What Is Vellus Hair and When Does It Turn Into Terminal Beard?

If you’re spending a lot of time staring at the mirror, wondering when your facial hair will start growing, you’re not alone. Most teenage boys wonder about it and that’s understandable as facial hair heralds the growth of the boy into a man and prepubescent facial hair is often looked down upon. Often called “peach fuzz”, the prepubescent hair on teenagers’ faces is nothing shameful, however – it’s perfectly normal. But what is peach fuzz? Otherwise known as vellus hair, this type of hair can be found all over the bodies of both boys and girls, as well as men…

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Remy Hair vs Virgin Hair: What’s the Difference?

Remy hair and virgin hair extensions are often confused with each other and that understandable considering how similar these two types of hair are. Both are very valuable types of natural human hair for hair extensions and the term “remy hair”, in particular, is often used for virgin hair, hence the confusion. So, let’s go over the remy hair meaning and virgin hair meaning, and then compare the two. What is remy human hair? So, what does remy hair mean? Remy hair is high-quality natural human hair used for hair extensions. What’s specific about it is that all its hair…

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Pros and Cons of Popular Hair Extension Methods

If you’re choosing between the many different types of hair extensions, here’s our quick guide the pros and cons of all popular hair extensions methods. Tape hair extensions pros and cons Tape in is one of the most popular types of hair extensions but they are not without their drawbacks. Here are the main tape in extensions pros and cons you’ll need to keep in mind: Pros: Quick and easy to apply – ~30 minutes for volume applications and ~60 minutes for full-length tape ins. No need for heat or additional tools. The safest of the main hair extension methods….

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The Ultimate Guide to Blow-Drying Hair

Blow-drying hair is a more complicated subject than a lot of people realize as there’s much more to it than just blowing some warm air to help dry your hair faster. There are lots of question that needs to be answered, especially when it comes to different types of hair. What does blow drying your hair do to it and its health? How to blow dry natural hair straight in a safe manner? What are the best ways to effectively blow drying natural hair for volume? We’ll go over these and some other major questions in our ultimate guide to…

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How to Wash Hair Extensions

The world of hair extensions is quite big and often overwhelming. There are clip-in extensions, tape-in or glue-in extensions, sew-in or weave extensions, as well as a myriad of other subcategories. Assuming you’ve already chosen your preferred type of extensions, however, the next question is how should you maintain them. Can you wash hair extensions and how? Here’s our guide for washing the three standard types of hair extensions. How to wash sew in hair extensions? Knowing how to wash hair extensions sewn in is the same as knowing how to wash your weave as they are essentially the same…

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