I have used the fray block on the Diva hair and I am still having tremendous shedding issues. Also, the fray block does not dry clear as it states, so you can only do one side of the weft if you have a dark color.
I love the way the hair feels, but if it keeps shedding, it will not last longer then 2 weeks....tops!!!
The hair is the Elite French Body Wave. The weft is what's on all the Elite. It looks like this up close. The hair in that photo is the Kinky Curly Elite.
The Elite relaxed straight hair.. is that relaxed straight as in relaxed African American texture??
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Reinforcing wefts should be done to allow you to reinforce hand tied hair so you can cut the wefts safely without shedding.. Fray Block can also be used to help prevent normal shedding, but FrayBlock wasn't designed to stop or prevent EXCESSIVE shedding..
With the exception of EP hair (which as I have said many times BARELY sheds), I've come to accept that all other hair will shed to some degree or another.. I usually test the shedding factor by brushing the hair or running my fingers through it BEFOFE I install it.. This hair has failed this test.. I am losing BRUSHFULS or handfuls of hair, and it hasn't stopped.. FrayBlock isn't going to fix this, and IMO anyone with this hair who is experiencing similar shedding issues should get replacement hair, not this same hair reinforced with Fray Block..
I think she has made it clear she intends to take care of those of us who have already bought this hair and are having issues..
I will be speaking to Aphrodite this weekend, and I will let her know that I do not believe that FrayBlock alone will resolve the shedding.. I also do not believe she can machine reinforce this hair unless she has the right equipment to do it.. Regular sewing machine needles can cut and damage the hair and the weft.. I think she really wants to do right by everyone who bought this hair.. I will keep you all posted on what comes from my conversation with her....
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What is the hair in your 3rd pic? Its BEAUTIFUL! The weft I mean Im so disapoointed and yes my wefts look just like the zig zag you are showing. With less hair now, KWIM?
The hair is the Elite French Body Wave. The weft is what's on all the Elite. It looks like this up close. The hair in that photo is the Kinky Curly Elite.
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WOW!!!! That hair is gorgeous I would probably be willing to commit a crime to have that
Hi essence! That's not EP hair, it's the Elite. I don't know if EP carries this line. If they do, it's hella 'spensive. They do sell the colored hair of this version at up to $198 per 2oz. =:o
It is so convienent to blame someone else!! Instead of saying, wow it must have been a bad batch, I'm sorry.....I only ordered 1 ounce of this hair. I'm glad now that I didn;t order more. Aphrodite actually sent me more then I ordered because the length is not what I wanted. Very nice of her, even sent me a little card. The wefts are a mess, both of them have hair coming out of the top & even some are broken. They both have nits, one is loaded with them. They also were shedding BAD just when I ran my fingers thru the hair. I sealed them with GS-Hypo cement. I have no idea if the cement will withstand shampoo & oils from the skin, but it was worth a try...So far it has controlled the shedding down to almost nothing. I still need to color & wash both wefts, we will see how they hold up....
Well, my supplier responded to my concerns, and I quote, "We have never had any complaints of shedding before....the only way the shedding would occur is if unusual force or pulling is being done to the hair"....
As you may suspect, this is completely unacceptable to me. Just as you do not want to have to reinforce wefts that you are paying good money for, neither do I. I am simply too busy. My plan is now this: I will use my current stock of hair for pre-tips. I will also be reinforcing all wefts ordered in stock with Fray block. Given this, all purchases will be non-refundable and will be at your own risk. For those of you who are having issues, and have already purchased, again, I will work with you until you are satisfied.
Unless my supplier changes his tune, he will not be receiving any more business from me. I welcome anyones ideas or thoughts about this. Thanks
Well I got mine installed on Monday, and it is totally shedding!! I feel like a cancer paitent. I was at my neighbors house and she noticed a huge wad of hair in the middle of back, good thing I wasn't at the store or people would think that I had some major disease going on. I love the way the hair feels, but I am very disappointed with the shedding.
I will post pic on a new thread soon.
I too have contacted Laura, but have not heard back from her.
I haven't installed the hair yet, and the hair is shedding in CLUMPS when I brush it or run my fingers through it.. It shouldn't shed on the weft like that..
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WOW!!!! That hair is gorgeous I would probably be willing to commit a crime to have that
Essence!!! Are you now READY to join the EP masses..
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Also... I have worn lacefronts and used knot sealer... I dont think it would work to stop regular wefts from shedding but I could be wrong... Its is a very liquid like spray....
Thanks for confirming this.. This is kinda what I thought..
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WOW!!!! That hair is gorgeous
I would probably be willing to commit a crime to have that
Also... I have worn lacefronts and used knot sealer... I dont think it
would work to stop regular wefts from shedding but I could be
wrong... Its is a very liquid like spray... I would try some fray
block 1st if u are trying to prevent shedding... Once the weft is in
your head I dont know of any product that would stop shedding....
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They have a number of options ... like this:
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Well I got mine installed on Monday, and it is totally shedding!! I feel like a cancer paitent. I was at my neighbors house and she noticed a huge wad of hair in the middle of back, good thing I wasn't at the store or people would think that I had some major disease going on. I love the way the hair feels, but I am very disappointed with the shedding.
I will post pic on a new thread soon.
I too have contacted Laura, but have not heard back from her.
Nice idea, except I don't want to HAVE to fix hair that is shedding so terribly after I paid for it.. Plus I would have to clean that glue off and reinforce again in order to reuse the hair.. Nice idea.. but not for me.. No thanks..
I'll deal with very light shedding (a strand or two here and there), but this shedding is a LOT more than a strand or two..
LOL Diva I TOTALLY am Hearing you!
-I used to have super powers but my therapist took them away
Nice idea, except I don't want to HAVE to fix hair that is shedding so terribly after I paid for it.. Plus I would have to clean that glue off and reinforce again in order to reuse the hair.. Nice idea.. but not for me.. No thanks..
I'll deal with very light shedding (a strand or two here and there), but this shedding is a LOT more than a strand or two..
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Hey everyone.. Aphrodite's on vacay.. I've been in touch about the hair I have, and she promises me she'll resolve it.. I'm gonna copy Aphrodite's message posted on the BHM
Aphrodite(on BHM) wrote:
Hola! Chicas!!
Having a great time but am sorry to hear about a few issues with shedding...not everyone is having this problem but I am ALL OVER IT! My supplier has been notified that this must be corrected and quality must be consistent. If anyone is having an issue, please PM me and I will work with you until you are satisfied. My tentative gameplan is to machine reinforce all wefts.
Thank you all for your feedback and I appreciate you not giving up on the GORGEOUS hair!!! I will either solve the problem, or find a different supplier. In the meantime, we will deal with it individually as a problem arrises.
I have already PM'd her to tell her that unless she has the correct equipment for it that machine reinforcing the wefts could damage the hair.. So I'm not sure what plan B is.. but I will let you ladies know how my situation is resolved.. I'm not worried.. She's very concerned about making the customer's happy.. so that's a very good thing in my book..
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It seems that shedding are happen in many extension users there.I advice you can reuse the hair again .use a glue pot ,and some glue grains ,you can make the pre-bond hair yourselves in your home there.
also you can use the weft glue to refix your hair .
Well I'm a HUGE EP lover as well.. but right now I am trying out some other hair.. I wanna see what else is available out there.. Either way I'm not worried.. I know Aphrodite will take care of this..
I emailed Aphrodite yesterday. I hope to hear from her as well.
-I used to have super powers but my therapist took them away
Well I'm a HUGE EP lover as well.. but right now I am trying out some other hair.. I wanna see what else is available out there.. Either way I'm not worried.. I know Aphrodite will take care of this..
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