In general words, a weave is a term which refers to artificial or human hair used to change the appearance of someone’s hair by adding hair to their natural hair. These artificial or human hairs may be added or used to cover the entire hair with a hairpiece.

The advantages of a hair weave are that they help in making the hair longer, add thickness to hair along with volume, and are a boon for women with thinning hair. These are used to add fashionable colors to the hair too without the use of hair colors which have multiple chemicals.

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Specifically, a weave refers to a style when someone’s entire hair is braided. Once the braids are made, a needle is used to sew extensions of hair into the braids. The extensions are sewn from one ear to another. This style or weave is an expensive style which may cost up to $500 or even more. The weave last for 6 to 10 weeks. Special shampoos and conditioners are used to maintain them. The advantage of a weave is the length of the hair can be increased, and no chemicals or glues are used. The disadvantage of a weave is if the braids are too tight, they may cause a headache, soreness of the scalp, or permanent loss of hair due to constant stress on the roots of the hair.