Warning-Soaking wefts
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Topic: Warning-Soaking wefts
Posted By: valentine319
Subject: Warning-Soaking wefts
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 8:35pm
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I saw someone here mention they clean their wefts from liquid gold by soaking them in acetone and using a brush to clean them. I wanted to warn everyone, I worked on it for under 5 minutes and it really dries the thread on the wefts out. The weft started to deteriorate. I was preparing for a touch up install since I didn't use enough liquid gold. I brushed them afterwards and hands of hair came out. I am using synthetic but it looked like it was eating the wefts. Luckily this is the last install with this hair and it wont make another install.
I just wanted to warn everyone, the wefts strings started turning white. Luckily I had so much hair installed it wasn't a big deal.
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Posted By: amm
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 8:53pm
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Thank you for your report, valentine.
Tangles and I both use baking soda to clean our wefts. For me, it doesn't get ALL the sticky out but it's *almost* all gone. I take baking soda with water and make mine into a thick paste in a bowl and drape just the wefts into it. Work the paste into the weft section with fingertips and soak in the paste/solution again. It takes all of about an hour to do a full install I've removed. Wash & dry! :) FYI - here's some basic acetone information... http://www.entheology.org/tips-acetone/acetone.htm - http://www.entheology.org/tips-acetone/acetone.htm ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: Gina E
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 8:56pm
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 8:59pm
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hmmm, I know Kristie uses this method and hasnt reported any problems. Ive also used a toothbrush to scrub a stubborn spot with no problems. But I dont soak the wefts in acetone either. And you would definitely need to be more careful and easier with handtied wefts. I probably wouldnt try using a toothbrush to scrub a handtied weft.
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Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 4:49pm
| when i had stubborn stickyness left on the wefts (of human hair) i let them sit in a bowl of pure acetone for about a minute, and they came out clean, no more scrubbing even needed...and these were very tiny hand tied wefts...anyway, worked for me! |
Posted By: valentine319
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 6:36pm
| I used googone on the rest of the wefts and eventually got them clean. I don't think it was the toothbrush, I really didn't spend much time scrubbing. It looked like it sucked all the oil out and completely dried them out. |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 6:48pm
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maybe the effects of acetone on synthetic? ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: valentine319
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 7:46pm
| It's possible. |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 9:18pm
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I think it's because of the synthetic hair, which is plastic. I don't think plastic and acetone is a happy couple! ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
