How to wash and care for Plastikhaar

Here's what I've been doing; washing about once a week (my scalp is so used to dread/braid extenbsions that it isn't really oily at all anymore), using detangling spray every time I brush it (tried silicone spray and Dome Care so far; I like the Dome spray better), and blow-drying straight once a week. I curled the ends a few times with a curling iron just for a new look. That's honestly about all I've been doing to it.

-Rae

Well, you can use the Febreeze between washings to keep it smelling good. Are you doing clip-ins or permanent extensions, Kim? Either way, here are Sara's care guidelines in PDF format: http://plastikhaar.ch/flash/pdf/pflege_en.pdf

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Thanks so much girls, I am really excited to try out this type of hair.  I will be making clip-ins but just might buy the hairpiece already made off of Plastikhaar to try it out - cost about $25.00   This is what I would like to purchase and I can use any color combo I want. 

http://plastikhaar.ch/wholesale/product_info.php?cPath=28&am p;products_id=213

Hope that link works.  Sara told me that it is about 10 1/2 inches in width very long and about 4 wefts sewn together.  Too wide for me so I will cut it to fit.  If I really like this hair I will order the 5m weft at $75.00  - that enough hair to last me for a loooooooong time

One more thing:  Could someone please post the link to where I can purchase the Dome spray - thanks!

It IS the killer shipping charge. I just ordered from them last night and made it 2 bottles of Care, a bottle of conditioner and 2 bags of hair just to make it worthwhile. Then it occurred to me that maybe we could locate a salon somewhere in the area that does the Dome method and maybe they stock Dome products there. Even with tax and gas, the price would beat $28 shipping charge.

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Well, to be perfectly honest, I think the Brandywine wig spray works as well as the Dome Care for smoothing the frizzies; for detangling when brushing, though, I think the Dome Care might be a bit better. It's hard to say. Maybe Rae can give another opinion on this. My feeling about the Dome spray is that it's good, but I'm not sure it's worth that ridiculous shipping price. Maybe there's a generic equivalent, but I haven't really looked around.

Boogiemama had also suggested the Bedhed Headrush spray, which is pretty good (Sally's has a generic version, called Beyond the Zone Fasher spray, I think). Beyond that, all I use is a little Biosilk and fabric softener while showering (I do not use the fabric softener as a leave-in; I wash it out, although I have heard people say they've left it in, too).

This sounds like a lot of products, but I haven't been using a lot of them--I think you have to be careful not to OD on products with the synth. A little silicone or baby-oil gel can be helpful on the ends, but the hair really doesn't absorb products in the same way that human does, so if you use a lot, they'll just sort of sit on the hair and weigh it down, imo.

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I haven't tried the other products (Brandywine, Flasher, Bedhead, etc) yet. I'm honestly hoping that they'll be better than the Dome spray, or at least -as- good, because yeah, getting this stuff is a pain in the ass! I'd have to buy like 10 bottles at once just to make it affordable to sell to my synth hair clients. Dome and their shipping, yeesh

-Rae

I've only had my 28mm PH in for a week, but so far I am LOVIN' it!  Because I only wear my hair a little past my shoulders, the curl is still strong.  (The longer the hair, the more weight is pulling down on those waves imo). 

I've washed the entire head once, and the rest of the time just the scalp.  What a time saver to only have to mess with the top of my hair!  This of course wouldn't work for someone who wears their hair more styled, but I'm all for messy earth-mother lookin' hair. 

I bought some HASK Pure Shine from Wal-Mart for around $3 that I finger through the curls and have occasionally hit it with some diluted lavender Downy.  If I'da just had the colors right I'd be in hair heaven!