Lace Wigs Vs Skin Wigs: Which Wig Base Is Better?

Today we will talk about the two most commonly used bases for new generation wigs and hairpieces.

While, in the 80s, the most used bases were thick silicone or rigid monofilament (both very resistant, but not very breathable and very obvious to the eye and touch), today, in 2020, the bases certainly are more in vogue to create Modern and invisible hair systems are lace and skin.

Often in our blog, we talk about these two materials, with different articles, so we invite you if you want to know more, to read some of these articles in the index of the blog and get a culture of these two materials. As you can rightly see, several hairpieces and wigs, at least 80%, today are made with these two materials or with mixtures of both.

In this article, we compare these two bases and go over the pros and cons of each, so that if you are unsure or undecided about which base to use, you can know the advantages and disadvantages and make a more conscious decision.

Advantages of Lace Wig Base:

1 - Perfect breathability

it will be like not having it and wearing it you will forget it until the day of maintenance.

2 - Totally invisible front

Thanks to the subtlety of the base and the anchoring of the hair ... for many, the lace fronts are the most natural on the market for modern and new-generation hair implants.

3 - The base has considerable strength

either in its French lace version, in the Korean version, or 0.10 ... but also the Swiss lace, the most subtle and fragile lace that exists, has good resistance over time and is therefore a very good base for those who want resistant systems.

The skin, on the other hand, is a thin polyurethane to which the hair is anchored with a knot or with injection, in the first case we will speak of knotted skin, and in the second case of injected skin.

Advantages Of This Fake Skin Wig Base:

1 - Ease of installation

Therefore, it is a very suitable base for beginners or those companies selling hair wig who want to have quick and easy installations and do not want to waste time.

2 - How easy it is to install it is also easy to clean

Therefore, it is a suitable hair extension system for those who want to get their hair back, but without wasting time on maintenance and difficult installations.

3 - Very strong adhesion

In fact, it is not a lace-like a net, but it is precisely a film, the glue grabs the entire base and this ensures a longer and stronger adhesion. In addition, the glue never passes the base even after a long time, therefore it is a suitable base for those who want long installations.

4 – Very Natural Like Real Scalp

In the super thin 0.01 and 0.02 skins, the front effect is of an impressive naturalness. In the injected and single knots, the line effect is completely naturally identical.

As you can see, both bases have great advantages and strengths, which are the reasons why these wig bases are the most requested today in 2020 in the world of hair implants by both customers and resellers.

But Are There Disadvantages And Negative Elements? As with everything in life, these two bases also have negative elements that you should consider.

Disadvantages Of Lace Wig Base

1 - Difficulty in maintenance

In fact, being a tulle, it must be cleaned rigorously every week (you can not perform maintenance with longer times because the glue would pass through the base hitting the roots of the hair) and it is difficult to do, you must use specific methods for cleaning the glue, which many users (or hairdressers) find long and annoying as the mirror method, which we have already talked about in our blog, and that if you do not know, we invite you to read.

2 - Importance of the base and the manual work

In short, of the manufacturing company. In socket systems, several factors are very important because the wig is totally natural and credible.

l  The base, which must be original lace and not the HD imitations that are often sold by some companies and that unfortunately do not adapt to skins of different colors (in particular European) visible under many lights.

l  The anchoring work must be done with simple knots, front graduation, and consistent directionality ... that is why some companies receive lace wigs that look like old-generation hairpieces, because these companies, to save on production, have anchored the own hair of inexperienced workers (often from poor countries like Laos, India and North Korea, without any control on directionality and anchoring).

Of course, the wig can cost even a few tens of euros, but it will be impossible to have quality systems. Hair prostheses require important manual work and today the only ones who can do it are the Chinese, even if this work is already three times more expensive than in other poor neighboring countries.

3 - Whitening of knots.

Very important for several elements

l  It must make the knots disappear completely.

l  It should not be excessively strong, otherwise, the hair will fall out in clumps.

l  It must not affect the base and the beginnings of the hair, otherwise, you will have yellowish skin or worse hair with a blond beginning and the rest dark.

That is why the company from which it is supplied is very important in lace, it must be an experienced company, with control in production and with original bases, and without fakes.

Disadvantages of Skin Wig Base

1 - Less breathability than lace

Being a continuous base, in plastic, it does not have the same breathability as lace, however, this problem can be partly solved by ordering micro-holes or taking thinner bases.

2 - Scratching noise

How much scratching noise? Yes, if it is not perfectly anchored to the skin when you scratch it, it will make a particular noise ... it is certainly a very minor defect, but it should still be known and considered.

3 - Sparkle or shine

If the foundation is not original but is a fake DC production (widely used by low-cost Asian companies), the skin is not totally natural and has a very visible glitter under some lights. In addition, this type of foundation does not adapt to all skin colors as the original opaque leathers do.

4 - Non-invisible fronts on medium or thick skins

Yes, if you opt for medium 0.08 or thick 0.12 bases, the front will not be totally invisible, so you should avoid combing the whole back.

5 - Fragility in super thin bases

To date, 0.01 0.02 skins are the most natural capillaries in the world, but unfortunately, they are also very fragile, so if you are looking for long-lasting trichological systems, you cannot opt for these bases.

6 - Importance of ventilation and work

Even for these bases, if you order from inexperienced companies or worse, delegate the anchoring to other countries (such as Laos, India, North Korea), you will have cheaper but also less natural systems.

It is also very important that these hair thickening systems have a standardized, controlled and individual anchoring, only in this way the hair will be natural and credible.

What Is The Best Wig Base? The Skin Or The Lace?

As you have seen that both have disadvantages and advantages, you will need to consider which are most important to you, perhaps try them out and decide, based on your specific needs, which is the best base for you.

Remember also that there are several mixed bases that have the advantages of both skin and lace and could perhaps be better than full skin or full lace wigs.