Pro-Tac--11 days in, update

I've had my wonderful new hair for 11 days now, with the Pro-Tac bonds
overall holding strongly.

Worrier that I am, first I worried that they wouldn't stay in. Once I knew
they were well-stuck in there, I started worrying about getting them out!

Like some others here, I found the two little strips I put on the top nearer
the part to be a little loose, so I decided to remove and reinstall them just
to be sure I could get them out. I rubbed Redkin Hair Butter conditioner
into the bonds and within two minutes they were totally out of my hair! I
noticed no hair loss, damage or residue left on my hair, and the Pro-Tac
came off the removed wefts easily. It was stuck a little to the bonded part
of the weft, but scraped right off with my fingernail. I'm going to touch
up my roots in the crown today and reinstall those pieces, now with NO
worry that I'm thrashing my own hair.

This method is astounding--not one glitch from beginning to end. Next
full install I'm going to double the wefts in the back and do (gulp!)
Shrinkies in the sides, front, and crown. This Elite Remy is holding up
well, too: shiny, soft, and no tangles or mats. I'm the world's biggest
skeptic, but even I have to admit that this is one innovation that stands
up to its promises.

Thanks for the positive feedback, Sandy! I've always enjoyed
experimenting with makeup but hated makeup people at cosmetics
counters wanting to put their products on my face. Last summer I got
brave and had a full make-over from a Bobbi Brown representative. The
guy was fabulous and it revolutionized my approach to my makeup. I
have very dark circles under my eyes -- with some amazing Bobbi Brown
concealer products I'm able to almost completely erase them without
looking like I put the stuff on with a spackle knife. That pink palette was
another great idea the cute little Bobbi Brown guy showed me. It has
been almost 90 in Southern California the last few days so I've dragged
out my spring and summer pinks again. I'd forgotten how much I like
wearing them. I only buy Bobbi Brown makeup now and haven't found a
product I don't love. I haven't felt so confident of my appearance since I
was in my twenties.

Yay! I'm so excited to hear all of this. I just ordered the pro-tac too (and
was VERY scared because of the whole glue-ish issue, but figured, why
not atleast give it a try?) And the Elite Remy hair (which I'm really freaking
out about since I hate getting all excited about new hair, and then in 3
days having it look like a rat's nest! But, I trust AMM, so I figured I should
give this all a go.

To hear you removed them easily just relieved 100 pounds off my chest!!

My client has now had protac in for 11 weeks tomorrow ha ha x

I've been trying to figure out the pros and cons of using conditioner vs.
orange oil to remove Pro-Tac from reading the different posts here.

From what I can tell, the orange oil does a great job of getting any
adhesive out of the hair. I have some as a back-up if conditioner isn't
enough but haven't had to use it yet. I'm sure I'll need it for the Shrinkie
residue once I'm using those. (Woo hoo--just heard from Amm this
morning that my Elite Remy EZ Fusion strands are in and on their way!)

Some who have used the orange oil seem to be saying that the Pro-Tac
turns into a slimy gunk on the wefts. You just add more Pro-Tac and
reinstall, so this slimy gunk doesn't seem to be a big deal. Now, I had no
slimy gunk using just conditioner: the wefts came out easily and were
perfectly cleaned with little effort.

I don't know if there is more oil or some chemistry on some hair and
scalps that makes the Pro-Tac slimy on the wefts when they're removed,
or whether it is the product one uses to remove them.

I do know that some have reported the the orange oil burns their scalp.
I'm a little concerned about this myself because I have hypersensitive skin
to many chemicals.