has anybody done the heat-sealed synthetic DIY?
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Topic: has anybody done the heat-sealed synthetic DIY?
Posted By: ccross6032
Subject: has anybody done the heat-sealed synthetic DIY?
Date Posted: February 19 2005 at 7:37am
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hey everyone - just wondering if anybody has tried the heat-sealed (dome/boogiemama/etc) synthetic extensions on themselves/somebody else (all the boxbraid info, wrapping info stuff i've learned through this site has been really helpful btw) just practicing on some spare hair and wondering how hard that little heat seal should be? super hard? boogiemama's pics make it look like a super hard bond, but when i practice i get just a kinda crispy outer plastic shell. easy enough to break by twisting though, as should i guess be the rule for easy removal? just curious, cheryl |
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 19 2005 at 9:36am
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Honestly, it sounds really hard to me. I think most stylists need an extra pair of hands (an assistant) to do the box-braid/heat-sealing method. I would recommend trying pinchbraiding instead, just because it'd be easier. Even so, pinchbraiding your entire head is a challenge. This may be quite possible if you're quite coordinated and good at this stuff, but I don't think many people could do their own heat-sealing. :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: ccross6032
Date Posted: February 19 2005 at 10:20am
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that's what i figured, just curious about how hard the bonds are, etc seeing as how it takes me about 10 minutes to do one boxbraid right in front of me...i think doing the back of my own head would take..oh..six months. how often is the maintenance with the pinchbraids, by the way - every 2 months or so i guess? also, is the maintenance more about slippage or just moving it back closer to the hairline? thanks! ------------- |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 19 2005 at 10:37am
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Oh, sorry. I totally misread your "hard" as "difficult," rather than "solid." For me, pinchbraid maintenance is all about moving them closer to the scalp again. I never lose them, really. But it may be different for other people. I like to get them redone every two months, but I could easily go three. I generally don't like the way most hair looks after two months, though. I also get quite a bit more dreading after 3 months, and barely any at 2 months. :) Oh, and I have no idea how hard the heat-sealing should be, unfortnately. ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: ccross6032
Date Posted: February 19 2005 at 10:48am
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thanks again, jenny - good helpful info as always. I did find someone through the hairpolice folks who is hairpolice trained and does pinchbraids in atlanta (i'm in northeast tn) who charges $60/hr if you byoh. sounds very reasonable to me. i'm thinking, other than my own weird curiosity experiments, that is what i will do eventually. i've been following all the posts and think that with my white girl hair and wanting to use synthetic, etc pinchbraids are the way to go. i know fina is trying dome style in atl too...can't wait to see her results! ------------- |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 19 2005 at 11:06am
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Yeah, that sounds like an excellent price. From the sounds of it, the heat-sealing and pinchbraid methods yield a pretty similar result, visually at least. I can't wait to see how it turns out! :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: zapevaj
Date Posted: February 19 2005 at 12:24pm
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Ummm...it's hard to describe online. They should be pretty solid, but not melted enough to affect the hair underneath (I practice on a cheap wig, so I can see in any melting occurs.) I haven't been trained in this, mind you, I'm just sort of figuring it out myself. What sort of heat tool are you using? There's one variant of the Dome method that only requires one pair of hands- it's here: http://www.dezignaweb.com/mane/video.htm - http://www.dezignaweb.com/mane/video.htm Apparently those are excerpts from the Dome instruction video. Basically, you use a three-way braid with two bits of your own hair as two of the strands, then wrap the top half of the hair strand and seal it. I've found that I also need to knot the hair around the braid once to hold it.) I've been having pretty good results with this technique, but not actually put it on anyone yet, so who knows how it wears. Maybe Bridget will drop by this thread and share her wisdom. :) -Rae ------------- http://www.hairalchemy.net - Hair Alchemy |
Posted By: ccross6032
Date Posted: February 19 2005 at 12:47pm
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thanks again, rae so far i've been practicing with a cheapola 3/4" conair flattening iron as well as a purging tool with one time i got from california kristin.. this is definitely addictive...just like practicing so thanks for more links! ------------- |
Posted By: Kat B
Date Posted: February 22 2005 at 9:46pm
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Rae, Maybe I'm having a senior moment or something but I can't get visual on the link, just audio (and lots of cool whooshy colors.) Am I doing something wrong? |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: February 22 2005 at 9:56pm
LOL Kat....I am getting the same thing you are....are only us old folks having a problem or what? ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Alyssa_
Date Posted: February 22 2005 at 10:03pm
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You are probably just missing the required codec for playing back the video. According to AVIcodec, it is Intel Indeo R4.1, which I believe you can get at http://www.ligos.com/indeo.htm - http://www.ligos.com/indeo.htm HTH! :) |