Great lengths falling out?
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Topic: Great lengths falling out?
Posted By: jadekeane
Subject: Great lengths falling out?
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 1:11pm
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Hi, everyone, I got my GL extensions back in November. My
hairstylist had first ordered GL Asian hair which had started falling
out as soon as I got home. first I was shedding a lot, and then
the extensions started coming out or were very loose that I could pull
them out. then after going back to her twice to have it fixed,
she switched back to the regular GL hair she uses from India. I
think she first started putting that in in December. I have gone
back 3 times since then to have her keep switching out the new Indian
hair from the Asian hair. Well, my extensions are STILL falling
out after almost having them for 3 months! Even the normal GL
hair is falling out. it either sheds very badly or the extension
comes out when I'm brushing my hair or they are so loose that I can
pull them out. I guess I am wondering, is she doing something
wrong or could it be something I'm doing wrong?? I know nothing
about hair extensions but for the amount of money I paid for them, I
know this shouldn't be happening!! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. :) |
Replies:
Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 2:11pm
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You need to do a full take down and reinstall. Apparently your hair just doesnt like the glue GL uses, so you may want to find another method. Great Lengths is just fusion, there are plenty places that use fusion glue. And 3 months is a good run for extensions. Its not recommended to leave them in longer then 12 weeks, and personally I hardly ever leave mine in longer then 8. Can you give us your location? I think silicone lined microrings might be a better match for you (although I have not seen your hair yet), you seem to like the feel of the GL hair but your having glue issues. There might be a person/salon close to where you leave that we can recommend for you. |
Posted By: jadekeane
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 2:21pm
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hi, kalika, thanks for the info. i too think 3 months is plenty
of time for extensions, but they started falling out when i got them in
november. the first week i had my extensions, i probably had 20
fall out if not more than that. i went back the next week to my
stylist and she put more hair in. i was going in every week to
every other week to have them replaced. she used asian hair the
first time she ever put the extensions in, and then once they started
falling out, she went back to the normal great lengths hair she uses on
everyone. only reason why she used asian hair on me is because im
asian. i just wouldnt think that the ones she has replaced with the new hair would fall out. i am going in next week to see her again to have her put the last of my hair in that i've bought and then after those fall out (hopefully they wont but im assuming they will) then ill just have her take them out all together. she said shes never had this happen before and isnt charging me anything when i go in to have the extensions replaced after they fall out so i think thats great of her to do for me and really appreciate that. it is just frustrating that i have to keep going in every 2-3 weeks (was 1-2 but now is 2-3) to get my extensions put back in. thanks for the info though and appreciate your response! oh, i live in indianapolis, have never heard of silicone lined microrings...like i said i haven't the slightest idea about extensions! :) |
Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 2:49pm
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Not a problem! Go ahead and finsh up using the hair you've already bought, but Im still baffled by why they're falling out. What kind of shampoo/comditioner and you using? And you putting conditioner on the bonds? Are you blowdrying them after your done washing? When you brush your hair are you pulling on the bonds? Do you play with your hair a lot? Wear a lot of updos? |
Posted By: jadekeane
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 3:39pm
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I think that is what we are going to do. my stylist is also wondering why the extensions are falling out too. i use the great lengths shampoo/condition and i wash my hair every other day, sometimes every two days. sometimes when i brush my hair, a bond will come out when i pull my brush away from my head (since the extensions are so loose). or sometimes i will be separating my extensions so they dont get matted and i can feel that they are loose. i dont wear a lot of updos, sometimes i will wear my hair in a clip but that might be once a week or once every two weeks. maybe iw ill put my hair in a ponytail but i always wear it in a scrunchie at nighttime. i dont directly put conditioner on the bonds but i condition my hair all over. i've read to not use conditioner at all on your extensions and to use conditioner so that is sort of confusing. then my stylist told me not to brush my hair around my bonds, just brush my hair after where the bonds start. then my home hair care instructions say brush close to the scalp and finger separation of the applied strands to avoid matting. so its confusing??? |
Posted By: MaginOC
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 6:45pm
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My guess is that it's either stylist error, or perhaps you have a very oily scalp condition. Do you recall if your stylist washed your hair with a clarifying shampoo prior to your install? It's crucial that the hair be free from oil or styling products prior to installing fusion extensions. Also, if your stylist told you to not brush your hair at the scalp she/he is giving you misinformation. You must brush your hair at the scalp with either a special loop extension brush, or a boar bristle brush to prevent matting. As an experienced hairdresser and extensionist my hunch is that the stylist did not install correctly from day one. |
Posted By: Longhairdreams
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 6:59pm
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Let me tell you,i live in brownsburg.Not far from indy and I can tell you, hair extensions are still very limited here.I know most places only do great lengths.There are a few places that do bonded wefts(which are very easy to do yourself).This is the reason why I decided to do my own.I have had lots of success as a DIY. And if you want to get great lengths done the right way,go to Tyler Mason.Their on tenth street.The woman their has very fair prices ,plus she's really good at it.I saw her work.She wears them herself,plus she is contracted to do all of the colts cheerleaders hair.I was quoted at $800 for a full head install,which is very reasonable.I didnt get them done ,well cause I'm cheap,lol. Where did you get your great lengths done? ------------- 
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Posted By: skibumps
Date Posted: February 15 2006 at 12:23am
| Read my previous posts about my GL nightmare. I had a reinstall done 2 wks ago, and so far so good. The hair is clearly more healthy and not falling out. However, my first install sounded like yours did---losing bonds so rapidly that w/in 2 wks, I'd lost half the hair she originally put in. I also paid an outrageous amt of money ($1500 + $300 tip) and there's no reason that hair should be falling out or not look good. The way GL advertises, you'd expect nothing short of purely beautiful hair! I strongly believe that I got imposter hair or a bad batch of hair, as I also got shampoo, conditioner, and anti-tap that is different in appearance and ingredients than what is available and what I should have gotten. I originally thought the marketing scheme was different, but when I showed another stylist at another salon my products, she said she's never seen the bottles look like that, and she's been doing GL for 3 yrs. Also, when I compared ingredients to what is available now vs what I was given, the ingredients are completely different. The anti-tap I rec'd was much more concentrated too, which makes me wonder if that contributed to my bonds falling out so quickly and rapidly. I also think my stylist is inexperienced and was just regurgitating everything she learned in the GL class w/o really understanding or comprehending what she was saying. I strongly encourage you to contact this rep at GL and tell him of your problems. He's been nasty but if more people speak up, then maybe they will respond. I WON'T let this go, as $1500 is a lot of money to not look gorgeous. Also, my stylist told me GL extensions would last at least 6 months, possibly even 10. I can understand where everyone is coming from on this board who says extensions shouldn't last more than 8-12 wks. For us to be told GL will last that long is a scam.....and that's exactly what I think GL is. I haven't had other brands or types of extensions, so don't know the difference in quality, feel, and look, but I do know that nothing can be as bad as what I experienced. I wouldn't be surprised if GL hair comes right from the good 'ole USA, and charge an outrageous price claiming it's Indian temple hair. I'm being very cynical and negative, but god, I can't imagine this company and hair is what it says it is. GL won't even back up their product.....they want nothing to do with me. I'll get to the bottom of it......just give me some time. There are some things I've found that seem to be helping me. I've changed all of my shampoos to sulfate free. I wanted to get Pureology because they advertise "zero sulfate," yet when you look at the ingredients, they still have sulfates in them. When I spoke to the rep, she told me that the sulfates in Pureology are a different chemical structure, and therefore not "bad" sulfates. However, to me, a sulfate, is a sulfate, is a sulfate. Again, I'm not a stylist so don't have a clue, but I'm not taking any chances. I took the suggestion of someone on this board and got a product called Abba. I like it. It seems to provide the right amt of moisture and conditioning for my hair and it's sulfate free! I used to shampoo every other day, and condition every other day. Now I shampoo 2x/wk, and condition about 2x/wk. I don't have oily hair or scalp, so never have a problem with oil, but I think this helps preserve the hairs' quality. Be sure to use your anti-tap after you shower, and blow dry the bonds well. Use your boar bristle brush and brush from the scalp. You must brush the bonds so you don't get dreads. I use a flat brush to brush the bottom or ends of my hair as the boar bristle brush seems to damage my hair. I hold the hair when I brush so that there is no tugging or pulling on the bonds and the tension is decreased (I don't know about you, but my hair tangles very easily and quickly, so I do a lot of pulling and tugging). My stylist told me that I could never brush enough. She told me to brush at least 3x/day. I truly think that I was brushing too much which may have contributed to the bond loss. Now I brush 2x/day and I find that to be just fine. I also found a product to put in my hair (I put mostly on my ends) which helps tame it, soften it, make it shine, and control flyaways. It's called CurlFriends Serum. I only put it on my ends and it seems to work nicely. I'm still looking for other sulfate free shampoos, and I'm considering a line called So Pure, but not sure if it's good. If anyone knows, please let me know. I really encourage you to send an email to this GL rep. Let me know if you'd like his email. If they're a scam, we're on to them. If they are just having bad batches, then they need to do better quality control. If they just have crappy customer svc, then they need to remedy that. Like I said, if enough people complain, they can't (at least I hope they won't) ignore it because we're not going away (at least I'm not!). The other thing I wanted to mention regarding any silicone products, ie silicone microrings, is that some people may have an allergy to silicone or silicone derivatives. I found out that I'm horribly allergic to silicone and can't have anything that has silicone, silicate, silica, etc. Silicone enters the body and can move to major organs. Granted, the amt of silicone that is in extensions is probably minute, but if someone is allergic or hypersensitive, extensions with silicone could present a problem. Just an FYI for those of you who do extensions. A silicone allergy is hard to diagnose because most people don't think of silicone when they think of allergies, nor do doctors. It's not a common allergy, but it's out there. |