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First Sally store opens
Sally Beauty Supply carries cosmetic supplies and accesories including hair weaving tools and extensions. -
Braiding and Beading
Braiding and beading become popular among African-Americans, Public Broadcasting Service said. -
Pole Weaving
U.S. patent for a Hair Weaving Tension System approved. Informally known as Pole Weaving and credited as one of the first forms of hair extensions. This method was popular throughout the 1970s, said Phyllis Allen of Phil Rich International.
There is a modern form known as Malaysian Hair Weaving. -
Mega Hair
In the early 1980s, Mega Hair was created by Sal Mega, a California stylist. This was the first strand-by-strand method of hair extensions, Ersolene of Extensions by Ersolene said. -
Strand-by-Strand Bonding
U.S. patent for Hair Extension Process approved in which strand of weave is adhered to strand of person's natural hair with colored thermoplastic glue and later combed out for thicker longer look of hair. This is one of the first hair extension methods now known as Fusion. -
Philip James Salon opens
Philip James is a Chicago salon that specializes in traditional hairstyling as well as evolving methods including hair extensions. -
Fusion Extensions
Process for Extending Human Hair approved with U.S. patent. In this process strand of weave is joined to person's hair with a thermostable adhesive and a thermosetting adhesive before being sealed by heat, usually administered by an electric iron. To watch click here. -
Micro Ring Sew-In
U.S. patent for Attaching Hair Extensions approved. Wefts, weave sewn in a row instead of in strands, is sewn onto rings attached to person's hair as opposed to into person's scalp. For demonstration click here. -
Bonding Wefted Hair Extensions
Using a colored latex glue, wefted rows of weave are adhered to scalp of person. This bonding method became popular in the early 2000s, Ersolene of Extensions by Ersolene said. -
Tape Hair Extensions
Method of Using a Self-Adhesive Hair Extension approved by U.S. patent board. This method uses a strip of woven natural or synthetic hair that is attached to a fastener with an adhesive tape fastener and attaches it near the scalp of person's head. This is now known as Seamless Tape Hair Extensions. -
Sew-In Hair Extensions
More recently, in the later 2000s, sew-in wefts of weave have become more popular and affordable, Ersolene of Extensions by Ersolene said. There is more of a variety of hair type including Egyptian, Brazilian and Indian. Hair is named according to what it most closely resembles not necessarily by where or who it is from, Ersolene said.
