What Should You Know Before Buying a Hair Topper?

Hair toppers come in various hair types and textures, such as human hair, synthetic hair, heat friendly synthetic hair, and come in wavy, straight, and curly textures. Choose a hair type and texture that closely matches your natural hair for a more seamless blend. Fiber selection will be influenced by willingness and ability to style the hair topper and budget. Human hair & heat friendly hair allows limitless styling options, while synthetic hair offers style memory and is very low maintenance.  

The base of the hair topper is the part that touches your scalp and has the hair attached to. It can be made of materials like lace, monofilament, or silk. Each material has its own advantages in terms of comfort, breathability, and realism. A base that has more hand tied hairs to it vs hairs attached to the wefts will determine style, where you can (if you can) part it, if you have to wear a fringe or show the hair line, and how much volume the hair topper has.  

Hair toppers come in different sizes and coverage areas. It is imperative that you measure the area your hair topper will attach. If covering an area of hair loss, you must attach the clips to strong hair follicles, this is usually located about 1” outside the area of hair loss. Not doing so will accelerate hair loss if you attach the hair topper to hair follicles that are less strong. Measure the width and length of the area of coverage desired, then add 1” to each measurement. 

It's important to choose a hair topper that matches your natural hair color as closely as possible. If it’s slightly lighter or darker, you can make it work because the hair topper will blend in with your bio hair and the slight variance will often add a beautiful dimension. There are a LOT of topper shades available from rooted options to highlights and even human hair toppers without dyes applied that allow color customization. There’s also the option of choosing a color you love and then having your hair colored to match it. Picking the perfect color can be a daunting task to do online, especially if this is your first time. We recommend booking a complimentary virtual consultation with one of our experts! Let us help.

Decide on the length and style of the hair topper that you prefer. The unfortunate reality is that every hair topper does not come in every length. We recommend choosing a topper with a length similar to your natural hair. Measure from the crown of your head to the longest part of your hair. This will give you an idea of what length to start with. There is a strong possibility that your exact length will not be available.