Synthetic Hair Extensions Create Choice Hair Styles For Fashion And Hair Loss Clients

Synthetic Fiber Hair Extensions Create Choice Hair Styles for Hair Loss and Fashion Clients

by Perriann Rodriguez

From the beginning of time, women have cared for their hair. As far back as 4000,300 B.C. Egyptian women and even men are shown with various wigs and elaborate hair styles. Hair is a contributing factor to ones confidence and serenity. Our culture strongly identifies femininity with a thick, lustrous head of hair. Images of full bodied, shining hair are synonymous with female attributes, sexuality, desirability and vigor. Thinning, dry, lusterless hair is identified with illness, old age, and poverty.

Every generation goes thru more and more transformations and capitalizes on current trends of Hair Styles. The big Hair Style trend these days is in full swing in Europe and is just starting to spread in the United States. It is the trend of Hair Extensions. Hair extensions involve the attachment of human or synthetic hair to your existing hair to create a more full or long look immediately. Hair extensions can add instant body, length to your look and can also help with hair thinning and hair loss situations.

There are many different methods of hair extensions on the market today, some good, some not so good. Mark Sharp, cofounder and creative director of Mark Glenn Hair Enhancement of London, England and Glenn Kinsey, cofounder and managing director have taken revolutionary steps in developing a fiber hair extension method that not only doesnt damage the existing hair but can even improve the condition of the hair. They have transformed the lives of women who suffer from varying degrees of hair loss caused by conditions such as alopecia, trichotillomania, genetic factors, stress and postoperative trauma.

The Mark Glenn extensions, commonly known as MG extensions, use no glues, bonding solutions, threads, weaves, injections, and nothing is stuck on the head. They are attached using a very fine braid. A small section of existing hair is split into two. The fiber hair is also split into two to make the braid and is finally wrapped around the base of the hair, protecting it. The fiber is then sealed on itself using a heat tool which is no hotter than a typical pair of curling tongs or crimpers. This creates a tiny plastic seal. It is important to point out that during this process, your own hair is safely cocooned inside the fiber so it doesn't come into direct contact with any heat. Therefore, your own hair stays in perfect condition. For hair loss or thinning problems, the extensions are applied with non allergic mesh and the fiber hair is woven thru the mesh to create the look.

Glenn Kinsey of Mark Glenn Hair Enhancement has joined us today for a brief question and answer session on their fiber hair extensions.

Welcome Glenn and thank you for joining us today we have a few questions for you about your wonderful hair extensions.

Question: I understand that you and Mark have previously worked with human hair extensions. Why did you switch to synthetic fiber extensions

Answer: Several reasons:

Weight human hair is twice the weight of fiber and therefore feels heavy on the head at its worst, this increased weight and stress on the hair can cause traction alopecia. In addition, human hair is porous it soaks up water which can significantly increase the weight when wet.

Tangle human hair tends to matt and tangles this is because the surface of human hair has little spines on it that look like roof tiles under a microscope. Because this alien hair sin it being conditioned by the natural oils that condition your own hair, these spines tend to stick out and tangle up with the other hairs on your head. Consequently, you do need to use quite intensive conditioners to keep the hair in good condition. Fiber, however, has a smooth surface and therefore is less likely to tangle.

Glue human hair extensions are typically applied with glue and removed with acetone a recipe for damage, the results of which we regularly see in our studio. Our method doesnt use any chemicals.

Colour match a stylist using human hair would typically take a swatch of the client is hair and send it to a human hair supplier who would then pick the closest colour from a specific range. We actually colour blend our hair with the client in front of us taking into account all the different subtle shade shifts that may exist in their hair to get an absolutely perfect match

Ethics there is a great deal of mystery surrounding the origins of human hair used in extensions and it is very difficult to track the exact source. A common source for top quality hair is from female Russian prisoners, for example

Look and feel fiber looks and feels just like real hair but is much kinder to the hair and is much easier to style and take care of.

Question What percentage of your clients gets hair extensions for hair loss issues versus fashion

Answer The split is approximately

Question You have developed your own branded method MG extensions for applying fiber extensions. What is unique about your method in comparison to other methods available, Do you plan to patent your application method

Answer We have a proprietary technique for working with female hair loss, for which clients visit us from all over the world. For fashion purposes, we have amalgamated several different methods and added our own unique adaptations to create a technique that creates a beautiful look

Question: Why do you feel that fiber extensions are superior to human hair extensions Could you apply human hair extensions using your method if a client really preferred human hair

Answer: See above. Apart from using pliers and a metal clip which is great fun through airport metal detectors and very uncomfortable when you lay your head on a pillow the only way to apply human hair is with glue.

Question what training and education is involved for stylists doing MG extensions Answer we work in teams of two people a lead and an assist. Team members start out as an assist and then, after about 12 to 24 months, progress up to ahead. Leads are the ones that direct the work. Our training is very intensive and on the job to allow team members to experience the bewildering array of styles and techniques, as well as the differing types of hair loss they may encounter.

Question: What are the legal requirements in England for doing hair extensions Answer Sadly, there are no specific legal requirements for hair extensions over and above those for a normal hair salon.

Question What are the minimum requirements for someone wanting hair extensions Length of hair Stable hair loss Have you turned down clients for hair extensions and why

answer We regularly turn away clients no matter how much they want hair extensions, if we do not think it is going to look sensational For fashion work, the main reason is length of existing hair for the best results, the clients hair needs to be at least 4 to 6 inches long. This is because you need existing hair to conceal where the extensions are attached. For our clients with hair loss, there can be a whole range of reasons, from too little existing hair to hair loss that has not stabilized.

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