I lost so much hair!

Yesterday, I took out my shrinkies and thought it would be easy to comb out the residue it left.

How wrong was I! i like, ripped out half my hair just combing it out with a fine brush, acetone done nothing and ended up losing clumps of my hair from the roots it was so weak.

I have thick hair but at the moment its quite limp, has anyone else had this problem?

I cant imagine anything getting it out, not even vegetable oil although i've never tried it! im scared of using shrinkies again now

Your best bet was to let the veggy oil, or what ever oily substance you were using sit on your hair for a bit to loosen the residue bonds and then slowly work them out. 

How long did you have your shrinkies in? 

Oh my god I can't believe people are having these results with the shrinkies.  I don't know what to say.  The shrinkies I took out came out really easily and yes the residue was in a clump on the hair but I second what Amm said really, I put veggy oil on the clump and worked it in and then is gently pulled the hair apart.  If there was a stubborn bit I teased out every single hair if I had to.  There wasn't one bit of the client's hair that came out with the shrinkie.  If your hair came out with the shrinkie then maybe you didn't put enough of your own hair in to start with to take the weight, don't know what else to suggest x Just a thought but what did you tip the hair with, sounds like that could have something to do with it, seems funny that even acetone didn't want to budge the residue x

What about taking out the shrinkie itself? Of course you don't pull them out like a piece of gum, but heating them and sliding them down the hair still pulls hair out. I'm thinking it may be the LG...but I covered the tip in nail glue...or maybe it's the nail glue.

If that Mark Barrington wasn't such a tighta$$, I'd try those shrink links. Metalgirl is completely sold on them.

Ive had alsolutely zero problems getting them out at all. My problem is getting them in right! LOL (which Im sure my inconsistancy is a result of not having the correct tool!)

I agree with everything Amm and Amanda said. You have to let the veggie oil or what ever oil you use soak and work it in with your fingers. And I separate and work the strands apart with my fingers. I dont use a comb at all until all the strands are loose and separated from each other. Also I did learn that when removing them, hold the heat wand on the shrinkie for awhile then gently but firmly slide it down the hair, dont pull the shrinkie out or you will take out hair. If you hold the heat wand on the shrinkie long enough it will completely warp out of shape (and if the wand is hot enough Ive had some of them snap and roll right off.) Dont start pulling down on the shrinkie until you have really heated it to distortion.

Emma, that flat iron must have been extremely hot if it would actually melt the shrinkie....I think flat iron temperatures must really vary from iron to iron. I agree with you....do yourself a big favor and get the right equipment! I do use my flatiron for the 30 or so shrinkies I am testing, but before I will even attempt a full head I will purchase a dual sided wand with heat control!

I'll weigh in and say that once I figured out the proper shrinkie removal technique, I haven't had a problem.  Of course, I don't think I've had more than twenty on my head.  About half of mine came pretipped form Doc and Kristin (keratin, I think), and the other half were latex tips coated in nail glue. 

If you think the LG might have been problematic, try latex. It's really cheap and easy to work with.

Hi, I've had my shrinkies in for about 8 weeks now (done by Amanda by the way) and in that time I've had a few sliders as you do and a fair bit of hair growth so I've been removing them with  normal flat irons as I'm waiting for dr locks stuff. I have to say I've had zero hair loss apart from natural shedding, and they were incredibly easy to remove. I had hardly any residue at all and this came off easily with a tiny bit of oil. I wonder if some people are using too high a heat for removal which maybe puts more adhesive onto the hair, I used my irons on a medium setting and applied very light downward pressure at the same time and as soon as I felt any movement I took the heat off and slid the extension out and rolled the shrinkie with my fingers and it came straight off leaving hardly anything behind, and for most of them I got the glue off by just playing with it. Just lucky?? Hi Amanda, you do great work chick--Michele from down south with the new boobies!!

Hi Amanda, yeah I look more human now.... can't wait to see your result, you're gonna look so gorge for your wedding!! I think I'm cool for stuff, but I'll keep you posted xxx