I never have a problem shedding with these, nor with fading or hair getting brittle as the lace frays first - I am rough with them - so I end up moving on to the next piece before the other signs of an aginig piece take their toll. I order 4-5 at a time get a solid 10 weeks out of each piece and I am good for the year. When I am down to 2 uncut I order again.

No one ever expects a cropped doo is a piece, especially when the I-Lace is totally knot less and 100% realistic scalp is showing all over the place: