anyone get breakage from extentubes?

I've been wondering the same thing. I've heard tons of damage reports on Hairlocs and Eurolocs (including my own firsthand experience), but none on extendtubes, and I also think it's the copper, which starts decomposing (tarnishing) pretty quickly, as well as perhaps a sharper edge in the physical design. I believe extendtubes are primarily aluminum.

The only problems I've heard so far regarding extendtubes are 1) if the client has a nickel allery (because apparently there's some nickel in those tubes), and 2) if removal is problematic (i.e., the tubes are crimped in on themselves during removal because the pliers are too smooth or the person isn't being patient enough).

I can tell you, I've had no breakage or tarnishing problems with extendtubes, like I had with hairlocs, but then again, I've never had a whole head of them in for an extended period either.

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I've had Docs rings several times with no problems.  Are they made of the same material?  As Jenny saidpart of the problem with hairl/euro locs is that they are made of copper so if Docs are nickel and extendtubes arenickel then I can tell myou no problems with breakage.  And my hair well healthy is not a word I have used to desrcibe it since maybe 9th grade when I first started dying it....

Marie:

Does Short to Long have a website?

I have seen their ads in Modern Salon Magazine.

 

Amanda - Dont put them too close into your head then.  cause ow! that could pull when it dries...  Wouldn't want the hair ripping out from the root.  But i think it makes sense that it would hold tighter with lelss chance of slipage.

I've had extendtubes for my last three installations....I love them.  I have used hairpiece.com one's and Hair Candy ones...both hold well and I've not had problems with taking them out.  Actually, I removed twice by myself.  I didn't notice any significant breakage.  I just had my extensions from EP put in on Friday with the extendtubes and so far, so good.  They will slip, but maintenance has been easy.  Plus, I like that there isn't residue like with shrinkies.

Hope that helps! 

Mine are going on 2 weeks now. I have lost about 4, in the nape and sides. I lost four in one day with shrinkies! I am impressed so far with their performance. I happened to feel one slip the other day while I was curling my hair...so I just grabbed the pliers to retighten. I'm thinking a retighten service would be key at about two weeks, and evey two there after. I took the top row out a few days ago...it was too visible. I saw no damage.

As far as performance...they have exceeded my expectations. The tubes are on virgin hair(I haven't colored in months) and I have to shampoo every other day. Again, there has been minimal loss!

As Jenn mentioned above...I used hairspray on my sections during the install. After the dish soap, my fine hair was too flyaway.It helped keep my sections tidy and obviously didn't negatively impact the install.

I can't officially say tubes/rings cause no damage...however I think someone would either have to clamp the hell out of the tubes and/or the wearer would have to be ruff to their lifespan!

OK girls this thread is confusing me. I was under the impression that the hair actually expands when wet...so then it would actually not be good to install on wet hair. Or am I wrong on this?

I always thought hair was more prone to breakage when wet? I could be wrong...maybe installing them wet would work? I'm curious to hear.

I would be curious if it would create a "blending" issue...particularly with the color.

Hmm...well maybe it is OK then. I do know the tubes are more vulnerable to slipping when wet, but as long as you let the hair dry after the install and didn't brush/comb it while it was still wet, they may be perfectly fine and even more secure. It'd definitely be an interesting experiment. :)

...because it absorbs the water, Gina? That makes sense.

I'm reverting to my original premise, lol: It's better to apply them to dry hair, with some hair spray. :)