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Permalink Reply by Baldisbeautiful Sophs on March 11, 2008 at 7:20pm

Hey- i've just been looking at wigs for the first time in the few months, and i went to a high end, good quality etc wig place in London- they were glue on for either a few weeks, or months- but the hair was processed and not great colours, couldnt highlight them or anything- and about £ 500 i think..! so i went to the british representivite for Freedom Hair Wigs which are AMAZINGGGGG! dont know if you have heard of it- they are sold all over the world- but you can highlight the hair, straigten it, swim in it - just like natural hair- you even have to wash it weekly! its a vacuum fit wig so you can go on rollercoasters etc without the worry of it ocming of- it will only come off if you break the seal!! i have just ordered myn- so if you want the websites or details or anymore i can help you! myn cost around £1,600 i thinnnnk....! haha i sound like a wig dealer or something! but hope this was useful!!! X

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Permalink Reply by vi on March 15, 2008 at 12:55pm

Yes, I would recommend you check out the NAAF site at www.naaf.org, and go to the Marketplace. There is a company called Hats with Hair that is owned by Christine Heinen and she has hair attached to a wicking fabric that you wear under a hat. It is so comfortable. She also has a thing called a Scarfabulous that you can wear in the water. It's really cool and if you order from the NAAF site, she donates 10%. I have 2 Underhair and 2 Scarfabulous. They've saved me on trips as well. Good luck.

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Permalink Reply by Alexandra on March 15, 2008 at 4:49pm

I live in Florida and go to the beach a lot. I have two human hair wigs which i absolutely love. One is a very nice one that is more expensive and one is a slightly less expensive one that is still nice, but not as nice. I usually wear my inexpensive human hair one to the beach in a ponytail. I go and have no probelm at the beach with it and am perfectly content, except for the fact that it gets a little hot. From what i hear vacuum wigs are great, but the support group leader here in my area used to have one, and during the hot summer months she says they can get a little uncomfortable because your head sweats and it stays in there since it's not a breathable material and it has no where to go. That's mainly why i stick to regular wigs for the beach, so while i'm hot at list my head can breath a little.

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Permalink Reply by Erin on March 15, 2008 at 9:23pm

I usually use an older one and then don't worry so much about it getting old and stretching out.. a wig that i could actually swim in would be fantastic though.. not to mention one that you can highlight.. and style how you want. I think I have been paying to much for crappy synthetic wigs, and that is all I have had ever.. I can't for a for a human hair someday! haha

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Permalink Reply by Baldisbeautiful Sophs on April 5, 2008 at 7:13am

i know... the whole styling and swimming and highlighting thing sounds amazing! espeically like washing hair... on your own head!! even if its not like grown in ur head, just the whole experience and feeling?! aah! it makes me soo excited! maybe a little sad of me but oh well haha.

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Permalink Reply by Marti on April 17, 2008 at 8:31am

I wouldn't glue anything to my scalp for 6 months. Even if the adhesive is just around the perimeter, that skin needs to breathe. You really don't want 6 months worth of perspiration & scalp oil to accumulate - it will be nasty! And if the base is a solid material like ThinSkin, the odor will be disgusting.

Be sure to use a hair product containing sunscreen to minimize the amount of fading the sun causes.

Some people wear a synthetic hair system when they know they will be out in the sun for extended periods of time (synthetic hair won't fade) and switch back to a human hair wig the rest of the time.

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Permalink Reply by Fitzy on June 9, 2008 at 10:10pm

I have a freedom wig too and its fantastic. Great to be able to swim at the beach with waves and not worry about it coming off. http://freedomwigs.com/ is the website and it will direct you to a representative near you.

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Permalink Reply by RENEE on June 12, 2008 at 1:37pm

I am looking into something called cyberhair that is supposed to be great for summer and the beach. I have not been able to find out much, maybe someone on here can offer some input for us.

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