Hi, I have a custom long haired system (around 10 - 12 inches), all Swiss lace, which I usually put in a central parting. For my next custom system I am considering having the central parting area either as bleached knots or skin to make it look more realistic. It looks fine at the moment, you can't really notice the knots in the parting especially as it isn't a wide parting, but several months down the line after some shedding they might be more noticeable.
Anyway the questions - I would like to know if asking for bleached knots or skin on a parting is a good idea. Does it weaken the system and/or affect the lifespan of it? I've heard that bleaching knots also weakens the knots, therefore they shed faster. I've also heard skin doesn't last as long as lace, so which would last longer in a parting? And which would look the most realistic? I just thought it would be a good experiment to try for my next system.
Anyway the questions - I would like to know if asking for bleached knots or skin on a parting is a good idea. Does it weaken the system and/or affect the lifespan of it? I've heard that bleaching knots also weakens the knots, therefore they shed faster. I've also heard skin doesn't last as long as lace, so which would last longer in a parting? And which would look the most realistic? I just thought it would be a good experiment to try for my next system.