What method is best for growing out hair?

They hold a lot better than you think. Mine almost NEVER come loose. Sometimes the ones on the side (the small ones) will slip but that's rarely. I think it only happens because I don't put it in well enough. I ordered mine from yourhairshop.com. The hair quality is great and it's for sure worth the money. As long as you make sure you clip them in to enough hair, you won't have a problem with them becoming loose.

Miss Lou what conditioner do you use?  I have been searching and want to use conditioner to remove unstead of orange oil!!!.. the orange oil works amazing but it's pretty rough on my poor already bad scalp....  I have next to no shedding but the sides of my head seem like they are getting thin? and when I use the orange oil it makes my whole head  burn and sore.

Golly, and I thought I was just cheap and lazy!  

It is pretty cool!  Early on, when I accidently got conditioner on the tape and they slipped out, I just super rinsed it off.  I planned on removing the tape fromthe weft when I had more time (it was morning and I had to get to work).  When I got home, the hair and tape were dry, and lo and behold! the tape was in great shape!  So i just stuck it back in.  Been doing it ever since.  I can't leave the protac in for more than a 3-4wk anyway, so this actually lets me get more mileage per tape and lets me really scrub my scalp.

Definately Protac.  It's very gentle on your own hair because it distributes the weight of the extensions evenly.  Just add a bunch of rows with, say, 1 weft per row so you don't load it down.  My hair doesn't like to hold onto Protac, but it's so cheap that I take down and reinstall every 2 weeks.  For take down, I find that my favorite conditioner instantly removes them, so I get to condition the entire length of my hair and the weft.  Once I rinse the tape off and let it dry, it's completely ready to put back in (no replacing the tape except every 4-6 weeks).

Since I've started wearing extensions about a year ago, my hair has grown 8 inches! and is really healthy because the extension hair *was* nicer than mine and I didn't have to constantly fiddle and fry in order to make my hair pretty.  Now my own hair is glossy and soft and just the ends from pre-extension days are the icky parts.  I've been trimming 1/4" every month (by myself) to slowly get rid of the fried ends.

Well my removal was not good. I first put bonding remover shampoo on the wefts and waited for it to soak. when that didn't work I had to do the acetone and it was still difficult. so that is probably why my hair is in such bad shape.

well if its breaking, then I trim it....it will be very very short...and I want to grow it out.

Well I would have to say that it's pretty weak seeing how its been about a year and my hair is only about 2 inches longer then it was when I got it cut. It falls out a lot and breaks off sometimes when I brush it. I guess I did quite a bit of damage to it the previous year.

hair*disaster wrote: but protac can also be damaging to hair too right? basically your putting tape in your hair...I was thinking more like something not damaging. I really wanted to sew-in the wefts but unfortunitely I don't know how to braid horizontally...so maybe clip ins are better...I just need to know how to keep them in tightly.

For full sew-in's vertical braids are best. Horizontal braids are best for partial sew in's.. Have you tried looking for a stylist in your area that specializes in sew-ins? If you opt for a professional sew in install, your local BSS or Craigslist might be some options for you to begin your search for a stylist..


Edited by Divavocals - April 12 2007 at 9:59pm

but protac can also be damaging to hair too right? basically your putting tape in your hair...I was thinking more like something not damaging.