We forget that hair extensions require work as they are not like our own hair. The better you take care of your hair extensions, the longer they will last. With our own hair, we have natural oils that keep the hair healthy, but this is not the case with hair extensions . You want to maintain the beautiful quality so you can reuse the hair again and again. Here are great tips to care for human hair extensions. Hair extensions must be cared for daily, you cannot wash and go. Taking care of the hair every day is a must.
Keep your hair extensions clean and untangled by taking time to care for them every day. Try to not use to much product on your hair extensions as it can cause build up.
Do not comb or brush the hair extensions while hair is wet.
Never sleep with wet hair extensions. Always make sure the hair is dry and pulled into a ponytail or preferably put into a braid to keep hair from tangling at night. This is a great time to brush on a leave in conditioner or hair oil.
Brush the hair with a widetooth comb several times a day. Be sure to brush properly, holding the roots to prevent pulling on the bonds.
Use high quality hair care products but don’t overdo it, too much hair care product can cause build up and tangling over time. You want to be careful with the amount of product you use. Never use any products containing alcohol or ethanol as this can damage the hair extensions and dry your extensions. Try your best to use sulfate and paraben free shampoo and conditioner as well as 100% natural hair products to keep hair extensions in good condition. When using conditioner, condition from mid-shaft to ends only. Do not apply conditioner to your scalp hair extensions.
You don’t want to wash your hair extensions everyday. Once a week is plenty. Shampoo your roots of your natural hair on your crown the shampoo rinsing down off your hair extensions is plenty enough to clean them. Make sure to rinse out all the shampoo. Apply conditioner to your mid shaft to ends only. I like to leave a small amount of conditioner on my hair extensions. It’s a cheap way to have a leave in conditioner. Clip your extensions up so they are not hanging and pulling on your natural hair and bonds.
A great way to wash your natural hair and not the hair extensions are to separate your natural hair on your crown away from the top layer of hair extensions. Clip your hair extensions back and away. Put your head forward, shampoo and condition just your natural hair not getting your hair extensions wet. This is great way to get by between full hair washes.
Remember your hair extensions do not get the same oil your natural hair gets from your scalp so you should use a silk serum or oil like morracan oil, Sebastian dark oil, olaplex bonding oil. Biosilk silk serum is a great after style oil.
When using hot tools be sure to use a heat protectant spray! The more you use heat on your hair, the shorter the life-span of the hair extensions. Just as excessive use of heat tools can damage your natural hair, it will also damage your hair extensions. But it does not mean that you cannot use them. If you want to blow dry your hair to make it curl or straighten, make sure to apply a heat protectant to your hair beforehand. Plus, The lower the setting, the less damage to the hair.
Do not use a flat iron directly on the tape tabs of your tape in hair extensions. This will weaken the bond and they will slip out.
When using serums or oils avoid contact with the tape, use on mid length to ends only. We use natural products such as coconut oil on the ends of the extensions to keep the hair healthy and shiny over time.
Never lighten the hair extensions. If you want to color hair extensions only go within 2 shades DARKER.
When working out with hair extensions or swimming with hair extensions, be sure to remove excess sweat and chlorine after working out.
Every 6-10 weeks, your hair extensions will need to be reapplied to move the bonds closer to the scalp and to keep your hair healthy.
Tape in extensions are not best for those who have lost a significant amount of hair due to any illnesses or for those that have extreme hair thinning. Consult with your stylist about another option.
Clarifying shampoo BEFORE going to your stylist is KEY. The stylist should also use clarifying shampoo prior to installing the hair extensions. Conditioner should not be used during application of hair.
Since a person’s average natural hair loss is between 100-150 strands per day you will see a small amount of naturally released hairs in between the tape bonds at time of removal. This is normal and should not be interpreted as hair loss due to wearing hair extensions.
We forget that hair extensions require work as they are not like our own hair. The better you take care of your hair extensions, the longer they will last. With our own hair, we have natural oils that keep the hair healthy, but this is not the case with hair extensions . You want to maintain the beautiful quality so you can reuse the hair again and again. Here are great tips to care for human hair extensions. Hair extensions must be cared for daily, you cannot wash and go. Taking care of the hair every day is a must.