shrink tubing w/glue

i was in a lighting store and saw clear shrink tubing with ahesive in it - 6 six inch pieces for about 5.00
has anyone tried this instead of shrinkies...which are great, but i do not have 35.00 to spend right now.
octavia

Clear shrink tubing in an electronics store? Hey, does Mark Barrington know about this?

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That's funny, Amanda. Isaac recently told me that one girl he knows simply cannot keep extensions in her hair. He's tried lot of different methods, and they always fall out. It's the only time he's ever come across this in many years of doing extensions. I imagine the oily scalp presents a real challenge. I'll be curious to see if the extendtubes hold. :)

I am going on the Shrink Links course on Sunday, which is sort of like the shrinkies. I think Metalgirl did mention that clients with oily scalps did have slippage. So I guess it's a common problem for oily scalps in general.

Sounds like a good idea to me. :)

That's a brill idea Kalika but I think it could possibly take a lot longer to do, and people around my area just don't want to pay too much for their extensions so I don't dare off that or they'll be wanting it done at the same price LOL xx

Yes please please do cos it would be very interesting to see the result and what happens xx

I ask all my clients to wash their hair before coming to me and not to condition the roots but this particular one, she had washed her hair the night before and it was so greasy at the roots I couldn't believe it x

Amanda try pre-tipping with waxy glue, one that will melt with the shrinkie hair. The glue alone inside the shrinkie probably isn't enough to hold on to her hair. Yeah it's more glue but it's still not as much as fusion methods.

Also make sure she uses a clarifying shampoo and wash really good before applying.

I'd also try making the bond a little bigger and making sure it's nice and taut inside the shrinkie to have little wiggle room. Try even applying the shrinkie to her hair when it's wet since her hair is at it's thinnest when it's wet.

Another thing you could try is using two shrinkies or two extend tubes.

Good Luck.

I make my tips using the glue I got with my Torain system eons ago.

With fusion there's two types of glue, the waxy stuff that comes off with oil and keratin that comes off with acetone. Torain is the waxy glue and to behonest, I'm convinced it's the same stuff that you get at Michael's or any other art supply store for .20 cents.

But on second thought, since your clients hairs is oily, making the tips with Keratin glue might be better. That way when you heat the shrinkie a little of the Keratin glue will melt also.

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