shrink tubing w/glue

On one of the toupee sites I ran across they recommended using a cotton ball dipped in alcohol and clean the roots before applying the toupee tape, I wonder if that might work for oily hair and shrinkies/microlinks?

SqueezetheShaman wrote: The keratin glue....that link you posted to afropuff, do I need to get the gun and that whole kit to pretip with keratin?? I am a bit confused.

I've never used the keratin glue, just the waxy one. I made the mistake of buying the whole kit when all I needed was the sticks and a $5.00 hot pot from Michaels.

I heat the glue up in the hot pot, dip it and make my tips.

I've never worked with Keratin before but I think you can buy the sticks and melt them in a hot pot or a glue gun also. Glue guns and hot pots cost under five bucks. You can get them at Michaels or Walmart.

SqueezeTheShaman-
my hair is also extra extra oily...not able to shower at night b/c i feel like a big greaseball in the morning. Lately since getting a sew- in weave with gross, tangly human hair i wasn't able to wash everyday, and i honestly feel like now my scalp is producing less oil...i could go 3-4 days if i wanted now. I also use a tea tree oil shampoo (bss generic brand) and that seems to keep it quite clean.

i think the waiting a few days between washing has really helped a lot in keeping down the oil, more so than a particular brand of shampoo or anything.

I make my tips using the glue I got with my Torain system eons ago.

With fusion there's two types of glue, the waxy stuff that comes off with oil and keratin that comes off with acetone. Torain is the waxy glue and to behonest, I'm convinced it's the same stuff that you get at Michael's or any other art supply store for .20 cents.

But on second thought, since your clients hairs is oily, making the tips with Keratin glue might be better. That way when you heat the shrinkie a little of the Keratin glue will melt also.

http://www.hairfactory.com/Extension_Methods.htm

http://www.drlocks.net/cart/product_info.php/products_id/47

Amanda try pre-tipping with waxy glue, one that will melt with the shrinkie hair. The glue alone inside the shrinkie probably isn't enough to hold on to her hair. Yeah it's more glue but it's still not as much as fusion methods.

Also make sure she uses a clarifying shampoo and wash really good before applying.

I'd also try making the bond a little bigger and making sure it's nice and taut inside the shrinkie to have little wiggle room. Try even applying the shrinkie to her hair when it's wet since her hair is at it's thinnest when it's wet.

Another thing you could try is using two shrinkies or two extend tubes.

Good Luck.

I ask all my clients to wash their hair before coming to me and not to condition the roots but this particular one, she had washed her hair the night before and it was so greasy at the roots I couldn't believe it x

Yes please please do cos it would be very interesting to see the result and what happens xx

That's a brill idea Kalika but I think it could possibly take a lot longer to do, and people around my area just don't want to pay too much for their extensions so I don't dare off that or they'll be wanting it done at the same price LOL xx

Sounds like a good idea to me. :)

I am going on the Shrink Links course on Sunday, which is sort of like the shrinkies. I think Metalgirl did mention that clients with oily scalps did have slippage. So I guess it's a common problem for oily scalps in general.