Hair System vs Wig for Men: What’s the Difference?

A hair system is a thin, custom made base with hair attached, fitted to cover the thinning or bald area of your head and blend into the hair you still have. It is bonded to the scalp and stays on…

A hair system is a thin, custom made base with hair attached, fitted to cover the thinning or bald area of your head and blend into the hair you still have. It is bonded to the scalp and stays on…

A matted hair system is almost always fixable and almost always avoidable once the cause is identified. Matting occurs when individual hair strands tangle around each other and the tangles compress into a dense, knotted mass that resists normal brushing.…

A hair system that looks completely convincing in the mirror can look obviously unnatural in photographs and the gap between those two experiences is not random. Cameras capture light differently from how human eyes perceive it, and several specific features…

A hair system losing its colour before the unit has reached the end of its useful life is almost always caused by something specific, not an inevitable feature of wearing a system. The most common causes are UV exposure, sulphate…

Cleaning a hair system correctly is not the same as washing natural hair: the base material, the adhesive residue, and the attached hair each require a different approach, and getting any of them wrong produces damage that shortens the unit’s…

Yes you can shower with a hair system, and for most wearers with a bonded system, showering while wearing it is standard practice. The bond between the base and your scalp is designed to withstand regular washing, and removing the…

Yes most bonded hair systems are designed to be slept in, and sleeping in your system is standard practice for the majority of wearers. The bond between the base and your scalp is built to withstand daily life including overnight…

If you’ve ever worried that a hair system might look obvious, too thick, too shiny, or just slightly “off” to other people, you’re not alone in that. It’s the concern we hear most from clients who come through our London…

A hair system that itches is not something you have to accept as a normal part of wearing one. Itching is almost always caused by something specific: adhesive sensitivity, product build-up on the base, a bond that has been left…

If you’re weighing this up, you’ve probably already tried a few things: different shampoos, a fibre spray, maybe a change of hairstyle to work around a receding line or a thinning patch on top. At some point, most men reach…