French Top Wigs Deciding Whats Right for You

French topwigs are a definite throw back but are making a huge come back as themanufacturers have figured out how to make them faster and more economicallythan in the past.  A French top wig is basically a machine or hand tiedwig with a special French top added.  The French top has an estheticallypleasing appearance that literally looks as though hair is coming straight fromthe scalp. lace front wigs The FrenchTop consists of several layers of material with the top layer being a syntheticsilk type material that has the appearance of skin because of its tightweave.  The hair is ventilated / tied into a lower layer and the hair ispulled through the top layer of synthetic silk one hair at a time for a trulynatural appearance.  Another method has the hair injected into thesynthetic silk, one hair at a time, and then the hair is laminated to theunderside of the lace using a soft adhesive material that will not bleedthrough the material and will allow the hair to move naturally on thehead.  The French Top is then connected to the balance of the wig andfinished off for a smooth natural appearance.full lace wigs  The French Top can also bedownsized to just a part area but the technique has not been done for entirewig as the hair does come straight out of the material and would not lay downcorrectly on the sides and back.  The French Top and Part has been aroundfor many years and they were originally made by wig makers only.  The techniquehas been done in mass production but the intricacies of the work prohibited itfrom being done in mass.  The French Tops and Parts are all strictly handmade one at a time. Recently wehave see the French Tops showing up in the Jewish market for the wigs worn bythechinese hair Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish women who by tradition and for religiousreasons always have their heads covered.  There are few wig makers whostill work making the French tops and parts but those that do are not at a lossfor work.  The single hand made French top is still a beautiful work ofart and the person who has the honor of owning and wearing one will proudlyadmit what it is if asked.  For the restof us, we may need to stick to the ready made wig with the French Top or Partadded and the consumer will know it as soon as they see it.  You cannotbelieve how realistic the French Top and Part can be and with the newtechniques and materials they are not only lovely to look at but extremelycomfortable on the scalp with the smooth silk like underlay which is some timesfinished with a quilted effect.   Look for this in a top quality wigshop and note the fine workmanship and usually very good quality hair that isused for the wig.