(06-27-2010, 11:28 AM)hairagain Wrote: I never understood why the piece hair behaves different from real hair, they are BOTH real human hair, what is it that they do to the piece hair to make it NOT do the same thing? I know its not "Growing" hiar but ALL hair is dead, once the hair grows out from your scalp it is dead. It should just be a matter of giving the piece a little oil or conditioner to make up for the natural oils, right? I don't know why the 2 should not move, lay, and beahve the same being they are the same thing.....

It probably has to do with several factors. My guess is that:

1) Since the cuticle is removed the hair has a slightly different "consistency"

2) Natural hair tends to grow from the scalp in a certain direction, and although the hairpiece hair is ventilated to lay in a similar manner, the fact is that there are still various types of knots used, and the knotting itself which usually creates a "V" in each hair changes the way the hairpiece hair moves

Styling products are a hairwearers best friend. For short hair they can help to keep the hair in place, thus avoiding issues such as this, but I can certainly see why longer hair might create a challenge that can't be overcome by a little gel or wax