so i decided to get hair extensions and went out to sally's and bought two packages of 18" jet black silky straight hair.its gorgeous soft and im realllllly excited.i'm picking up some bonding glue and the remover tomorrow morning at sally's and my mum is going to glue in the wefts for me.i cut 4 wefts tonight that are measured to my head, but i think i might go for 5 or 6 wefts...i guess we'll see if i want it any thicker once we get the first 4 wefts bonded in.

this is my first hair extension experience and i just wanted to share it (i'll tell you the results) and ask if there is anything i should realllly know before glueing in the wefts tomorrow? just things like should i wash my hair tonight, or wait? is it common for wefts too come loose and fall out in public (or worse, at work) or while sleeping?

anyone who has bonded their wefts in before, your help/comments would be greatly appreciated.

the latex hair glue is only a temporary glue, it should last between 1 - 2 weeks, however you can always remove, wash and reapply.

I strongly recommend the lotion remover as opposed to the oil.  when I used the oil it took a LOT of washes to get it out. and get the big bottle.

wash your hair the morning of your install with a clarifying shampoo and do not use any conditioner.

when the bonds become loose they usually become loose at the edges, so use a little extra glue there.

now when you remove your hair,  put 1/2 the bottle over your wefts, and rub it in with your fingers.

watch tv for a 1/2 an hour.

rub it in some more, working the remover in as good as you can.

watch some more tv.

after another 1/2 hour, rub your bonds really good and they should be loose enough to pull out. be very gentle, and if its being pesky then put a little more remover in and let it sit, do NOT yank it out of your hair, this will cause damage.

After you get all the bonds out, dump the rest of the bottle on the roots of your hair and watch more tv.  There are always gummy bits that take forever to get out, dont freak out, its totally normal, it just takes some time.  like most extension methods the removal is when most damage occures, so be very gentle.

After a while all the bonds should be very gummy and loose, and no hard bits left, when this happens wet your hair and apply some conditioner, and comb the glue out.  start at the bottem and work your way up, using a big tooth comb first, and a fine tooth comb after most of the yuck is out.

after you can run a fine tooth comb through all your hair and the glue is worked out, wash and condition as usual.

Seriously though, Ive been bonding off and on for almost 7 years and there is ALWAYS those little annoying bits that are stubborn and dont want to come out, you just have to be paitent and dont rip them out.  Buy a bottle of cheap conditioner too to dump on your head if youve combed a lot of your remover out.

P.S. if your hair is black like youve suggested, get the black bonding glue.  the light glue is supposed to dry invisible, but sometimes flakes a bit giving a dandruff look.

thank you SO MUCH.

ahhh no conditioner? for my hair..thats going to be scary....are you saying no conditioner to prevent slip?