansen spray and there are several shades, so I didn't know which one to buy. All the threads I have read do not specify which one to buy. I only saw one thread that says buy nude, but I didn't see that. They had light glow, medium glow, etc. Uh, I'm so confused. Looking at the pic with that frizzy hair and then looking at the pic from the website of what I thought it would look like just perturbs me!

I have no suggestions other than if you do not feel COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE with your purchase, send it back while you still can. Lace fronts take some special expertise and if you don't have that yet it's best to just wait until you get to a point that you feel comfortable. That way, you don't mess this unit up and have it end up being a waste of money anyway.

And, since the knots were supposed to be bleached and they came unbleached, at the very least you need to send it back and get a new one. You paid for something specific and since you didn't get it, you need to get what you asked for in the first place.

If I were in your shoes, I'd just return it and get my money back.

Also, if you still want to wear wigs as your protective style try some from the BSS. I love half-wigs, they're cheap and they work for me. I usually get mine from www.hairsisters.com.

Good luck!

 

[growinhair2008]

Thanks so much for your quick reply and help. I have SEVERE alopecia due to illness, so I was really excited about getting something that looked realistic. I can't believe this has happened. He hasn't emailed me back. He is usually very fast, so I guess he is avoiding me. I wonder how much it will be to ship this thing back to China. I should have known better.

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

I have no suggestions other than if you do not feel COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE with your purchase, send it back while you still can. Lace fronts take some special expertise and if you don't have that yet it's best to just wait until you get to a point that you feel comfortable. That way, you don't mess this unit up and have it end up being a waste of money anyway.

And, since the knots were supposed to be bleached and they came unbleached, at the very least you need to send it back and get a new one. You paid for something specific and since you didn't get it, you need to get what you asked for in the first place.

If I were in your shoes, I'd just return it and get my money back.

Also, if you still want to wear wigs as your protective style try some from the BSS. I love half-wigs, they're cheap and they work for me. I usually get mine from www.hairsisters.com.

Good luck!

Amen!! I am out of over $500 for a wig I probably will never wear agian, just because there is waaaaaay too much involved in trying to wear them.

 

[msa]

Thanks so much for your quick reply and help. I have SEVERE alopecia due to illness, so I was really excited about getting something that looked realistic. I can't believe this has happened. He hasn't emailed me back. He is usually very fast, so I guess he is avoiding me. I wonder how much it will be to ship this thing back to China. I should have known better.

Girl, just ship it back. It'll probably still be less than the cost of the wig. I'm sorry to hear about your alopecia. Maybe you should try a synthetic lace front wig? There was a thread about them on here somewhere (and it may be on the first few pages right now because I saw it not too long ago). And they were only about 60 bucks. Maybe you can get your feet wet with those. I hope you find something that works for you.

Amen!! I am out of over $500 for a wig I probably will never wear agian, just because there is waaaaaay too much involved in trying to wear them.

Exactly! I got caught up in the idea for a quick second and then I went on BHM and saw how much work they really were. I knew it was too much for me. I need things to be super easy.

Have you tried selling yours (here or on BHM)? You may be able to even if you've cut the lace already.