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Shrinkie Residue??

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Topic: Shrinkie Residue??
Posted By: Playful_Tigger
Subject: Shrinkie Residue??
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 3:35pm
I was just wondering what kind of residue is left behind on the hair if there is no glue used?


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Posted By: mtolady
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 3:52pm
i didn't have too much....what i noticed was like a white flakiness after i was all uninstalled....and it peeled out really easily when i ran my fingernails over it.

i went to the haircutters later that day and told her i had just done a takedown on my extensions..that there might be some glue...and she said she didn't see hardly any...and she didn't wash my hair...only dampen it.

i used massage oil....with my fingertips to get right up into the shrinkie.  then i let that sit a little bit and began to uninstall from the top w/ the heat wand.


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Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 1:28am

I have only used the MB shrink links, and they do leave a residue behind in the hair.  The residue is from the adhesive that is released when the tube is melted. 

MB has a citrus solvent that works like a charm to get the residue out without damage to the hair.



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Posted By: Playful_Tigger
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 4:02pm
I thought that they didn't leave anything behind....hmmm... So I am guessing that only the micro links are the only ones that don't. Whit the shrinkies it is nothing like glue right?

Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 6:07pm
Shrinkies are adhesive-, or glue-lined, so they definitely leave some residue behind. It's not nearly as much glue as fusion, but there is a glue element to it, so you should know that upfront. Extentubes are clamped metal, and no--there's no glue involved, except for the glue used to pretip the hair, which shouldn't adhere to your own, real hair. :)


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