Melted plastic? Hmmm...that makes me think they got too hot.
I'm at a loss now.
This may sound like an odd question, but what's a shrinkie anyway? I mean, what's it made of? Is it flexible plastic? If so, does anyone know the melting, as opposed to shrinking, point? :)
Jenny what Ive found is when they get so hot they snap and roll up into a little ball. I havent seen one actually 'melt'. This happened to me with a few of them when I turned my flatiron to the highest setting and had the turbo on.
They snap and roll up into a ball? OK...the plot thickens. I also never had the sizzling, although some of them looked perfectly fine. I was finger-rolling them into place, but you don't do that? Hmmm.... :)
Hmm...this is just a thought, but perhaps the problem is not so much in the heating than in the rolling technique. I'm still a little shaky on my shrinkie use too (my results have been a bit inconsistent).
Yes. Me too. Especially doing them myself. I don't know about Emma - did your hubby do them for you? Or someone?
but now (and from looking at Emma's pics), I am wondering if we're not taking enough time to roll them between the fingers after the heat is applied. Emma and Syren, how did you roll them into place? For me, some of them formed very, very well, and others not so well
Exactly. That's exactly right. Sometimes they're VERY hot, which can be good after waiting a few seconds, then molding the shrinkie around the tip, rolling it. But again - inconsistent. And taking them out?! I do both: either heat the shrinkie to hotter than hell and pull the strand (see Emma's pictures) or heat shrinkie and pull down with wand (see Emma's pictures). Hmmm. It's a process, and like Emma said, it may not be for me. I'm trying other things too. Like....I just got a glue gun today from Doc's a some keratin stix. But right now, I can't even go there. Will report more later.
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yes on some of my test strandsand only a few, during removal I turned my flat iron to the highest out of 25 settings and it has turbo, and that was on too. I clamped down for probably 15 seconds when I unclamped to look at the shrinkie to see what was happening as I opened the iron I could see the shrinkie snap and roll up. Now, I dont know if this is normal, I have a cheap 3/4 inch wide conair flat iron. So I am not sure how consistant this thing heats. I dont know if anyone else has had this happen or not? But I do believe that the results vary and are too inconsistant with a flat iron. But I also believe even with the correct tool, it takes some practice getting your heat right and time right, along with rolling correctly. I dont suggest anyone applying a full head of shrinkies until they have done enough practice to have that all down pat! I still havent put in a headful, because Ive come to the conclusion that I need to get the correct tool first, and get my technique tweaked.
I put in the sides and my husband put in the back. We both rolled the shrinkie after it was heated. I heard a lite sizzling sound.
The curious thing was when I reheated them to remove them I heard the sizzling sound again. Makes me think they werent heated enough the first time. My flat iron has 25 heat settings and I had it on full blast and mine came no where near rolling up into a little ball. I also noticed when I reheated them they flattended out like a micro link. This was just a weird experience and one Im not willing to repeat.
I did try heating them and tugging on the extension and I got maybe a dozen to slid out with the shrinkie still attached. The rest were literally welded to my hair.
Yeah Im pretty excited about this one. Ive had similar wigs before but never one this long. Not a bad price either, $47.00. At least this will give my hair time to recover. When Im wearing a wig I dont use any product in my hair except shampoo and spray in conditioner so it springs back pretty quickly.
Hi there when I first started doing shrinkies I used a mens hair straightener, when I applied them with that I heard the sizzle. When I finally got Dr Locks heat clamp, since I've been using that I've not heard a sizzle, I've had the heat clamp at the highest temperature and held the clamp on for about 15 second and then rolled it, when I've done a few I'll then feel the ones I've done before and they are rock hard. I did notice hair pulling out with the shrinkie removal at first before I got the knack to it, you have to heat and hold the clamp on the shrinkie and work it down the hair, never drag it, that's what I was doing at first and that's when the hair was coming out x
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