Hi again fate..... I`m happy to post threads from time to time ..just to help those grappling with the whole prospect of wearing...... hopefully they`re informative and of interest.
Believe it or not, I actually have a day-job too !! ;-)
I mailed you now too.
Dino had great cut-in`s too .... his photos were very impressive..... many of the ` veteran` wearers have gone ` quiet` over the last while .......
I always get the back of the systems that bit denser than the sides/crown....I reckon the nape area benefits from this ..the last thing I want is the hair sticking ` out` from there ....I find the slightly higher density there, helps keep the hair ` in`, and I ask for ` flat-to-base` ventilation.
As for the shampooing etc. --- unless you`re using things like gels /styling products, shampooing is not really necessary...well.... not as frequently as weekly.... I use that `Enhance` leave-in conditioner, I`m always banging-on about ....having used many products over the years, I find that it`s good, cheap and really does keep the hair in good condition....you don`t need to use it daily..often a spritz-over with water next day kind of re-activates it.....it doesn`t build up on the hair and make it look ` tired`....... I only lightly shampoo the hair about once a month !!
Certainly, the lace needs to be kept clean/hygienic....I do lather-on some mild shampoo. to the lace [underside] at times,when it`s off my head...this helps keep bacteria at bay and removes oils and dead skin-cells......I don`t apply shampoo directly to the hair.
Yes, I do use some rinse-out conditioner as the system ages, but I find if I use the leave -in one, from the start, I get a longer life-span from my systems, and only need /begin using the rinse-out one, much further ```down the road`` One guy told me he`s now getting an average extra 6 weeks from his toppers having bought / used ``Enhance``[it`s got sunscreen in it too] ......I wet the hair nightly in the shower, as I remove this for sleeping --- Got2b glued just needs to get quite wet and it`ll release and rinse away ...wetting the hair like that is no problem....I just spray on a few darts of ` Enhance`,style it and sit it to dry overnight.
Finally --- I re-grew my own hair simply to allow me to use Got2b more easily --it`s sticks/holds better to stubble /short growing -hair .... when I saw the temples were pretty ` good`, I just trimmed off a few grids of lace to expose my own hair there ...you`re only seeing a small bit of my own hair there.... if you look at the other thread I posted [``some nape photos``....you`ll see the old /previous system with the flaps and temples area cut off ....I exposed a lot more of my own hair with that one ....this new one now, will probably allow me to do the same as it sheds out gradually...once it`s as ` thin` as my own hair, then I`ll be able to trim the flaps off and ` show` a lot more of my own hair , because the densities of my own and the system will be about the same .