FredTJ Wrote:I don't wash the base (lace) when I remove the unit. The 99% alcohol that I use to remove the unit, cleans it just fine.

There's no way I could do that. My skin is too oily.

Quote:I still stand by my statement that shampooing causes far more fading than the sun.
That fact that you had a unit start turning orange after just a couple of hours in the sun would suggest, at least to me, that there was something else going on with that unit.
I've been wearing these lace units with human hair for several years now (I've worn for about 20 years but all the other time the hair has been synthetic) and I quickly figured out that it's the shampooing that really causes the hair dye to fad. Same with one's own hair, if you dye it. Shampooing will fade it, turn it reddish, etc., really quickly.

I agree, I was simply pointing out that the sun can wreak havoc on a piece.

What color is your hair? I think hair color makes a difference as well.

Quote:Rob, I've noticed that you've mention several times that your full caps shed kinda quickly, that is you said to get them higher density than one wants as they'll shed down to the "correct" density quickly.

Actually, my first two units shed terribly, partially I think due to the hair being kind of dry to begin with, then on top of that I bleached them because they were too dark, so it probably cooked the hair.

The unit I am wearing now hasn't lost a hair. That might be a bit of an exaggeration, but at the rate it's going this unit is going to last for a long, long time.

I don't know how much of it has to do with the fact that I ordered straight hair, how much it has to do with the hair being better overall on the unit, or the fact that I am now using the prototypes for my shampoo and conditioner (along with using the serum religiously after each washing AND a drop in my styling products), but at the rate this unit is going it's going to be around for awhile.

Quote:Try maybe just misting it with some water and see if that wakes up the styling product.
It will for a lot of styling sprays and gels.

I usually use a leave-in conditioner to re-style. I only use straight water when I wash.