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KatieP View Drop Down
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    Posted: July 31 2004 at 11:19am
Ok, I was originally very excited to get hair extensions put in, and since the lady who does my hair recently started doing great lengths, I thought "why not?" and scheduled an appointment. After reading all of the posts on here and doing some light research, I was about to change my mind. I heard the horror stories of peoples bonds ripping out at the root and leaving them bald....lets just say I had major second thoughts. When I went in and expressed these concerns to her (the day of the appointment) she assured me that none of this would happen if I just TAKE CARE of my extensions. I trusted her completely and we got started. The process wasn't very pleasant, 10 hours of tedious work on my head. When it was finally finished I was happy with the result but more than anything I just wanted to get out of that chair. For the next 5-6 days my scalp was extremely sensitive in some areas, a little hard to sleep on and I thought I would never get used to these things. Now it has been 4 weeks and I have never been more in love with my hair. After a few washes, the extensions "blend" with your own hair and the colors become so perfect you can't even tell. I go swimming, I wash it regularly, brush it regularly, blow it dry, curl it, everything. Sometimes I forget that it isn't my own hair. I had a follow-up with my stylist a few days ago and she said my bonds are holding just fine, and there is no tangling at the bonds. So...don't believe all horror stories about great lengths. If you brush them gently and regularly and use the anti-tap product they make you will love the result. Hope this was helpful, sorry so long!
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I'm glad you like your GLs, but my experience with them was a total nightmare (see my post under extensions experiences). I know they look good when they're put in, but I'll be interested to hear what you say after they're removed for the first time (hopefully your hair won't be as damaged as mine was). I do hope that method works out for you, though. Let us know your progress!
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I was just going to say the same thing as crazyhair. I absolutely LOVED my Great Length hair ext but man......... having them taken out is a whole different story. It hurts like a son of a gun (and I don't have a tender head) and it pulls a ton of hair out .
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I had mine taken out and it did not hurt one bit (maybe only one strand gave pulled a bit).

I hate GL, hate the hair they use, and would not recommend this company to anyone, but as long as removal is done properly, it should not hurt at all. If it hurts, it means that either you have not been taking care of your extensions properly, or your stylist is careless. I also have taken out a couple of extensions myself using conditioner and them removal solution, and it worked well.

Also, people do not realize that over the course of a couple of months, your hair will accumulate in the bond. It cannot fall out, since there is a strand there, but it is perfectly normal to see some shedding (even if it can be a little scary). Now, if your hair is pulled hard during the removal, yep--healthy hair will come out as well.
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The proper way to remove wax bonded hair is to first crush the bond with a disconnector tool. (Not needle nose pliers. ) The Balmain disconnector tool has a diamond pattern that actually makes small holes in the bond so the dissolvent can penetrate. After you crush the bond flat...turn it so as to crush it again which will open the bond creating a porous bond ready to accept a couple drops of dissolvent. Let the dissolvent do it's work while you move on to crush another bond. Do an entire row or chain then come back and crush the first bond one more time. Now with the disconnector tool hold the clients natural hair steady above the bond so you don't pull it when you slide the extension off. Don't throw this hair away since it can be reused with Balmain rebonds. If you have any questions check out redsalonsource.com for more information.
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