Tangles! HELP!!

Did you get them done at a salon chick, sounds like silicone coated hair to me, with you saying it was lush to begin with and now its tangling, otherwise, I'd do a treatment on it.xx

No I did not get it done at a salon - it was by a friend of my sister-in-law who is only 16 - she is just learning how to do it. It is real human hair. It it still soft but it just gets totally tangled on it's own (literally - I sit here all day at work doing nothnig and it gets tangled out of nowhere!!). What kind of treatment do you mean??

You know what you have to do.

They've had tangling problems from the beginning and now your own hair is coming out.

Please take them out right away. This is how the horror stories of people losing half (or more) of their hair begin.

I bet money its silicone coated hair.

you mentioned conditioning your hair like crazy... how often are you washing it? when you have extensions you shouldnt wash more then once or twice a week.

either way, sounds like the cuticals arnt facing the same direction and thats whats creating tangles.

if your own hair is coming out, then you need to take it out before oyu get thining/broken hair, or bald spots.

next batch of hair you get, get either good quality synth, which is about the same $$ amount as cheap human hair, or get cutical hair, which can run about $120 a batch, or more.

This totally sucks. I'm so upset. I wanted to have these in for my wedding!!! :-( And I don't trust this girl now to take them out. She's supposed to re-bond them next week...maybe I just blow-dryed it not carefully enough last night...OK OK so I'm in denial. Even when I conditioned last night in the shower I couldn't run my fingers through it and I brushed it before I got in the shower. That's never happend before. My sister-in-law has hers done too and she got them 3 weeks before mine and she has barely lost any and isn't having any of the same problems I am. Hers is a different color but that's about the only difference. Man I am so upset. What a waste of $250 (atleast it wasn't $1000+ but nevertheless I'm not made of money).

BTW I only wash my hair twice a week. It hasn't been this bad until this last wash. Also, I've been getting a lot of split ends on the fake hair. The reason it falls out at the root is because even when I hold it in a ponytail and brush it, it pulls so hard it rips my hair out. So far it's just hair underneath.

And does anyone know what brand this might be (see above for my guesses LOL). I want to look it up and figure out what this crap hair is. Thanks!!

it doesnt seem to be the bonds that are the problem, just the hair, and she didnt make the hair, so I wouldnt ward her off with a cross and cloves of garlic. remember shes just a kid and you let her get that close in the first place. its just crappy hair, happens to the best of us.

but if you want to take them out yourself go to a beauty supply store and get acetone remover. use a cotten swab to apply the acetone to the bonds, wait a few minutes, and you can crush them with pliers. you will also have to do a lot of picking. and it takes hours. just preparing you.

good luck.

Thanks for the suggestion! I will definitely try it. If there is ANY WAY I can save this mess I will do it. I'm going to try straightening it tonight with some serum to see if that helps even a little bit.

Where can I find Goldwell Kerasilk Rich Care conditioner?? At Sally's or Ulta or Sephora?

First off, I'm so sorry this happened to you. I've had a few batches of crappy hair before, and many batches of mediocre hair, so I can relate and empathize. It's unfortunate, but if the hair is bad, there really isn't much you can do. And it's also true that with that amount of overbrushing, tangling, and matting, you could jeopardize the health of your real hair.

That said, for $250--for the installation and the human hair--you would'nt have gotten much better quality hair from anyone. Kristin's are the most reasonable prices I think I've ever heard of, and she's more expensive than that. The fact is, most of the hair on the market is cuticle stripped or cuticles facing every which way, and if you want good human hair, it'll cost you a lot more.

What I would recommend, if you're planning on wearing extensions for your wedding, is to buy a better batch of human hair or synth and go back to the girl and have her replace them. Obviously, she is young and doesn't know much about hair quality. Hopefully, the removal will go well. If you have problems during the removal, call it off--it's time to consult an expert.

What kind of timeframe are you dealing with here? When are you getting married? Are you anywhere near Kristin (I don't know California very well); maybe she could help you?

:)

I, for one, would really appreciate it if you posted your pics. I really think people need to know more about how crappy bad human hair really is. Of course, I'm sure it looked nice when you first got it...that's the thing, it's so hard to tell.... I've been seriously burned myself :)

OMG Emma you're so right. Before I found these forums, I was sure I just wasn't doing something right or was negligent in some way. It's only been the past 2 years or so I figured there was NO WAY I could be responsible for the thrashed condition of my extension hair...especially since my real hair was just fine! It was pitiful, really. I am so grateful I stumbled upon this forum by total accident - and especially for all the terrific advice, insight and inspiration from everyone who posts here! It's like a miracle. I've learned more here in the past week than I have in 15 yrs of wearing extensions.