Having long, thick hair, which can be obtained within hours instead of years, is a dream of just about every woman.
Interestingly enough, girls who have undertaken this procedure the first time usually have quite a clear idea of the very process of extension and how the end product will have to appear right after they have paid a visit to the salon.
They hardly ever even become acquainted with the crucial fundamentals of maintaining hair extensions before they even see their specialist, however. By spending money on quality hair extensions, it becomes necessary to take great care of your hair extensions to maintain your money and to keep your make-up as long as possible.
But don’t worry! At this point, we will take a stroll through the specifics of this independent art form – hair extension care on a daily basis. You will have it mastered all right, we trust!
Simple Rules for Daily Management
A few simple rules will see you easily taming the lengthiest longer locks: On the one hand, leave washing your hair outside of a vertical position. Wash your hair standing in the shower, a little tilted backwards.
This avoids entwining and ensures that the points of attachment are preserved. You must apply conditioner, balm or mask with every washing, even though that was not what you used to do. This is an area where long hair must especially receive extra attention – the extra moisture helps keep the hair flexible and it is also not allowed to dry up and result in tangling.
After washing, wrap towels traditionally in large towels? Not forbidden by any means! However, when you are worried about keeping your hair perfect, you can first talk about the lightweight and highly absorbent towel as you gain confidence in manipulating your extensions. Always avoid brushing wet hair. Allow to dry naturally or blow dry. Wet hair is in the weakest position and brushing can impose unwarranted stress to your natural hair as well as the points made on the extensions.
In detangling the extensions, preferably specialized brushes can be used. They are available in two types; Tangle Teezer with soft bristles or two-bristle level brushes. Unless you have such a brush yet, I suggest that you buy one. Often special brushes need to be applied cautiously, moving slowly with ends to roots. It aids in creating a ponytail of hair with one hand and brushing with the other.
When you are about to sleep, you can take a minute to braid your hair into a loose braid. This minute is going to save you gigantically much time in the morning as you detangle. Loosely extensions at night contribute to tangling which may be irritating to untangle.
Professional Product Recommendations
In case of extension strands it is advisable to utilize reputed professional brands of hair care. They tend to be much more effective than the mass-market products. Among these magical products, we have our own favorites and which we constantly recommend to clients. They can be used in everyday life and are rather affordable.
Wish to know more about them? Subscribe to our Instagram, in addition to real-time communication with supporters, and presentation of our work, we elaborate in detail the specifics of extension application and aftercare.
Maximizing Extension Longevity
Okay, we talked about prevention of tangling. But what can be done to make extensions as long as possible? Attempt to be a little more careful than normal in touching the capsules around your roots using hands, headwear or brushes. But still, it is always important and helpful to brush the roots up to the roots.
You should never put the capsule in contact with hot areas of the blow dryer and styling iron. Bonds can be softened by heat and prematurely lose or otherwise be damaged. When you are going on vacation in warm countries, then you should watch out and not spend a lot of time in direct sunlight.
This is not just applicable in the lengthening of your extensions, but in general health maintenance. The salt sea water is not the real problem when it comes to extensions as long as you make sure that you braid your hair in a high ponytail before engaging in water activities.
In case your hair gets wet, shake off and run under as much regular tap water as you can when you leave and apply your regular care products. This is even more complicated with chlorinated pool water. Such water may cause a lot of harm to extensions and change their look. This is especially in regards to blonde colors – blue or green coloring against light hair due to exposure to chlorine can be very detrimental to overall aesthetic value.
Special Considerations
And what else? You will see, and hear, all over the internet, and in many salons, an endless number of conflicting positions on whether you can visit bathhouses, saunas, or tanning salons with extensions.
There are some who say that there are not any contraindications at all and there are some who claim that it is unacceptable. As it is so frequently the case, the truth is somewhere in the middle. Each of us is very personal, and the quality of the specialist and material he/she uses is crucial.
It is remarkable that most of our clients, with fair sensitivity and planning, do not have to give up their active lifestyles and move out and change their lifestyles in practical sense, to wear extensions. A care guide is handed to each client visiting our salon.
Professional Maintenance Schedule
It is important to have routine repairs with your extension person. Depending on the technique applied, adjustments are sometimes necessary after every 6-8 weeks as your natural hair grows.
These appointments can enable the professionals to reposition extensions, verify the integrity of the bond, and cut off any split ends that might have formed. When not in office, a slight treatment is the most significant.
Do not sleep with wet extensions, silk pillowcases to lessen friction, and make sure to apply leave-in conditioners to mid-lengths and ends but not bonds.
Styling Your Extensions
There is absolutely nothing you can do naturally that you can do to your extensions, such as curling, straightening and updos can be done using the correct technique. The trick is to avoid bringing heat into contact with bonds and spray the hair sprays onto the hair itself to avoid heat.
Reduced heat levels usually do the trick, as quality extension hair can be styled. Extensions are amazingly versatile when it comes to special occasions. Braids, bulky buns, pony-tails, sleek – all of them will be more dramatic and impressive with extensions in length and thickness offered. As you can observe, there are some peculiarities with taking care of hair extensions.
Meanwhile, it is not much different than the proper maintenance of merely very long, thick natural hair. Anyhow, it is certainly worth such little to have a luxurious mane! These guidelines will keep your extensions beautiful, comfortable, and look natural all through their life span with little or no worries.
Walk into our salon so we can give you personalized extension advice regarding your hair type and extension type of choice. We are in business to assist you in having a beautiful outcome of your results!
