subject: Treating Your Hair Extensions With Respect [print this page] Have you noticed the amount of celebrities who all suddenly have stunning, flowing locks? Well their secret is out and best of all it involves something that anyone can have done! The secret of course being hair extensions.Extensions allow anyone who is struggling to grow their hair to have instant long hair. Of course there are many more uses of hair extensions that just simply adding length. Hair extensions have a number of advantages with their main use being to add length to hair but they can also be used to add volume to limp or thin hair or colour without the need for bleaching. They can completely change and transform your hair to give you a complete new look.
There are a lot of choices when it comes to deciding on what hair extensions you are going to have. You need to decide on the colour, length and whether you want to have human or synthetic hair. Also you need to make a decision of how you are going to have the applied. There are a number of application methods around such as bonds, wefts or clip in. The decision of what style and type of extension and application method that you have done is a decision that should be made between you and your stylist to ensure that you are getting the most from your extensions in the safest possible way.
The application of weaving hair extensions is a decision that needs to be thought about a lot as they take quite a bit of looking after. Although you can treat your extensions just like you would treat your natural hair they do need that little bit of extra care. Below represents a few examples of the aftercare that you need to be aware of when it comes to looking after your weave hair extensions:When you brush your hair use a soft bristle brush and gently work your way through your hairTry and ensure that when you sleep that you tie your hair back gently as this will stop the extensions becoming tangledIt is important not to try and dye your extensions yourself as the dye could interfere with the application of the extensions
When it comes to washing your hair you need to wash and condition your hair every two or three days. You can generally use normal shampoo and conditioner to do this but it is advised that you use extra conditioner to keep your extensions moisturised as they won't get natural oils from your scalp like your natural hair will. If you don't use extra conditioner or a stronger conditioner then your extensions will become brittle and they will be prone to breaking easily.Remember you need to treat your extensions with respect as they won't grow back, so be nice to them, after all they cost a bit of money so make sure that you get your monies worth from them!If you do treat your extensions right and take care when styling and washing them then they will last you a good few months, the most they will last is probably six months, that's half a year, not bad!So if you are thinking about getting hair extensions applied just bare the above in mind and you should have no problems, just luscious, long hair!
