Within the last week and especially these last two days I’ve come across a serious issue within the community.  It’s a growing concern.  I want to save all of you weave wearers from the “loss of edges” due to improper care of edges, as well as improper weaves.

The picture above of Naomi Campbell is SAD!!!

As reported by a gossip site, “The model, who was charged last week for alleged assault on an airline, appeared to have a receeding (receding…Lol what do you expect from a gossip site) hairline as she left a London police station on May 29th. That has been happening for a while,” Ragnarsson said. “The hair stylist Sam McKnight said to me in the ’90s, ‘She’d better be careful with those weaves, she’s going to lose her hair’.”

There’s so much to say about this crisis.  Let’s start with just a simple instruction.  When you are wearing a weave, and you leave your edges out (the best way to make the weave look natural), PLEASE remember that your edges are not part of the weave and the weave is not part of your hair.  Thus….keep them separate when caring for your hair in the maintenance stage.  Separate your hair from the weave by brushing your edges away from the weave, toward your face softly and with little product to make your hair manageable IF necessary. A great brush is the Mason Pearson…. my favorite.  You will hear me talk about it again and again.  85% of my clients own a Mason Pearson.  Now comb, brush or style your extension hair. After you have finished styling, blend your hair back in with the extensions softly.  Rigorously brushing your edges into your extensions can and will cause breakage.

As far as the newer hair phenomenon….front lace wigs… they are Great if you don’t need your edges, Great for cancer patients, Great for hair loss, and Great for one-off events.  NOT GREAT for regular use.  NOT GREAT for growing your edges back. Ask Naomi, Tyra and soon, Beyonce.