anyone Losing your hairline behind a lacefront????

[Mrsptaylor]

I just bought my first LF two weekends ago. I cut off most of the lace, glued strips from a satin pillowcase to the lace on the underside and now I wear it as a half-wig with a inch or two of my own hair in the front. I'm too chicken to use glue or any other adhesive on my hairline.

 

[missusM]

You know what, I never have fake hair on my head and act like its my OWN hair. my ultimate priority is the hair underneath. so having learnt the hard way with quick weaves and what not, i have employed lf's and half wigs for the last six months. I wear them out. I sew them to the front of my hair only at the temples and at the front/top of my head. and once a week i take it off, wash, dc. condtion with a leave in ( cheap I might add, 911) and my hair is loving it. the little sewing action is easy and its just as flat. i leave a little of my hair at the hairline, dependent on the type of half wig or lacefront. absolutely no problems whatsoever. I was neck length now i'm grazing shoulder length at the back and the front still has to grow back because i had a setback , what with ripping out my hair with stupid weaves. Its all grown back though, when i do comb my hair which is like once a week or maybe twice i get very little shedding, no breakage. so i'm good.

I will say though if you use a wig cap and then put a wig on top of your hair, your hair will get drier quicker, wig caps suck the moisture out of your hair. so i dont use wig cap, every now and then i pick up the back of my hair and wet my hair with some leave in, and put melted shea butter on my rows and ends. this works for me. Removing the thread from the hair and wig is easy just use a small nail scissor and feel for the thread, it should just pull out after you do that.

 

[makeupgirl]

My lacefront broke my edges out. I was wondering why the area around my hairline kept itching and I didn't use glue or anything, I was moisturizing, didn't use the built in combs all the time, I took the wig off and kept it off on days I didn't go out and then sunday getting ready for church, I saw a bald spot and my sister said, no your hair is receding but it's growing back because there are some fine hairs coming through (thank you Heavenly Father for biotin) and I also had this lady that's a hair dresser at church check it out. So i'm giving up wigs and just doing twistouts as a protective style.

 

[CurliDiva]

IMO, I think this has more to do with "how" people wear and use the wigs the the wigs themselves:

1. Some people (of course, none of my LHCFers) wear fake hair (weave, wigs, braid extensions) and FORGET to take care of their real hair underneath. A huge NO-NO for me.

2. If your hair is damaged to begin with, it may not be able to handle the added weight of a wig, weave or braids. Same for a hairline that someone is "straightening or gelling" constantly to get it to blend with a wig.

3. No one should be applying glue or tape directly on their hair, and if your skin is having a reaction or breaking out....then just STOP. Endangering your health or hair is not worth a "hairstyle" to me, yet I know others may not feel the same.

4. Sorry, but also cheaper BSS LF wigs tend to have that rough, stiff lace material that can not only scratch your forehead but can damage and dry out your hair.

 

[QueenFee]

I've been there with the LW and it only took a few encounters for me to know that they were not for me. With the synthetic lace the lace was hard as hell and sanded off a lil circle of my edges thank god they grew back in. The real LFW: none of the glue worked well with my body chem,they always melted and the wig would slide back into my hairline...it didn't take out my edges because I took my time removing the wig n the glue but that was it for me....I will stick to half wigs and full caps...that glue ain't no joke...with mt mtg and all the other products I use that's enought chemicals seeping into my head. Dnt wanna add the three or so that I would have 2 use with a LF...

 

[aa9746]

My lace front comes off as soon as i get home, i just wear it like a regular wig with no glue, no tape, and no combs.

 

[aa9746]

IMO, I think this has more to do with "how" people wear and use the wigs the the wigs themselves:

1. Some people (of course, none of my LHCFers) wear fake hair (weave, wigs, braid extensions) and FORGET to take care of their real hair underneath. A huge NO-NO for me.

2. If your hair is damaged to begin with, it may not be able to handle the added weight of a wig, weave or braids. Same for a hairline that someone is "straightening or gelling" constantly to get it to blend with a wig.

3. No one should be applying glue or tape directly on their hair, and if your skin is having a reaction or breaking out....then just STOP. Endangering your health or hair is not worth a "hairstyle" to me, yet I know others may not feel the same.

4. Sorry, but also cheaper BSS LF wigs tend to have that rough, stiff lace material that can not only scratch your forehead but can damage and dry out your hair.

Where do you buy the softer lacefront? Can it be worn without glue or tape?

 

[Roux]

I don't use glue or tape so nope not at all

 

[justicefighter1913]

Hmm, if anyone is experiencing this side effect, then they need to say no to the glue. Uh, uh, I don't ever use the glue or any other adhesives.

 

[tdc1978]

I normally don't tape or glue mine down and I don't have a problem. I used tape one time and I was really careful not to get it on my hairline and really careful when I removed it and didn't have any hair loss. I can see how the tape and glue could rip your hair out if you are not careful so I think the key is knowing what you are doing.

 

[FeelinIt]

I'm sorry but the title of the video made me laugh out loud.....pushed back to oblivion!!
Oh HOWL!!!!

 

[757diva]

Nope because I DO NOT glue them down, I simply refuse to. You can pull up a tiny bit of your real edges and it will look like your own. Besides, Why the heck would I want a straight hairline when I don't know ANYONE with a fully straight hairline? I have a widows peak and I pull it out so it can look like mi own hair.

 

[Nya33]

I wore a LF last year for a month with no glue and my hairline suffered. The guy in the store cut the lace for me so the lace just rested on top of my hairline. It took a while to notice that my hairline had thinned due to the LF. I'm not completely put off though, I would just make sure the lace was not cut so much so i could pull it over my hairline.

However i will just stick to my half wigs for now.

 

[bellebebe]

I wear a lace front wig daily. Since I don't glue my wig onto my hairline, I can remove it whenever I come back home. I also moisturize my edges pre lace front, and I don't use the comb attachment, plus I use a silk cap. I have only lost a few hair from edges because of my invisible part weave extensions, and I tell you, Never again!

 

[omnipadme]

I haven't noticed an issue with my LF- I don't use glue or tape, and don't use the clips in the front either. I tighten the elastic bands in the back so that it fits snug around my head and doesn't put any extra stress on my hairline.

 

[Boujoichic]

I Dont wear lace fronts because I found it takes a lot of research and investment to wear them properly so that you do not lose hair and have them look natural. The problem I believe is that ladies are buying lacefronts then applying them the way they think it should be applied glueing it to their hairline. If anyone wants to get an inkling how much goes into wearing lacefronts properly visit the lacefront section @ BHM they are serious over there and have a serious wealth of information.