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Hi Sherrie....isn't the acetone harsh on your own hair?  Do you find your own hair stays in good condition with the acetone/glue/weft method?
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I doubt its any more harsh or worse for my hair than any of the other things that I do to my hair...bleach, highlights, color, blowdrying, flatironing...etc. I have been using acetone for remover for a hella long time and I still have hair on my head! In fact, I have more hair/healthier hair  now than I had before I started wearing extensions years ago. I think my (much improved) haircare routine makes a bigger impact on the long term condition of my hair than using acetone for 15 mintues once every 10 weeks.
 
Just a thought...Fusion removal is done with acetone or with acetone based remover products, yet you never hear questions/concerns about whats in the fusion remover.
 
I have genetically crappy hair and will never grow (nice) long hair on my own. Anything below shoulder length becomes thin, scraggly looking, frizzy and brittle. I will be wearing hair extensions until I decide I am ready to wear my hair shorter, so my natural hair isnt as much of a concern to me as those who are trying to grow out their own hair with extensions.
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Thanks Sherrie...You are right about fusion....it is basically an acetone blend used to remove them. Thanks for the feedback...I guess you are right...all the dying , bleaching, blowdrying..etc does the same amount of damage too.
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I will definitely be soaking my wefts in acetone the next time I take hair out. It sounds like Sherrie gets great results.
That wil be a while as I don't even have any hair glued in right now. But, i will post my experience when I do.
You know, lots of the ladies at Sherries place www.HairExtensions101.com use the tape and lg method and there are a lot of tips on installing and removing.
Hope I'm able to say that on this board. Not trying to promote , just a fact that I have learned a lot about tape and lg from being a lurker on that forum.
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Wow it looks great
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Hi Krystal
How did the take down go? are you liking the tapes better?
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Hey sofia- So sorry about this delayed reply. This is the first time I have logged in in a long time.
The takedown is super easy. I do have to say that I don't get quite the amout of wear from my installs that some of the others do... 3-4 weeks max... but I don't mind taking it down and reinstalling as the entire process takes only about 2 hours and I get perfect hair for 3-4 weeks afterwards.
As Sherrie mentioned, acetone works great! I put 100% acetone in a small spray bottle and work on one row at a time. WHen its all out, I pour a bit of acetone in a heavy ( I say heavy because I used a disposable plastic bowl and the acetone ate right through it) plastic tupperware type bowl and I soak the remaining bits of glue or tape off.
A double shampoo, some heavy conditioner, let it dry and its ready to install again.
Oh yes... I love the supertape/lg combo. And I might add, with my darker hair, I prefer the new lg. It doesn't turn white in my hair like the old lg does.


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thanks Krystal for the feedback. I am assuming that you like this better than the clipins....how is your hair holding up with the LG/tape combo vs. clipins.....i have such fragile hair that I am afraid if I do the LG/tape too much that it might  pull my delicate hair out.
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