QuoteReplyTopic: Main cause of shedding? Posted: October 14 2009 at 3:18pm
What would you say it is?
Type of hair? Client conditioning prior to install?
I always advise that they don't condition prior and only the ends during wear. I saturate the bonds fully. I use good quality remy hair.
Been happening over the last 2 weeks only so have a new glue gun coming tomorrow. Could this be the case as it is quite old? I never usually find this to be a problem so am naturally concerned.
Should I be recommending special products? I've never done so before but am starting to wonder of it'll make a difference.
Please help guys as I'm having a panic!! What's going on?
I read about this problem a few years ago on this board. Apparently the silicone coating on the hair was causing it not to bond well when doing a fusion install. If I'm remembering correctly the remedy was to soak root ends in acetone a couple of hours prior to doing the fusion install. It needs to be shampooed and dried first before install. This seemed to remove the coating enough to get a strong attachment connection.
If you are using Pre tipped hair it could be the quality of the glue that's causing the problem.
I used to have my extensions installed this way and sometimes they would shed way too much. Once I woke up and my bed was covered in hair! I lost 75% of the hair. My stylist blamed it on bad glue, but 50% of the time (even with several stylists) with this method I would have a problem with shedding. Some stylists would blame the glue and some would blame the hair. I don't know what was really going on and switched to pre-tipped hair. The bonds aren't as soft as they were with the glue gun/pot method, but at least they don't shed. I know it takes a lot longer to install pre-tipped hair and that part really sucks. I know how important that is for stylists and their clients so I understand why they prefer this method. Just thought I would share my experience :) Good Luck!
You might try getting some quality keratin re-bond chips to enhance the bond. Try breaking them in half. Or you might try some glue granules and melt one onto each bond using a hot fusion iron. Good luck
Before applying the glue, you need to make sure that ALL of the tips are being glued. When you grab a bunch of strands, you are holding most of the tips whereas some are further down in the bundle. What is happening is if only 75% of the tips are being glued, the other tips will eventually slip out. To minimize this, you should blunt cut the tips JUST BEFORE you glue them to ensure that MOST of the tips are at the top.
Also, it is very difficult to keep all of the tips in alignment during the entire application process when using bulk hair. The more you remove hair from the bundle, the more likely it is that the tips are moving around. I-tips are by far the best to prevent shedding however if you MUST use un-tipped hair, buy WEFT hair. Just before you are ready to glue the tips, simply cut the bundle of hair off the weft and ALL of the tips will be ready for bonding with minimal (if any) shedding.
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