natural hair shedding HELP

I wanted to know when your natural hair sheds are you supposed to get the hair extensions out before they come out with my own hair! Its only been 3 weeks and some are very thin at the scalp.

Thanks, Kim

Ditto what AMM said.

Shedding is normal, but then again, the extensions should never be hanging on by a thread--even after a few months. Do you know how large the sections are? Your real hair should be sectioned in 1/4 inch sections, give or take, for each extension. Adding too little hair to each connection can create problems. The other potential pitfall is when the extension bond, link, braid, etc., isn't placed comfortably enough from the scalp. With virtually every method, you'll have a little tension at first, but they should never be so close to the scalp that they hurt--that could mean that it's putting too much stress on your real hair and, in some cases, the hair can get pulled out at the roots.

Good luck, and please keep us posted.

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missmolly1 wrote: Thanks for the info....I am pretty sure there was not enough hair taken with each extension in the first place. It is about a quarter to half of the extension size. The girl who put them in said because my hair is so fine and thin that putting too much hair in with the extension would not give me enough fullness. Should I take them out?? Thanks! Kim

Well, it's not all that unusual that the extension size would be bigger than the natural hair size, since it's almost impossible to bulk up thin short hair otherwise. But the question really is, how large are the sections themselves? If they're good 1/4 sections, they should be able to hold a decent sized extension; if not, that may be the problem.

Are these bonds, links, shrinkies, or braids? Do you know the method or the brand name? How long is the extension hair? Do you have any photos of your roots? That might help to figure out what's going on with your hair.

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I'm having a problem posting links, but how do they compare to these sections, for example:

http://boogiemama.com/album/displayimage.php?album=1&p os=1

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Yes I only have 3 rows but my hair is fine already so 3 inches longer just about fits the same thickness as the rest of my hair. It also looks thicker because the extension hair is thicker. I did'nt want much in case my hair broke off.

I did look under "boogiemama" website but I didn't see a picture of the actual bonds themselves??

Kim

reposting link

http://boogiemama.com/album/displayimage.php?album=1&p os=1

of course I haven't been able to get links to work all day.