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Topic: Can one’s own hair be used for extensions Posted: April 13 2005 at 12:04pm
Hi Jenny,
I am going to edit the post appropriately since it does provide some initial great suggestions from you and MochaChip about options in this type of unexpected situation.
I am deleting all the other posts and locking the thread to avoid additional off topic posts.
My sincere apologies to a new poster - LynneeD - who just wanted some advice. I am very sorry.
If this thread doesn't want newbies, you all need to let me know and we will set up a special registration process so that the thread it locked to new members.
If this is what you guys want, please bmail me or email me at shelton@hairboutique.com and I will edit the posting parameters appropriately.
Thanks, Karen
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Posted: April 13 2005 at 5:03am
Yeah, I think this thread has spiraled out of control and should be removed. :)
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Posted: April 13 2005 at 1:32am
Some of these replies are way off base (and insulting). No, she didn't do it because she can't come to me, yes she hates it, and I'm not against self-expression. Heck, she's already had blue & red extensions. With 3 daughters, we've gone through plenty of hair experimentation, piercings, etc.
I never said that shoulder length hair was age-inappropriate; I said the style was. Moreover, it's inappropriate for her face shape, and since her hair is naturally curly, the short cut makes her hair REALLY curly (she didn't know that would happen with short hair). Needs definate correcting, regardless of the length. Either way, it's badly shaped.
Her hair has NEVER been "rapunzelesque."
I didn't even think of the extensions. It was her idea. As I said, she's had them before, but they were synthetic hair.
I am now actually sorry I ever came here to post a serious inquiry. To those of you who provided the info I needed (especially Jenny), thanks again. And Mochachip....your final comment in your first post actually helped keep me calm yesterday. Thanks.
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Posted: April 12 2005 at 5:29pm
This post has was way over the top, insulting & inappropriate.
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Posted: April 12 2005 at 11:44am
How is shoulder-length hair "age-inappropriate"? Shoulder-length hair
has been acceptable for women of all ages since, like, the 1950's.
And yeah, man, when I was 14 my hair had been at least 6 different
unnatural colors and then I shaved it off entirely. My older sister did
the same thing when she was in high school. Perrrrspective.
It's so disturbing because she went from having hair that was truly model-perfect, to have an uneven, lop-sided cut that's so short, she can't even get it all into a ponytail (and it will be worse once we have it evened out).
She doesn't like it, but it's her doing, so she's going to have to get used to it. She let her sister cut it because she's going through a phase of wanting to be just like her sister. This particular sister cut her own hair about a month ago (another story entirely), and while I wasn't happy that she did it on her own, it really does look great. Unfortunately, she's had lots of positive feedback from her friends, and she's feeling a little invincible -- figures she's capable of cutting anyone's hair. We told her (well....we yelled at her) that THIS is why the state requires hairdressers to be LICENSED.
I guess it will be a hard lesson for everyone involved. For the younger one, she'll be nearing the end of high school before the hair could possibly grow back to what it was, and by that age, she'll probably want it shorter & trendier anyway (like the age inappropriate cut she now has). Go figure.
Everyone that knows her and heard what she did has said it's really a shame that the hair couldn't have at the very least been donated. It would have been a wonderful gift to someone in need of hair, but since it wasn't banded, it was wasted.
Thank you for the responses. Since the hair wasn't banded before the first chunk was cut, we don't know which ends are up & which are down. The hair is toast, and we won't be able to weave it or donate it.
Whatever we do with it, it won't be a DIY fix -- I wouldn't dare attempt anything on my own (I have more sense than my daughters). ;-)
I appreciate the "don't be too mad" advice. Thanks. It's just a little hard to follow at the moment.
~LD
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Posted: April 11 2005 at 8:54am
What Jenny said. And seriously extensions are a lot of casha nd a lot of daily care for a 14 yo.
An option for the functions (or any day really) could be to invest in a
high quality fall and/or clip ins. Again if the hair is all
aligned you could investigate the possibility of making these out for
your daughters hair for matching purposes. But these come out at
night and while you still need to do some care work it's not like hair
that is semipermanently on your head. Plus with the 14 yo factor
and clip in extensions or falls as long as she takes them out you can
do the work w/o her having to sit still, turn this way, etc.
Good luck! and don't be too mad at your daughters, at least they are
concerned with their appearances - if misguidedly so. You could
have ones that deserve a buzz cut cause they refuse to brush.
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Posted: April 11 2005 at 5:44am
Welcome Lynne,
In general, I wouldn't recommend hair extensions at all for a
14-year-old, because they require more upkeep--even if you're
reattaching her own hair--than a real head of hair does. If she doesn't
totally hate her new hair, I would encouage her to keep it and wait for
it to grow out. That said, if she's totally miserable and determined to
do this, there are a few things to be aware of.
If the cut hair is still all aligned in the same direction it was in
when it was on your daughter's head, I don't see why it can't be
reattached. But if it's not all aligned in the original direction, I
wouldn't recommend it because the cuticles wil be facing every which
way and she'll probably end up with a tangled mess. But let's assume
they're all facing the same direction....
She will probably lose some length--a few inches--reattaching it, so
the final result will not be quite as long as her original hair. She
will also probably lose some thickness. If the hair is 20 inches, it
may make sense to combine it with a package of high-quality,
low-tangling hair, such as Bohyme, in the color/texture that best
matches her natural hair, to make sure you have enough. On the positive
side, I can guarantee you that her real hair is much higher quality
than anything you would ever find on the human-hair market.
The biggest challenge here would be in attaching it. Weft methods,
presumably, are out, since all the hair is loose and you'd have to pay
a fortune to get custom-made wefts from a bag of loose hair. I would
not recommend using any kind of glue, fusion, or bonding method,
especially on a 14 year old. It's just too risky, especially since the
ultimate goal here is to grow her hair out. With any method, keep in
mind that it will need to be maintenanced every 2 to 3 months, and she
will need to be more careful with her new hair than she was with her
own hair. And even with the best extensions job, it will never look
quite as natural or give you the same flexibility as a real head of
beautiful hair. She will have to be much more careful with brushing, in
particular.
Shrinkies or extendtubes might be possibilities, if you want to do DIY,
but you will need to pretip all the hair with an adhesive and, of
course, get all the supplies, etc. Or you could have the hair
pinchbraided (the Hairpolice/string method) in by a trained stylist. I
think those are the best options in this case. In fact, if you don't
have experience with hair extensions, I would recommend consulting with
a professional.
Good luck! :)
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Posted: April 11 2005 at 2:50am
I'm heartbroken and can't sleep tonight. My 16-year-old daughter cut off my 14-year-old's hair. The younger one truly had the most beautiful hair I have ever seen -- everyone comments on it. It was long, and full of soft curls, but she could straighten it in minutes for an entirely different look. It reached the middle of her back, dry (when straightened, it was probably about 30 inches from root to tip).
What posessed them, I don't know. She now has a med-short choppy cut, and lost about 20 inches of her hair. Her hair was perfectly healthy & natural -- not dry, not colored or permed, etc.
Is there any way that someone specializing in extensions can use her own natural hair to create extensions to weave back in? If it were possible, how much length would we gain by weaving 20 in. lengths into her now 10-inch hair (at it's longest -- from the nape of her neck, it's probably only 2-3 inches)?
This is horrible!! She's only in 8th grade, and had several major functions coming up. I don't know what to do.
On the flip side, if it can't be put back on (sort of), can it be donated, even if it wasn't put in a ponytail before it was cut? The girls put it in a ziplock baggie (a very large one).
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