my stupid hair

I swear, my hair just repells extensions! I did a full install the day before yesterday with the strips, having had the test strip stay in the back of my head now for a week and half with no problems, and I just washed my hair tonight and the whole lot fell out. Yup, just slid right out in the shower.

I didn't do anything different, washed it, no conditioner, used a little bar soap to get it squeaky clean, dried it with the hair dryer and installed right away.

Every one of them.. gone. I'm sooo disappointed!

The *only* thing I did different was that I didn't put the LG bond sealer on after the install, so I guess I'll try another test strip using that.. :( Wish me luck.

hmm. I dyed my roots the night before, I wonder if that had anything to do with it, that could have put a coating on my hair...I did that and then the following morning I washed it again etc and put the strips in right away... it wasn't conditioner because they came out with my shampoo before I even used conditioner.. I used garnier fructis sleek and shine...

I got the strips from shrinkies.net they are the blue and white kind..

I *know* I can make these work because I have that wretched test strip in the back that isn't budging! grr! so frustrating!

yeah I am going to try using a different shampoo, I just ordered some of the LG pre-bonding shampoo, but I still dont understand why all these ones slid right out, but the test strip at the back is still holding....

It's a mystery!

Don't lose hope just yet chick.  Its definitely not oily hair cos I purposely tested a client with the oiliest hair ever with these things and she went 5 weeks and could have easily gone more.  I've had one of these things in the side of my head for a week and a half now and I've washed my hair three times and it hasn't budged.  I think you have to be careful when they're wet, sometimes it feels like the edge of this strip lifts up but as soon as its dry it sort of reglues.  I think the way to go is to slightly cut the ends of the strips longer than the weft you are installing so that the ends of the wefts are sandwiched if you know what I mean x

I used the Fructis sleek & shine shampoo too on my last install, but I've not used it on my current install and this one is holding up much better!  And it's only sandwiched at the ends rather than all over like my last one.  I do like how soft and smooth it made my hair feel though, and it smells lush!

I've been using a shampoo called 'Dream Hair radiant shine glossing shampoo, enriched with pearl and silk extracts' by Charles Worthington on this install, which really doesn't sound like a good reciple for glued extensions does it?!  But it hasn't damaged the bonds 3 weeks in and makes my hair nice and soft and tangle free so I'm sticking with it!  I've also only used leave-in conditioners this time which I think is making it last a lot longer.

Dunebug - how do you actually apply the LG bond sealer?  Is it like a cream?  Might give it a try if you think it helps.

Emily, it comes in a tub and it's like a gel, it says to put it on with a tint brush but I just rub it on with my fingers and then hairdryer it.

Unfortunately it might not to be the magic substance I thought it was because my strip washed out again, and I didn't even use the fructis :(