Now today we're going to be talking about Lifestyles, and how your hair system can fit around your lifestyle and what kind of hair system might be appropriate for you based on your lifestyle.
I get so many questions from guys who are gym-goers or who perspire a lot, maybe they work in a labor-intensive industry, and they keep asking me, "What is the best hair system for me, given my lifestyle?" So let’s look at that.
One thing which always crops up is they want to get as long a bond as possible because generally, the more you sweat, the less likely your bond is to hold for a longer period of time. The less you sweat, the more likely your bond is to hold for a longer period of time. So we need to look at this through that lens.
Hair System for Sports
What I will say is if you do sweat a lot, a lace base is probably the best option. If possible, a full lace base—I'm talking about French lace or Swiss lace—would be best for you. Why is that?
Well, number one, it's a breathable base. It’s a breathable hair system, so if you perspire, it doesn’t get stuck under the base of the system. It actually allows sweat to escape through the lace and just sort of go down the back or the side of your head. Lace in that respect is really good.
I do have a tip for poly that I will share a little bit later, but I’m determined to focus on lace for the time being.
Another benefit of lace, which is super useful if you are quite an active person, is it gives a really realistic hairline appearance. So, if you're that kind of person who is pretty active and you’re going to be encountering people quite a lot, you may want your system to be as invisible as possible to the naked eye. Lace is really good for that.
So, there you go. Two ticks for lace when it comes to having an active lifestyle.
Glue or Tape with Lace?
A second question I get, or a follow-up question after that, is: Should I use glue or tape with lace when I sweat a lot?
I would say use tape, because glue can get a bit more gloopy and the bond doesn’t hold as well as tape. In general terms, remember, every person is different, and everyone has a different skin chemistry. But speaking from my experience and the experience of a lot of people I know who are active—way more active than me—they use lace at the front, and they tend to use one that's really popular at the moment: lace front tape. It has a really good hold and is sweat-resistant.
Yes, you can still sweat, but it doesn’t loosen the bond. If anything, it strengthens the bond. So, at the moment, I'm using lace front tape. Actually, no, I’m wearing a poly at the moment, but on my lace base—or actually it's a silk base with a lace front—I use tape.
I use lace front tape by Sunshine Walker Tape. They also have their own lace front, and it’s brilliant. It’s invisible. Check out my previous few videos and you'll see me wearing the lace front and how invisible it is. So, that is lace front tape. It’s really important and it holds really well.
I’ve actually been getting quite a lot of night sweats recently. I'm getting it looked into by the GP, and it could be related to a medication I'm on, but the bond is still really, really strong on my head when I'm wearing the lace. The lace front is fantastic, and it holds so well, even after 2 weeks of wearing it.
Poly for Active Lifestyles
Now, as promised, I’m going to briefly talk about poly with an active lifestyle because it can work, and I'll tell you how.
First off, I wouldn’t wear an ultra-thin skin, because with ultra-thin skins, you pretty much have to use glue on it, and glue can get gloopy and loosen if you sweat a lot. So, I’m talking about a poly that's anything denser than 0.08 mm or more. With those kinds of bases, you can use tape.
What I’ve tended to do is use ultra hold strips, and I leave gaps in the system base. So, I don’t actually connect the strips; I leave a gap between each. And that is where sweat can escape down the back of your head or down the side of your head, so it doesn’t get stuck under the hair system.
Trust me, guys, before I used this trick (or before I learned this trick by pure chance), it was smelly. After 2 weeks of wearing a system—a poly—I would take it off, and there was a ton of sweat under there, and it stank. Not anymore with the right kind of poly base.
So, not an ultra-thin skin, thicker than that, and get yourself some ultra hold strips. Put a space between each strip, and it will stop the hair system from collecting sweat under the base. Really, really good solution, guys. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
The Perfect Hair System for Your Lifestyle
The preference, if your lifestyle is more sedentary, is comfort—go for an ultra-thin skin. If your preference is realism, go for lace. If your priority is breathability or realism, go for lace. This is what I love about hair systems, guys: there are so many choices.
Yes, hair systems have shortfalls. Everything does. Hair transplants do. SMP does. But the great thing—and this is something that I love about hair systems—is you can pick and choose. You can choose from a multitude of bases, a multitude of densities, a multitude of different hair colors, and you can literally tailor a hair system based on what your personal preferences are: comfort, breathability, realism, duration, durability.
You've got all of these options at the click of a button. So don’t sleep on it, guys. That’s all that I can say.
Bonus Tip: Swimming with Your Hair System
Now, one little bonus lifestyle tip—which is actually very, very important—and I’ve left this until the end to reward people who’ve stuck through to the end of this video: If you're a swimmer or if you go swimming, now personally, I wouldn't recommend wearing your hair system without a swimming cap if you're going into a swimming pool that's got chlorine in it.
Chlorine will bleach the system over time, it will oxidize it, and it will become so, so dry. So, please do wear a swimming cap if it’s in the pool. If it's in the sea, it doesn’t really matter. But what I would say is think about lace front tape or even ultra hold—those two tapes are really, really good if you're using your hair in water or if you're swimming underwater. If you're going diving or something like that, ultra hold or lace front tape by Walker or lace front tape by Sunshine, both of those are really great types.
I get on personally slightly better with lace front by Sunshine. I don’t know why that is. Maybe it’s placebo, who knows? But that’s my personal preference, and I’m actually going to be going on holiday next month. Super excited about it! I’ll be taking footage of me sitting underwater to show you that lace front works.
Final Thoughts
What lifestyle do you guys live? Has this come into your thinking in terms of what hair system you go for? Let me know in the comments below. Let’s get a discussion started.
