Lol...I use the proclaim when I start to have any slippage areas.....and the IC serum I use after install. My hair is really dry and frizzy and the serum works for me to make my hair soft to the touch.
I don't put anything on my hair until complete install is in and done.
Sorry if I didn't explain that very well.... but in my head it sounded great.... BUT.... I may of had more coffee than you guys.
Hopefully that is as clear as mud. LOL
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To get Proclaim glue out all you need to do is to use the Proclaim shampoo remover, its a real gem and works a treat, if you shampoo all around the area it will start to break it down. I took out my protac with this then used cheap Asda conditioner to go over it. Leaves no residue at all.
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I'm a little confused. You use the proclaim how? And you put the IC on before you install your wefts?? Maybe I have'nt had enough coffee yet today, but I am totally confused.
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Amen, what they said....I've learned the hard way as well. My first 2 or 3 installs didn't hold up well because I had too much product on my hair. I now make sure it is really clean with NO conditioner put on before install... then I add my IC straightening serum from Sallys.... Which by the way if you have dry frizzy hair... works wonders. I put that on and then use my curling flat iron to smooth the hair.... or curl with curling iron... either way I then can go a day or two without adding anymore IC straightening serum... it seems to re-activate when using the curling iron and smooths it back down. Hairspray is another key element for me... I finally started using a hairspray that doesn't cause build-up and can be brushed out everyday. This way I can go a week without washing my hair.
I also use the proclaim from sallys to reinforce my protac and that keeps it from slipping. Haven't done a take down yet so I have no idea how hard this proclaim glue is to get out. Any suggestions....acetone or amms orange oil remover???????
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Current install-Bohyme Bodywave #30 and #14 in the straight hair/ they didn't have the #14 in bodywave, so I mixed them...works great!
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i had done a test run with protac when i first started using it,
these are the mistakes i made and learned from:
using a moisturizing shampoo up near the tape (now i use Pantene clarifying shampoo up on my scalp and the tape area and a sulfate free moisturizing shampoo on the length of my extensions no where near the tapes)
forgetting to keep leave in conditioner/spray in conditioner away from the tapes too...(now i gather the extension length in a pony tail and am careful to spray leave in conditioner ONLY on that, if i need conditioning on my crown i have learned to put my head forward, work the conditoner in with that section pulled in my face and rinse under the running water...then i dry it really well before letting it flop back where it may be touching the Protac....yes, i am OCD!)
when i brush my hair, its always with holding my hair in my fist so that there is NO pulling against the tapes
i use a loop brush up on my crown because it doesnt have the ability to snag against the Protac, even though the tape is in there snug my real hair is thin and fine and if i pull it and snap any of it off.....i will just DIE
once i am done shampooing i pat along the tapes with the towel and whip out my ion hairdryer and shoot it on the tapes to dry them well
good luck, and practice makes perfect!
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I did my first install Sat with pro tac. Tonight, Tues, I washed my whole head with matrix amplifying shampoo and conditioner.....
I had my top row at the crown come half way out, had to reinstall that one completely, and the bottom two in a few spots had slipage. Should I be using a different shampoo or what are some ways to help prevent slipage after washing? Or maybe I did something during installation that could've caused it?
Any ideas or tips would be GREATLY appreciated! Otherwise the hair, ect looks GREAT!
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