shrikie help really needed
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Topic: shrikie help really needed
Posted By: hellokitty
Subject: shrikie help really needed
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:05pm
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i am trying the whole shrinkie thing and they keep sliding out... i was putting them in as described, and when done one little tug and they are out... i am soooo frusturated. i have tried larger sections of hair. and or larger sections of pretipped and they still slide out- shrinkie attatched to the extension hair- my hair does not come out with it. any help would be great. i can do the micro links and fusion(have done extensions for 5yrs) but i can not get these to stay!!!! please help |
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:08pm
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what kind are you using? How long are you heating? with what heat apparratus? |
Posted By: hellokitty
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:11pm
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i am using dr locks heating for all different times i was trying everything- 10- 40 seconds using dr locks double sided shrinkie wand |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:13pm
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hmmm I've used those. no problems.. okay what is your extension hair tipped with? when did you last wash your hair? what did you wash it with? |
Posted By: hellokitty
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:16pm
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i washed my hair this morning with a deep cleasing shampoo no conditioner paul mitchell number 2 |
i am using great lengths they are old one that slide out.. they tip will not melt anymore but the hair will not shed. i thought i was on to something good but....Posted By: LuckieDuckies
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:16pm
| are you remember to roll the shrinkie after heating? thats odd tho that they just wont stick |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:19pm
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how soon are you tugging? cause if they are still hot leave them alone. I don't know |
Posted By: hellokitty
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:20pm
| when i go to roll they are super hot but i try to anyways. they seem to go more flat that round. how long should o be heating these and how do i know when it is done? i only have about 10 strands i am trying to do to fill it in right now and make it look thicker and this is so frusturating |
Posted By: hellokitty
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:21pm
| do they shrink more after they cool? i tug after i roll to make sure they are in... if i am tugging too soon i feel really dumb but i want to make sure that one is in before i go on to the next one |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:23pm
| hk.....are you hearing the shrinkie sizzle when you apply the heat? This is odd that you are having this much trouble with them coming out. |
Posted By: hellokitty
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:24pm
| yes they sizzle. i have the heat on the wand all the way up too. am i doing this wrong? |
Posted By: LuckieDuckies
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:24pm
| no heat, roll and then leave, you might be pulling before the glue is dry and thats why its sliding right down |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:25pm
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they need to be cool before you tug because the glue and the plastic are still malleable when the shrinks are hot. I like to do 20-30 seconds, a qucik squeeze rather than roll. I don't check the revious one til I have the hair sectioned for the next one so maybe a minute? Of course I'm only on my second round. I lost several of the docs ones but some of them were installed with a straightening iron... |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:30pm
| well, it seems obvious to me that you are no extension newbie if youve done fusion you can master any method. Try what LD suggested, heat (let them babies cook for several seconds after you start to hear sizzle) pinch, roll and then leave it to cool completely and see what happens. Do the shrinkies seem like they are shrinking down all the way? Are any of them staying secure? I have to wonder if this is a bad batch of shrinkies....... |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:33pm
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hellokitty,
That's very unusual & from your decription, you're doing everything right. They should be gripping your hair within seconds. I have never had Doc's shrinkies simply slide out of the hair. Contact them and exchange the shrinkies. Perhaps that's an unusual batch without adhesive inside. Shrinkies without any adhesive respond exactly how you're describing. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: hellokitty
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:42pm
| thankyou for all your replies and help. i am putting down the fusion wand for the night before i drop kick it lol. i will try what has been suggested and if all else fails get new shrinkies or contact dr locks. amm if i order more i will try yours as people have been saying they shrink down good. thanks again- |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 10:45pm
| seriously....I had alot of problems with docs shrinkies not being consistant. Amms shrinkies are wonderful. They all shrink small consistant and uniform and I have not lost a SINGLE one! |
Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 4:33am
| This sounds exactly like what happened to one of my clients. Her hair just wasn't suitable it was too oily. I installed them and then could just pull them out. I've never ever had more than this one person. Maybe you're just that one in a million xx |
Posted By: Scotchyroo
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 10:56am
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For that infamous fill I did on my mother last week.... She has a super oily scalp.. You can shampoo her with a clarifying shampoo, and by the time you blow her out she has a sheen on her scalp... It's bizarre. I used Doc's shrinkies and she was losing two or three every time she shampooed. I figured it was either shrinkie failure, oiliness or some combo. For her next install I have Amm's shrinkies ready to go. So we'll see. |