QuoteReplyTopic: haircandy extentubes? Posted: April 04 2005 at 10:51pm
I've tried both the microrings and the Extendtubes. I like the way the tubes flatten down and retain their paint. However, I prefer the dark brown color of the microrings better. It's a perfect match for Med. Brown hair. IMO the tubes are a shade lighter.
This is Kristin from HairCandy.net. First just to clarify it does not say Microrings and Hair Locks in my shop pages, it says it on the tutorial page. I used Extendtubes for my tutorial but just as Mochachip said, "They all work by the same concept" which is why I put the other two methods in parenthesis to give you an idea of how they work. Hair Locks, Microrings, Extendtubes, and Euro Locks are all installed in a similar manner but each has it's own unique metal and paint characteristics which makes them different.
Hairlocs are a branded salon method, distributed and installed through
the company's certfied, licensed stylists. Their rings used to be made
of copper, although they may have changed that; I don't know.
AFAIK, extendtubes (available from haircandy.net and hairpiece.com) and
microrings (available from Doc Locks) are both made primarily of
aluminum and have a nickel component. So yeah, as Rae pointed out,
they're metal, so if you have an allergy, watch out. Otherwise, you
should be OK.
Generally, the extendtubes have gotten better reviews than the
microrings; they're a similar design, but the extendtubes last longer
before chipping and close flatter.
IMO, extendtubes are a good method for DIY, since they're one of the
easiest methods, allow you to use any kind of hair, and require minimal
equipment (just flat needle-nose pliers to install, ridged ones or a
ring opener to remove, and a crochet hook or piece of string/wire). You
can use them to install wefts or strand-by-strand, and they come in
three sizes and generally 4 colors.
Microrings are definitely made of metal- so don't use them if you've
got a metal allergy. It will turn out poorly (like a poor friend of
mine who I forgot to ask about metal allergies).
They all work by the same concept. That is you squish it all together and the metal holds it in place.
Hairlocs are made of Copper I believe.
Microrings are slightly thicker than extendtubes, but both made of Nickel?
Extendtubes are evidently more chip resistant(wrt to the painted color)
I'm not positive but I believe that Kristin (haircandy.net) sells extendtubes. Which have gotten the best review overall.
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I went to haircandy.net where the extentubes are advertised... but they say extentubes (mircorings or hairlocs). I thought that they were different. After reading many of the threads I thought hairlocs microrings and extentubes are different but yet they say there the same on the website. I have to admit I'm new at this so I could just be reading into it wrong. ~confused~
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