Can i use normal shampoo and conditioner?
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Topic: Can i use normal shampoo and conditioner?
Posted By: mrs_wilson
Subject: Can i use normal shampoo and conditioner?
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 9:37am
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bought clip in extensions (human hair) can i use normal shamp and con??
thanks
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Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 11:19am
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i would look for a nonsulfate moisturizing shampoo and then a moisturizing conditioner....as an el cheapo, i like Creme of nature shampoo (the green label bottle) and neutrogena triple moisture conditioner
also, to take care of my clip ins, i only shampooed them once a week or less if i didnt wear them every day |
Posted By: mrs_wilson
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 11:50am
| ok thanks, will have a look for some, i (hopefully) will be wearing mine everyday, i ordered 3 wefts from additional lenghts 2 black and 1 blonde for underneath when i am going out for a change, do you know if they are good quality? sorry for all the questions but i dont know anyone with extensions or have ever had them so i just want to make sure that am spending my money on something good! |
Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 11:59am
| im not familiar with additional lengths, sorry! hopefully someone else knows more about them |
Posted By: mrs_wilson
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 12:02pm
ok thanks anyway
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Posted By: cashi
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 4:17pm
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I always used a good shampoo that I use on my own hair such as Aquage . Since I color my hair often, I would save some of the conditioner that came with the coloring kit and use that on the wefts. A good deep conditioner works well. I even colored my wefts with semi perm hair color and they look terrific! Most of the time though since they don't really get oily, i didnt find that I needed to wash them very often. Usually I would rinse them out, apply a light conditioner and restyle them.
Just a tip: I found a great way to blow out my wefts by hanging them on one of my bathroom drawers and shutting the drawer so the clips were on the inside but the hair was hanging on the outside. Then i would blowdry them just like I was blowing out someone elses hair. I did them one at a time and it worked out great!
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Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 4:19pm
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It depends whether the clips are chinese or indian remi. Normally chick stay away from shampoos and conditioners with protein in them if its indian hair cos it can make it poof. If you're not sure what hair it is stay away from there. Normally any shampoo will be ok as long as you have a good conditioner and always blow dry clip ins straight from wet with a heat protector to get the best result till you wash them next time. They will last a lot longer than air drying and then straightening. I recommend Goldwell red top shampoo and conditioner. The written rule is never use a 2 in 1 with extensions x ------------- [URL=http://www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk]www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk[/URL] |
Posted By: mrs_wilson
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 4:26pm
| ok thanks for your input!! i've bought cheap (99p) stuff the day from boots (just for my own hair) but it smells so good i would love to use it on my extensions! it is coconut and almond oil for dry hair. is there any ingredients that i should be careful of? i have used this stuff before it is really good and keeps your hair silky soft!! should i buy a spray in heat protector? i usually use a smooth thru cream |
Posted By: Longhairdreams
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 4:26pm
| You learn something new every day.I didnt know about the protein making hair poof.Thanks for the info amanda. |
Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 4:30pm
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Yeah chick, when you have racoon asian hair extensions they tell you to either buy their products or stand at the supermarket going through every bloody shampoo and conditioner to look for protein, I think the chemical name is panthenol. I had extensions at the same salon for 5 years and got quite friendly and the extensionist told me that on Indian Remi the protein made it poof xx
I would use that shampoo miss wilson but get a nice conditioner x ------------- [URL=http://www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk]www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk[/URL] |
Posted By: mrs_wilson
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 4:35pm
do you think that if i just try is once on the extensions then if it doesnt work as good as i would like do you think they would be too damaged to get the proper stuff and use that instead? sorry for all the questions but yous are all experts!! and i am very grateful 
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Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 4:43pm
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No not at all chick, if the hair doesn't feel the same the thing to do is not try to get the comb through it, just get some new shampoo and conditioner. The worse thing you could do is try to get the comb through, it won't repair itself once its stretched x ------------- [URL=http://www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk]www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk[/URL] |
Posted By: mrs_wilson
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 4:46pm
thanks so much for your help, i really dont know that much about extensions  but i have been wanting them for so long i decided just to go for it!! and can i just say that all the pics of your installs have been amazing!! i wish i could do it!!
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Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 4:48pm
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Everyone starts somewhere chick, I started extensions as a hobby xx Good luck x ------------- [URL=http://www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk]www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk[/URL] |