We are always in the process of making it easier to find the wigs you are looking for. Currently we are putting wigs on our site into general categories so you can find wigs that are of a similar type. During this process it became necessary to define the terms more clearly so you would know what is meant by them. These are not the dictionary definition of the terms but have been chosen to distinguish the difference between one type and another.
Please be aware that textures do not always fit nicely into one category or another. There are combinations and variations that may cause certain wigs to be included in to groups that would not normally be associated. We will strive to do the best we can with our goal being that you will be likely to find a wig you will like.

Silky (Silky Straight) - Smooth shiny appearance.

Straight (Natural/Perm Straight) - No curls or waves.
Crimpy - Loose generally ironed in kinks.

Kinky (Kinky/Yaki) - Alternating between fairly straight and sharp bends or curves. Yaki is relaxed kinky hair.
Loose Waves - Gentle curves that alternate from one direction to another.

Tight Waves - Smaller waves.
Loose Curls/Perm - Circular shaped hair clusters.

Tight Curls/Perm (Tight Curls/Jheri-curl/Afro) - Smaller curls. Jheri is relaxed African-American hair. Afro refers to naturally very tight curly African-American hair.
Braids (Braids/Dreadlocks) - Divided then twisted or intertwined hair forming long bundles. Shown in a jumbo braid for clarity. Braided wigs use much smaller braids.

Micro-Braids - Very Small Braids.

ARE WIGS AVAILABLE IN ETHNIC TEXTURES?

Human hair wigs and weaving hair are available in both European textures (smooth and silky) and Ethnic textures (French wave, yaki, jheri-curl, etc).

Synthetic wigs and hairpieces are available not only in smooth straight textures, but with most any texture, curl or wave pattern you can imagine.

DOES ETHNIC-TEXTURED HUMAN HAIR COME FROM BLACK PEOPLE?

No, most natural African textured hair is not strong enough to withstand the process of wigmaking, and also is not plentiful or available enough to be practical for making wigs. Usually, Asian hair is used and is treated or chemically processed to resemble African textures. Asian hair is very strong, and is quite suitable for withstanding the chemical processes that create ethnic textured human hair wigs.

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