subject: Useful Tips To Take Care of Hair Extensions- Review [print this page] Useful Tips To Take Care of Hair Extensions- Review
Hair extensions are an excellent mean of giving life and fullness to your weak thin hairs. They are truly a gift for women. If you want this gift to last for long, it has to be cared and maintained properly. You can maintain their sheen and increase their life though simple safeguarding tips.
Like the natural hairs, the synthetic hair extensions need to be washed at times. Washing is quite a tricky task. For safeguarding the volume of hairs, remove all the tangles before washing. Later soak thehair extension into a sink, filled with slightly warm water. Add a good quality shampoo, as advised by the professional hairstylist. Some brands offer a range of shampoo and other moisturizing products with hair extensions. After few minutes, cleanse the extensions with cold water. This will never let the color fade. Never comb the wet hairs as it breaks the synthetic hairs.
After washing, and even before styling, it is better to moisturize them. Use a good, less greasy conditioner to lock their sheen. Moreover, the extensions require regular gentle brushing. Use a soft bristled brush for your hairs. The hand movement should by continuous, towards the end of the hairs.
It is better to avoid the heat mediated styling with the extensions, even in case of heat stable extensions. The excessive use of such procedures such as curling and ironing may spoil the texture of your hairs and will reduce their life.
If you want to keep your extension good looking, don't do experiments with them. You can not do perming or use any chemical such as a dye, on your own. You may consult a hairstylist before such action.
If you have to swim while wearing thehair extensions, don't forget to cover your head with a swimming cap. The salts and the chlorinated water may break and mesh the extensions. Moreover, if you have to sleep with the extensions, don't leave them open. It is advised to wrap the hairs together and tie them gently to prevent the knots. Thus, the above mentioned tips may help to protect the extensions.
