Hair weft product and method of use

Abstract

A hair weft for increasing the apparent length and / or bulk of a user's hair includes an elongate arcuate thin flexible substrate which carries stands of hair or hair-like filaments over substantially its entire surface area. The substrate is free of apertures or holes, so that within its perimeter the entire surface area of the substrate carries hair strands. And, because of the large number of hair strands carried by the hair weft, only a single application of one hair weft will be satisfactory to achieve the desired effect in most cases. The weft is applied adhesively to underlying human hair, and conceals the adhesive while adding substantial bulk and / or length to the hair for the wearer. The substrate of the hair weft serves as an adhesive carrier during application of the hair weft to a wearers head, so that a relatively unskilled user can achieve an attractive result, even at home without the skills of a stylist of cosmetician. Further, the substrate appears substantially like the human scalp so that the hair weft is not easily detected.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a hair weft product for extending or thickening the appearance of human hair, and to a method of using the hair weft. RELATED TECHNOLOGY [0002] Methods and products for supplementing the natural human hair are well known. All of these products and methods appear to be intended for use by professional cosmeticians, and to be used in professional hair salons. All of these products and methods are either too complex or to difficult for a user to attempt their use at home. [0003] For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,934,387, to Megna, describes a method in which supplemental hair is aligned with the natural hair of the person and adhered to the natural hair using a colored thermoplastic glue. The warm adhered natural and supplemental hair are then intertwined together to permit binding of the supplemental hair to the natural hair prior to styling of the combined hair. This method, however, requires the use of a hot glue, which can c...

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Benefits of technology

[0009] Further, there is a need for a hair weft which in a single application can provide a sufficient increase in the appearance of hair bulk, or in the apparent number of supplemental hair strands, that only a single application of the hair weft is needed to achieve the desire attractive result. Thus, it is strongly desired to eliminate the conventional need for the application of plural conventional hair wefts in order to achieve the appearance of hair bulk that is commonly desired.

[0013] In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of increasing the apparent length, or bulk, or both, of a user's hair. This method comprises steps of providing a hair weft including a thin flexible substrate which is elongate, arcuate, and free of through apertures. This substrate is configured to have a perimeter bounding an arcuate area, and defining a pair of opposed surfaces. From one of the pair of opposed surfaces extends a multitude of strands of natural or synthetic hair generally in parallel, which hair is uniformly distributed within the area, and is also uniformly spaced apart so as to replicate the appearance of the user's scalp. On the opposite one of the pair of opposite surfaces the substrate provides an irregular surface facilitating adhesive attachment of the weft to a user's natural hair.

Problems solved by technology

All of these products and methods are either too complex or to difficult for a user to attempt their use at home.

This method, however, requires the use of a hot glue, which can cause discomfort to the person to whom the supplemental hair is provided as well as to the stylist, and also requires extensive manual manipulation of the natural and supplemental hair, thus prolonging the time required for completion of the supplementation process.

This method is complicated and time consuming, and requires considerable dexterity on the part of the stylist.

This process, however, requires the use of a plurality of different adhesives, resulting in increased complexity and expense.

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