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http://dx.doi.org/10.5764/TCF.2012.24.3.204

A Study of Characteristics of Weft Used in Wig Manufacturing  

Lim, Sun-Nye (Interdisciplinary Program of Perfume and Cosmetics, Chonnam National University)
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Textile Coloration and Finishing / v.24, no.3, 2012 , pp. 204-212 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was used a thermogravimetric analyzer to determine thermal characteristics, a hair analysis system to examine morphological changes of wefts-human hair, poly vinyl chloride(PVC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-used in manufacturing wigs. According to a flammability test on human hair and synthetic wefts for wigs, the best results were observed in human hair. According to a thermal test, PET was the best in terms of thermal stability. Also good tensile strength was observed as well. In a scanning electron microscope observation, no human hair scale layer was found because of chemical treatment. In the PVC sample, homogeneous unevenness was observed. Due to a lack of human hair supply and increase in its price, recently, PET weft has emerged as a great substitution for human hair. Because it can be curled using an electric curling device and is more efficient than the conventional non-flammable material PVC in terms of thermal resistance, it will become the next-generation weft for wigs.
Keywords
analysis; human hair; synthetic; PET; PVC; SEM;
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