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    Thread: 70% Isopropyl Alcohol
Post: RE: 70% Isopropyl Alcohol

Yeah that`s about it --lace release to loosen /remove the hairpiece from your head, then the alcohol for the scalp clean-up. That`s what I do anyway.
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 11 31,907 05-13-2010, 08:10 PM
    Thread: Ditching AHS - Need Input From You Guys (photo)
Post: RE: Ditching AHS - Need Input From You Guys

I too was a ``victim`` of AHS --all these kinds of places / programmes are only after one thing --your money -- they know exactly how self -conscious guys can be about their hair loss, and that`s ...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 9 17,041 05-15-2010, 08:45 PM
    Thread: Ditching AHS - Need Input From You Guys (photo)
Post: RE: Ditching AHS - Need Input From You Guys (phot...

Thanks John -- I suppose it can be daunting for people considering making the jump from some ``Studio`` as they fill your head with all kinds of nonsense in order to make you think what they do is v...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 9 17,041 05-18-2010, 07:26 PM
    Thread: Need Help Choosing Density Of First Piece? (Pics)
Post: RE: Need Help Choosing Density Of First Piece? (Pi...

Hi Baldy, Had a look at pics --they`re a little bit small so it`s a little hard to see --you appear to have good density on your right side, yet your left looks thinner to me. I wouldn`t go with a d...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 7 14,343 05-18-2010, 07:59 PM
    Thread: Need Help Choosing Density Of First Piece? (Pics)
Post: RE: Need Help Choosing Density Of First Piece? (Pi...

In my [expensive] experience, the reason mine `lasted` was it was an all -polyurethane base, and when it began to really shed hair, you went back to the salon for re-venting and paid up to 200 ...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 7 14,343 05-18-2010, 10:08 PM
    Thread: Profuse Shedding
Post: RE: Profuse Shedding

I use [sparingly] Lòreal shampoo for coloured hair [in red bottle] -- just a teaspoonful mixed/diluted in a normal -sized sink of lukewarm water. Just allow unit to immerse/soak in it for a minute or...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 15 32,912 05-18-2010, 11:15 PM
    Thread: Need Help Choosing Density Of First Piece? (Pics)
Post: RE: Need Help Choosing Density Of First Piece? (Pi...

Yeah it`s soul -destroying to lose hair so young. A salon I used to use in Ireland, the lady who owned it was telling me she`d have teenagers coming in practically suicidal over it. Some people ca...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 7 14,343 05-19-2010, 03:47 AM
    Thread: Ditching AHS - Need Input From You Guys (photo)
Post: RE: Ditching AHS - Need Input From You Guys (phot...

Thanks for that mcnash --interesting that you never used knot sealer. I never had to use it or couldn`t have used it anyway on an all -poly base as the the bottom of the hair shaft is not visible/ac...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 9 17,041 05-19-2010, 06:50 PM
    Thread: Need Help Choosing Density Of First Piece? (Pics)
Post: RE: Need Help Choosing Density Of First Piece? (Pi...

It`s a bit hard to see the pics [as I said] --even though I clicked on them, they weren`t much bigger, but as Dave777 just said, somewhere between 60 -65% should be ok for you and if your hair is very...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 7 14,343 05-20-2010, 07:33 PM
    Thread: damage?
Post: RE: damage?

There is no way any tapes or glues will `damage` hair follicles in the same way that a plaster applied to a wound would cause any damage to your body --follicles are below the skin,therefore, don`t ...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 8 15,988 05-20-2010, 09:36 PM
    Thread: Making a fullcap template
Post: RE: Making a fullcap template

Try a search on ``Youtube`` ---I think I saw a guy making one on there a while back --at least the language difficulty wouldn`t be a big issue for you if you can see it being done-...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 11 20,423 05-23-2010, 03:37 AM
    Thread: damage?
Post: RE: damage?

I`m sure if any such `damage`ever happened, the manufacturers would have been sued and in any case, such products would have undergone testing to ascertain any possible effects on humans in m...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 8 15,988 05-27-2010, 08:57 AM
    Thread: Making a fullcap template
Post: RE: Making a fullcap template

(06-03-2010, 08:45 PM)Kero Wrote: So..I've seen the youtube-video. Never thought that it is so easy, cause there's alot of text on Jrob's bloq. Another question: Can I make a full cap template with...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 11 20,423 06-03-2010, 09:28 PM
    Thread: Suction Wigs ??
Post: RE: Suction Wigs ??

It`s hard to believe there are still cowboys ``inventing`` new phrases / terms like ``suction`` to hoodwink people into thinking there is some revolutionary new super -system and trying to get you...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 20 41,864 06-07-2010, 08:16 PM
    Thread: Baldness and Enlarged Prostate linked
Post: RE: Baldness and Enlarged Prostate linked

It doesn`t surprise me John --- I wouldn`t find it at all surprising if it were proved beyond doubt in the future. My father lost his hair quite young, and now aged 79 yrs, he had pro...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 4 8,330 06-11-2010, 05:52 AM
    Thread: Wearing with an extremely oily scalp
Post: RE: Wearing with an extremely oily scalp (Picture...

Hi Fox.... sorry to hear of your skin problem. I know that years ago in Ireland, you could get coal -tar shampoo [absolutely stank to high heaven :-) ] but was very effective for your conditio...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 9 34,846 06-16-2010, 07:58 PM
    Thread: John ToplaceUsa I await your reply and I will follow my command
Post: RE: John ToplaceUsa I await your reply and I will ...

Hello French-hair, I understand the language barrier / grammar problems. It is a little hard to fully understand your questions -- I think you are asking about how you order from John, shipping costs...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 5 21,220 07-09-2010, 04:56 AM
    Thread: Suction Wigs ??
Post: RE: Suction Wigs ??

Hi Mender -- I have a poly perimeter from the Temple to Temple via the back of the head, and the rest of the unit is Swiss Lace. I just find the poly helps hold the shape of the piece so it`s easier ...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 20 41,864 07-09-2010, 05:05 AM
    Thread: Suction Wigs ??
Post: RE: Suction Wigs ??

Hello again Mender --my apologies for the delay in getting back to you -- I had replied to another thread and couldn`t remember this one as I hadn`t ticked the box to be notified of new replies [ my ...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 20 41,864 07-10-2010, 09:01 PM
    Thread: Suction Wigs ??
Post: RE: Suction Wigs ??

Hi again Mender, As I take the unit off nightly, I shampoo it in the sink --just a teaspoon of shampoo mixed into some lukewarm water---I just immerse it in that for a few minutes,lift it in and out ...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 20 41,864 07-12-2010, 07:59 PM
    Thread: Suction Wigs ??
Post: RE: Suction Wigs ??

I should clarify one thing in my last post --when I was referring to using knot -sealer, I should have said I only re -apply it after washing the hair and not daily. Paul.
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 20 41,864 07-13-2010, 07:45 AM
    Thread: 2 videos from Norway - comments?
Post: RE: 2 videos from Norway - comments?

Hi Apollo -- I haven`t looked at the videos yet but just on reading your post, I just feel that when you have been told ``one size fits all`` I would have my doubts about that. Every persons head s...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 40 94,789 07-13-2010, 07:58 AM
    Thread: 2 videos from Norway - comments?
Post: RE: 2 videos from Norway - comments?

Hello again Apollo, had a look at the first video -- it appears to me to be an all -polyurethane base ? I used to use those. Your entire scalp is painted with glue and the unit is then sat onto that ...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 40 94,789 07-13-2010, 07:43 PM
    Thread: 2 videos from Norway - comments?
Post: RE: 2 videos from Norway - comments?

Yeah I agree with you, Hairagain, it IS very well done and looks great, just that for me ,anyway, wearing for that long, between `services`eventually lead to skin issues -- I know, as Apollo said, ea...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 40 94,789 07-14-2010, 02:10 AM
    Thread: Suction Wigs ??
Post: RE: Suction Wigs ??

Hi Mender, I have shampooed this system about 4 times since February --- I have an old system which I wear with a baseball cap when working in the garden and likely to be sweating a lot --that gets ...
Paul In Ireland General hair replacement discussion 20 41,864 07-15-2010, 08:17 PM