Method and apparatus for attaching supplemental hair to human hair

A method of making a bundle of supplemental hair comprising the steps of:

• fusing thermoplastic glue in a glue reservoir;
• submerging a portion of a rotating cylinder in the thermoplastic glue in the glue reservoir so that a film of fused thermoplastic glue coats a non-submerged portion of the rotating cylinder;
• selecting a plurality of strands of supplemental hair, wherein the strands are substantially parallel and contacting adjacent strands;
• and
• applying the thermoplastic glue to a portion of plurality of strands of supplemental hair by touching the portion of plurality of strands of supplemental hair to the film of fused thermoplastic glue on the rotating cylinder.

A kit for attaching supplemental hair to natural human hair comprising:

• a plurality of supplemental hair bundles, wherein each of the supplemental hair bundles includes a plurality of supplemental hair strands previously glued to one another at a glued portion by thermoplastic glue;
• and
• a supplemental hair applicator having:
• a heated jaw having a heating channel recessed in an inside surface of the heated jaw for receiving and applying heat to one of the supplemental hair bundles, wherein the heated channel has a channel length substantially equal to the length of the glued portion of the supplemental hair bundle;
• and
• a kneading jaw moveably connected to the heated jaw for moving between an open position and a closed position, wherein the kneading jaw includes a kneading ridge that extends above an inside surface of the kneading jaw, and when in the closed position, the kneading ridge extends past the inside surface of the heated jaw into the heated channel, wherein the kneading ridge is adapted to apply force in an opposing relationship to the heating channel to distribute fused glue among a selected plurality of strands of human hair and the plurality of supplemental hair strands.