It’s called bonding. And it’s the way you use tape and liquid adhesives to attach your hair system to your head. So, if the explanation is that simple…

What’s with all the choices?!?

The reason you have so many options to choose from, is because you’re hair system, body chemistry and wear preferences all make you very unique. So, whatever choice you make should best fit your specific needs. In other words, when it comes to hair system bonding, one size does not fit all!

There are two main categories of adhesive – double-sided tape (sometimes called strips) or liquid (sometimes called bond) adhesives. Both categories then have several sub categories and the list just keeps growing from there.

Tape Adhesives

There are two types of tape adhesive; cloth and clear-liner.

Cloth tape, sometimes referred to as “opaque” or “brown” is the thicker of the two and is most commonly used with polyurethane (skin) bases. Cloth tape has less tack than the clear-liner and will often times leave fewer residues after you take your system off. However, because it isn’t transparent, most people only use cloth tape if they have dense hair or wear a thick base system.

Clear-liner is the second type of tape adhesive, and it’s by far the most popular among hair wearers today. There are several varieties of clear-liner tape depending on how long you wear your system before taking it off for cleaning and re-bonding. Most people that wear mesh fabric (lace) bases prefer clear-liner tape because it’s transparent and the additional tack will stick better to the lace material (which has less surface area than polyurethane).

As mentioned, there are several varieties of clear-liner tape.

White: Sometimes just called “clear” it’s the most common and is ideal for daily wear. It has the least amount of tack among all the clear-liner tapes.

No Messy Residue: A bit more tack than red, NMR tape will stay secure between 1-2 weeks. We like to call this tape “Less Messy Residue” because despite its name, it will probably still leave a residue after you take your system off.

Blue: This tape offers the second highest amount of tack and will keep your system on tight between 2-3 weeks.