Thursday, June 30, 2011

A Complete Guide to Hair Extensions

What are hair extensions?
Hair extensions are hairpieces that can be attached to your natural hair or scalp; they improve the strength and length of your hair. There are numerous types, but the renowned ones are

•Strands, small clusters of about 30 pieces of hair
•Wefts, slightly larger curtains of hair, merged at the top and free flowing at the ends.
•Braids and dreadlocks, which are pre-wound.

Some are synthetic and some are made of real human hair. The natural hair is different from synthetic hair and you should select an extension that will match your own hair.

They are available in several varieties and can be pre-colored, pre-permed, or pre-highlighted with curls or a body wave. Depending on how it was attached, you may require to have your hair extension redone after 6 or 8 weeks, or it may last up to 4 months. Re-bonding will always be periodically essential because our natural hair continues to grow, the bonding agent becomes loose, life happens, and you'll require to re-adjust and refresh your hair's appearance.

How you can attach hair extensions?
•Strands are woven, clipped, or glued to your natural hair. If you clipped hair extensions, you can easily take them off any time you want. If they are glued, numerous bonding agents may be used and care should be taken to protect your scalp and natural hair.
•For wefts, your stylist will make a small corn row or weave in your natural hair, and sew the weft to this weave. This method not uses any chemical.
•Usually, braids are woven in with your hair and in this method also no chemicals are used.

What sort of hair extensions would suit you best?
It's a personal matter and it should be decided among you and your stylist. There are hair extensions for every sort of hair, even thin or baby fine hair. Your stylist will assess your hair type, discuss how you would like to look and whether it's possible given your specific circumstances and hair status, and explain alternatives. When an extension is decided upon, she will personally customize it to match your hair, will attach it, explain how she's doing it, and give you tips and techniques to care for our hair extensions.

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