Safest Extension Method?
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Topic: Safest Extension Method?
Posted By: kayela
Subject: Safest Extension Method?
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 12:34pm
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Any input on what the safest method (least damaging to your real hair) is? Is fusion less damaging than hairlocs? Or is there any other method out there that allows your hair to grow healthy and undamaged while it is installed? |
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Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 12:52pm
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I had hair only an inch or so long in September and am now grown to
about 5 healthy inches all over. I wore a wig for a few months to get a little length going, then started using Protac tapes with wefted hair. The only way you could damage your hair with Protac is to pull a lot of your own hair out while removing them. If you use acetone to remove the tapes they will slip right out. I haven't found any drying or damage to my hair using this method. It seems to be the fastest, easiest DIY method one can use to have longer hair instantaneously while healthily growing out one's own hair. ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 7:15pm
| don't forget clip-ins |
Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 8:38pm
| I'll be honest, I dont think clips in's are as safe as everyone thinks they are. If anything, I constantly had pulling with the clip ins, tugging on my hair, and damage from the hairspray and backcombing I had to do to keep the damn things in. Plus there always seemed to be a couple hairs stuck on the metal teeth that got pulled out. Doesnt seem like a lot, but doing it day after day... |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 11:32pm
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ya know- its all on preference, and my opinion is it mainly depends on who is installing and removing the extensions. if they are done bad and removed bad, then yes u will have a problem no matter what method u use. the best method to grow out hair is good professional hair products, regular trims and lots of vitamins! ------------- Bringing beauty, one head at a time... |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 12:31am
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I have to agree with Kalika on the clips ins. I have been wearing them daily for about 5 years, and I am now starting to see breakage. Also, I just can't take the pain of when they pull on those few stray hairs anymore. I just switched to wefts and pro-tac. ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: aimee
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 3:44am
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i agree with kalika too the backcombing and the cheap hairspray caused breakage on my hair too ------------- im a synthetic girl and i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: moffpoff
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 4:46am
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Yes they can cause breakage.., but lucky for me my clip ins stayed in witouth any backcombing^^ i only wear them in between installs when im at school or going out. I cant imagine using them every day....all that work xD ------------- 12 Inch Wawa, Installed with Protac, i love hair extensions<3 
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Posted By: pinkparadise42
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 9:52am
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Hey! I use shrink*** on all my installs and I really like them. I have very fine thin hair naturally and I have not seen damage to my natural hair when I remove them either. Just my 2 cents! |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 7:57pm
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Hmmmmm, I'm getting sick of the pulling myself but I notice that if I
adjust them it usually fixes the problem. I also don't use hair spray
on the back combing. I suppose that would help the pulling but cause
damage. Do you think pro tac is safer than clip-ins? I'd love to live without pulling from the clips but I'm happy to be able to do deep conditioning a lot on my own hair. Please let me know  |
Posted By: Lynn74
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 9:30pm
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Pinchbraids are one of the safest methods IMHO. No glue, no pulling, no sharp edges, no teasing and hairspraying, no harsh removers. I don't like clip-ins, the constand pulling on the small amounts of hair that the clips are attached to can cause traction alopecia when they are worn over long periods. |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 4:54pm
That's true but tight braids is a lot of wear on your hair and if you've got fine delicate hair it will break. |
Lynn74 wrote:Posted By: hairheaven
Date Posted: March 25 2006 at 6:42pm
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The safest hair extention method: 1. sew in weave 2. skin wefts |
Posted By: kayela
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 9:47am
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Thanks guys for all of the input! I am thinking of doing fusion. My hairdresser did an install on one of her other clients and when the extensions were removed she had so much healthy new growth! I hope that I have the same results... |