Strand based hair only fits to base resolution

Firlan

My character is high resolution. The body mesh visible in the setup window for the hair is just in base resolution. Once I actually create the hair its also just fitted to the base resolution mesh.

This means the hair is floating above the (high resolution) mesh or vanishing inside it. Is there a way around this or am I missing something in the setup?

Kerya

A better idea is to use a skull cap and create the hair on that.

Firlan

What if I want to use the hair as body hair though?