QuoteReplyTopic: need advice on weird rubber band extension method Posted: September 10 2004 at 10:03pm
Hi,
I just got a strange (to me) extension and I was wondering if any of you could tell me if it's really OK or if I should take it out ASAP. I'm a first timer for hair extensions. My hair is long (20"), straight, really fine, but I have lots of hair, and I wanted to get thicker hair.
I bought my hair separately in an Africain American extension store and gave in to getting it done right away at the salon at the back. The girl who did my hair said this method was fine for caucasian hair but not great for africain-american hair due to the rubber bands that she used.
She first tied rubber bands at the root of my hair, reinforced the band hold by splitting the hair into two and sewing thread around the split hair and rubber band. She then sewed on my wefts.
My main concern is that she used rubber bands. I don't know if it's a fairy tale that rubber bands are bad for your hair. I know it's not good for putting hair up normally as it causes breakage, but is it OK if the rubber bands stay put? Are there any chemicals that are released by the rubber band that causes hair to break?
I paid $200 for her labour (1.5hrs) and $70 for the wefts. I really like the extra thickness and the look, however my husband is freaking out about the rubber band business!
To be perfectly honest, I have never heard of using rubber bands this way to do a weave, and fear you have been ripped off. This method sounds like it definitely will not hold up as long as a "real" weave (natural hair braided against the scalp with the weft sewn onto that), and they charged you about the same for labor as you would pay for a normal weave. It sounds like you were scammed.
But, anyway. If I were you I wouldn't take it out immediately, but watch very closely to see if the rubber bands are causing breakage. This would be due to weight and tension pulling on the hair, not to any chemicals in the rubber. Rubber bands are just notorious for breakage because of the way that most people tend to pull them out, causing the hair to rip. If they are, you need to carefully cut it all out (don't pull the bands), or, if you dare, go back to the stylist and have her do it. If it looks like it's doing ok, you might as well leave it in for a while - after all, you paid a lot for it and it's highly unlikely that you could get your money back.
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