How Do You Swim And Surf With A Hair System?

[Fanjeera]

I loved swimming and surfing, but now can't imagine how I would do those activities. Do you wear a special swimming cap?

I hope I can still enjoy mountain skiing.

 

[shookwun]

 

[Aldrich]

 

[Fanjeera]

That's different than surfing. But swimsuits have head coverage as well. The inside would just have to be made out of some tender material like satin.

 

[shookwun]

I have heard that you should avoid chlorine, and artificial pools in general.

Stick to lakes, and the ocean.

 

[Noah]

There is certainly no problem with mountain skiing - no special precautions necessary for that.

I often do watersports in my piece, and no real problems there either. Lace is permeable to water - the water just flows over and through it, and the lace doesn't offer any resistance to the water, so the piece is not going to be whipped off a la Hollywood farce or anything like that. The only real issue is making sure that the glue or tape is strong enough to withstand immersion in water. I always do a fresh attachment the night before with a strong waterproof tape like Proflex tabs, and I have not had any problems with scuba, windsurfing, wave surfing etc. I haven't done much waterskiing, but I would wear a bandana for that just in case, because of the additional pressure on the hairline if you go over and get pulled along by the boat for a while; same for rafting.

One other thing: I don't think skin-based pieces would be suitable for watersports. They DO offer resistance to water - if water gets under the base it has nowhere to go - so with those I could foresee circumstances where the bond could give way under pressure and the front of the piece could become detached. Not very likely perhaps, but I wouldn't want to take the chance.

Loving your facebra incidentally, Shookwun.

 

[Noah]

Yeah, windsurfing / kitesurfing as such is no problem - it is just like going out in a strong wind. The only potential problem is if you are not very good and you spend most of the time falling into the water. Thankfully I have got beyond that stage now. But in any case, as I said before, if you prepare for it the system can take it.

 

[Noah]

Yes, they definitely do deteriorate. The combination of salt water and strong sun is a destructive one. Even applying plenty of leave-in sunscreen you get drying and sun-bleaching. I try not to use my best unit when I am going to the beach. If you are a big beach bum and watersports enthusiast you could get a synthetic hair unit just for that. With synthetic hair you don't have to worry about the hair bleaching, but the downside is you can't bleach the knots, so you would have to opt for a brushed forward hairstyle with the hairline covered.

 

[Fanjeera]

Yes, they definitely do deteriorate. The combination of salt water and strong sun is a destructive one. Even applying plenty of leave-in sunscreen you get drying and sun-bleaching. I try not to use my best unit when I am going to the beach. If you are a big beach bum and watersports enthusiast you could get a synthetic hair unit just for that. With synthetic hair you don't have to worry about the hair bleaching, but the downside is you can't bleach the knots, so you would have to opt for a brushed forward hairstyle with the hairline covered.

synthetic hair really doesn't bleach? i've been wearing a hat all summer with my synthetic hair for no reason then

 

[Fanjeera]

Does rafting involve a lot of going under water? And finally there's sailing, if all other water sports are too intense.

 

[Noah]

I'm not really sure why people find it so difficult to believe that you can do watersports in a hairpiece. There are adhesives on the market nowadays which can hang a family car from the roof. Medics regularly use glue instead of stitches to close up wounds after surgery. There seems to be almost no limit to how strong and versatile glue can be. And firms like 3M have created very strong glues and tapes specifically for hair replacement. The issue is not getting it strong enough - that problem has already been solved long ago - it is getting it strong enough but still easy to remove when you want to, not too harsh on the skin, and not too difficult to get off the piece when you clean up.

 

[Fanjeera]

I'm not really sure why people find it so difficult to believe that you can do watersports in a hairpiece. There are adhesives on the market nowadays which can hang a family car from the roof. Medics regularly use glue instead of stitches to close up wounds after surgery. There seems to be almost no limit to how strong and versatile glue can be. And firms like 3M have created very strong glues and tapes specifically for hair replacement. The issue is not getting it strong enough - that problem has already been solved long ago - it is getting it strong enough but still easy to remove when you want to, not too harsh on the skin, and not too difficult to get off the piece when you clean up.

Well I only want to use liquid Ghost Bond, because it seems the least toxic. Do you think it can resist water that well? Then again, if I don't watersport often, on rare occasions it may be okay to use stronger chemicals.

 

[Fanjeera]

Can't just a normal swimming cap protect the hair system?