Most people typically think or assume that hair weaves were created and only used by African American women. Women of all races are using hair extensions to make their hair have more body and volume and to appear more fashionable. The practice of hair weaving dates back to the days of Ancient Egypt. Throughtout history hair weaves have thought to be a fashion and status symbols.Ancient Egyptian men and women used hair extensions to give themselves a more sophisticated appearance. It was a regualr practice among the wealthy Egyptians to shave thier heads and than wear wigs deprived or human hair.Men often wore more extravangant wig styles than the women did.Women often utilized hair weave methods to supplement for thinning hair.Hair extensions and wigs were constructed using knots,resin.beeswax; wigs were often padded with date palm fiber.Wigs of all shapes and sizes were stylish in the late 17th century.

Hair weave tracks,tracks glued or sewed into the roots of your own hair with a special adhesive,did not become popular until the early 1950's.Even then only celebrities used them.In the early 1950's an African American women invented and patented hair weave on the track making a long term change in hair care for many African American women. Hair weave became a way to add techinique to the hair without damaging already sensitive African American hair with heat and chemicals.By the end of the 20th century appromitaley 25 percent of all African American women used some form of hair weave or extensions according to Cicely A. Richard, eHow contributor. In additions women of other ethnic groups began to get pleasure from the versaltility of hair weaves. Christina Jenkins and her husband Duke established a company called Christina's Hair Weaves in the early 1950's.During the company's peak, people from around the world wanted to learn from the woman who invented hair weaves, and these individuals paid her to come to thier counties and teach them her unique weaving technique. In the 1980's hair dressers improved Jenkins' invention by creating hair that looked natural and flowed, instead of being stiff and unmovable.According to the Encyclopedia of Hair by Victoria Sherrow, African American women wanted longer,straight,and natural hair that moved as they walked.Some hair weaves are barely detectable.Hair weaves are a popular way to change your hairstyles without drastically changing the cut and style of your own hair.Hair weaves come in two forms synthetic and natural(human hair) and the cost depends on the attached method and material.

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