Artificial or Human Hair Wig - Which Is Better and for Whom? Human hair wigs are stillconsidered the best product for everyone looking for a wigperfectly imitating a real hair-do and seeking comfort anddurability. At the same time the quality of artificial wigs isconstantly improving and for some groups of clients it may be abetter choice than a much more expensive natural product. Thisway more and more clients when buying a wig are on the horns ofa dilemma what to choose? Let me help a little bit.
There are two questions you have to answer before buying a wig.The first is for how long you need a wig. The second is what isyour main objective? - to be absolutely sure nobody can guessyou are wearing a wig or are you simply willing to have a greatlook from time to time with a new, jazzy hair-do? Artificialhair wigs are often purchased for a short period of time whensomebody loses hair temporarily, e.g. after a chemotherapy. Insuch a case good quality artificial hair wig can be an equallygood proposition as a human hair wig and it is undoubtedly lessexpensive. Artificial wigs are also the first choice fortransvestites and crossdressers who often prefer simply toimpress people around. On the other hand transsexuals who investa lot in
a transition process buy human hair wigs much moreoften so that the transition is full.
Artificial wigs are also a good source of fun and entertainmentand a part of make-up in cinema and theater. In both cases thepurchase of a more expensive human hair wig would be nothing butunjustified wastefulness.
Summing up - if you need a wig perfectly imitating your ownhair-do for more than half a year buy a human hair product.Otherwise, good branded artificial hair wig will be just enoughfor you.
And at the end a small curiosity. The most specific group ofclients buying wigs are Jewish orthodox women. It is abandonedto leave home without a headgear for them and a wig isconsidered a qualified headgear equal to a headscarf or a hat.Jewish women use their wigs often and for a long time so theyusually buy durable human hair wigs. It is also probable thattraditional way of living goes in line with such a choice.
About the author:
Frank M. Wiggywigs is co-founder and manager of
Wiggywigs.com site, thefirst wig vendor from Eastern Europe selling human hair wigs directly tothe western markets on the Internet.
