thermofibre in 2 days - (update - pix)

help!

What am i doing wrong - i have had futura evantra thermofibre in for 2 days and its already starting to bunch up, and look all shagged and frizzy on the ends.  My workmate commented today that it 'already looks kinda tangled and frizzy doenst it'

Is it just crap hair or am I doing something wrong

according to the pack its made of 'heat resistant kanekalon' are the thermofibres often mentioned here like the wawa and elite made of the same stuff?  I had monofibre (dome) in a couple of years ago - but only short extensions - however they lasted 7 mths

Ibe been as gentle as possible when combing it - havent even washed it yet, and curled as per peoples advice - even if its not the greatest hair surely I should get more than a few days out of it??/

help - anyone got any suggestions on products or things I can try to make it look at bit better?


Edited by Kimmyh51 - April 04 2007 at 4:07am

yeah I just do not get how anyone is getting this synthetic hair to last longer than a few days

but ppl are so there must be a way... :(

Cat Goddess would you mind telling us what you tried?

Hi thanks for your advice

I did buy a brush yesterday with the dots on the end but this was after I posted that question - I spose those brushes are bad?  It did seem to help though with the tangles

I also got two silicone products an aerosol spray and a leave in conditioner both with silicones, and they also seenm to have helped

with the straightening

I usually wear my hair curly - should I straighten then curl or just curl?

also I was going to straighten after I wash it tonight while its wet.  but I shouldnt comb it when wet so how do i make sure its all untangled before i put the straightener through it?

another question - some ppl say their thermo is better with heated tools, others say it wears out - should I straighten as much as possible, or avoice tongs/straighteners as much as possible???

Here are some pix anyway

This is the back, a bit messy as its half wet and i havent straightened it all properly




(pleasae excuse my total lack of makeup)

It's beautiful, Great install. I brush mine before I wash and I do a deep condition on the length and ends and rinse, since I just squeeze everything through, theres not many knots. Then when I get out I brush through it again, pretty easy, then do my silicone and styling. I usually only straighten it when it starts to get frizzy at the ends, otherwise I just keep it curled. Remeber if the ends get really bad, trim it a little and straighten it and you'll have new hair again. :)

Oh my install is actually a sort of home made cross between extensions and an integration (though comercial integrations i have seen have lots of small holds - i prefer a few big holes)  you can see what I did at:

http://www.herhairlosshelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3011

advantages are that it gives me long layers on top, and takes after I made it about 20 mins if that to install.   I can come home from work and change my hair over fully before I go out :)

Awesome!! Yep, I use Nutregena triple moisture or any kind of moisturizing conditioner, keeps it going.

Fabric softener is what I use, and any silicone based conditioner...