Shrinkie Loss?
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Topic: Shrinkie Loss?
Posted By: NewlyGurl
Subject: Shrinkie Loss?
Date Posted: June 11 2005 at 7:10pm
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What is a normal amount of slipping? I believe that I made my
pretips too small.....I used PH and had atleast 100 tips out of a one
thing of hair. Suggestions? I also can't keep my hands off of them so I believe that has contributed to the loss. I also have notice my hair is thinner since I took them out...again. I had a reaction to the latex with the first tips....this time I used epoxy and didn't have the reaction. Thanks for all your knowledge! |
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Posted By: amm
Date Posted: June 11 2005 at 7:22pm
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I am a fiddler of my bonds as well. I've had to really focus on stopping it. I did it with microrings as well and I caused them to slip all the time. Sometimes I reach back and just start squeezing them for no reason and I'm like, "what the heck am I doing?!" and I have to stop myself. I am also a tight ponytail wearer so this contributes.
Gotta keep your hands out of your hair. Need to stop touching and squeezing them. Do your strand checks as needed to ensure shed hair doesn't start grabbing on to each other and then keep the hands out. I've had this install last MUCH longer because I've kept my fingers out of my hair. So hard. Must. Stop. Fiddling. Arrrgh! ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: June 11 2005 at 7:41pm
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I agree.... stop fiddling!! Im bad about this as well. With fusion bonds I had a very bad habit of picking....I always was picking at little bits of glue. And now with shrinkies I find myself squeezing the shrinkies! Im getting better though! Is your hair actually thinner or did you just get used to the extra bulk of hair with extensions in. Also if you noticed alot of hair when you removed them remember....its normal that the hairs that would have normally shed were trapped in the extension bonds and all come out at once when you remove them. I remember the first time that I about FREAKED! |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: June 11 2005 at 7:45pm
| by the way, my shrinkies have been in 4 weeks and Ive just lost my first hair strand this morning.....just the hair, the shrinkie is still in there! And the tip was intact! Id say that pretty damn good! |
Posted By: NewlyGurl
Date Posted: June 11 2005 at 8:34pm
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I also am a tight pony tail wearer. And am a shrinkie squeezer, puller, poker...you name it. Does the size of the tip also contribute? Conditioner? |
Posted By: marie87
Date Posted: June 11 2005 at 8:44pm
I too need to have my hands tied. I find the ones I squish and are flat are the best too squeez out. The ones that I melt and dont touch stay more round and just arn't as easy or as much fun to squeez . The ones that just fall out posibly weren't in good in the frist place.Maybe to low or not heated enough.
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: June 11 2005 at 11:24pm
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The smaller tips that I have put in with shrinkies slipped faster than the mediums. did you get 100 48" long tips? I can make 75-80 24" or 110-120 16" tips out of a bag of PH. |