It is a petroleum based product.  They can call it 'natural' or 'organic' since it's made with a carbon based atom. 

 

Stay away from that stuff.

 

Here's what I have been doing for removals.  This works well for skin weft removal too:

 

I put olive oil in the hair, and then use a flat iron on low - medium heat to heat over the oil (and the weft)  as it heats, it loosens up the glue and the weft slides out.   Once the wefts are out, if there's more glue in the hair, I will repeat with oil and heat until it all combs out easily.

 

And under no circomestances should you ever heat the orange oil.  It will produce toxic smoke!

 

Do you feel like you lose more hair using the oil or conditioner than you would using acetone?  I want to cause the least damage to my hair as possible since I am trying to grow it back out. 

Thanks so much for the help! :) 

 

What tape or glue have you tried this with?  Do you think it would work for any or do I need to make sure to purchase certain ones?  Which one would you most recommend?  I would just die of embarrassment if one happened to fall out at the wedding or reception...is there a high likelihood of that?  How far in advance would you recommend putting them in?  the wedding is july 7 btw.  I want to make sure that they are going to work and get used to them, but I don't want to have had them in for so long that I risk them falling out at the wedding, know what I mean?

Thanks for all of the help!!! :)

 

 

Try 100% acetone nail polish remover Onyx Professional is my favorite. I believe you can buy it at Sally's.

 

Would you recommend the Protac or the supertape if I want to make sure that they don't fall out but also be able to take them out with oil or conditioner? 

 

Also, my hair is brown (someone said that they thought it was a 6...I have no idea as I've never done this before)...will the LG show through since my hair is so fine if I were to put it on top of the weft on the front ones?  Are there other adhesives that would be better for brown hair?  I also really want to avoid having little glue boogers.  I am very short so anything that is going on in my hair will be visible to most everyone!  That is why I want to make sure that it isn't noticeable and there aren't any problems...well, that and the fact that I will be in hundreds of pictures that someone will have forever! 

 

oh yeah...i've heard that the tapes can get kind of gooey and sticky in hot weather...do you think i'll have a problem with this?  the wedding is outdoors and it will most likely be very warm at that time of year down here in the desert.  Thanks so much for all of the help! :)

 

My hair is pretty fine too especially in the crown area and I dont have any issues with them showing.  There are lots of little tricks for that too. I use what I call a 'makeshift seamless' weft for my crown area. And frenchie has her own little tricks for the crown area too.

 

Whether or not you experience stickiness is hard to say. It seems to vary with each person. I never get gooey or melty gunk from the tapes. A little stickiness at most by the end of the install. Although some people get it quite badly. I think it depends on your hair type, my hair is very DRY, and I blowdry the tape area very well after showering, try to not wash EVERYDAY, and I try to stay away from very heavy, thick shampoos and conditioners and try to keep them off the tapes as much as possible.

 

You could always go for a LG install as another option. But with your dark hair, you might want to dye the LG a darker brown with a little bit of rit fabric dye. With LG you can get the glue 'boogers' that you mention. LG is another good option though although may be a little more tricky for a first install. But still do-able.

 

If you are going to use skin wefts, you would only apply the tape to the underside of the the skin wefts. No adhesives/tapes on the top, you wouldnt have any worries of tape showing through.

Sherrie- how do you do your "makeshift seamless wefts" that you mentioned? 

If I were to only apply the tape to the bottom and not put anything on the top for the front ones, would it be noticeable if the wind was blowing? 

Thanks again!!!

 

  http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=51389 - http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=51389

 

http://www.hairextensions101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1640 -  

and here are a couple of threads where the makeshift seamless is discussed in more detail:

 

Which would be more invisible...skin wefts or the makeshift seamless wefts?  I am so nervous that everyone will be able to see them (I am very short!) that I want to use the best possible option.  For the front ones, is it best to just have the tape underneath or should I put tape or LG on the top to stick the hair to?  Any places you would recommend ordering from?  I have very fine hair if that makes a difference for matching texture.   Do you know anyone that does custom color matching with good quality hair? 

 

Thanks so much for all the help!

    You should place your order now. http://www.MYMANEATTRACTIONS.COM - WWW.MYMANEATTRACTIONS.COM  sells 3yds. 16" for $160. It comes in black but you should be able to get them dyed. http://www.extensionwarehouse.com - www.extensionwarehouse.com skin wefts(under 1/4" bonding extensions) come in 30 colors so you don't have to worry about dyeing those.

     You also need to order your tape now so that you won't have to worry about delays in shipping. Also order you pony tail now so you'll have it for a back up.      

  Install you skin wefts no later than a week ahead so you can remove them if you don't like them and you can start practicing with your pony tail.

 

I talked to them about giving me a wholesale discount if I buy in bulk.  They offered  a small percentage off, so I'm going to try to negotiate more with them.  If I can get a decent wholesale price, I may order an inventory and become a reseller.

 

As for overseas skin wefts,  it's really hit and miss.   I did an order with Jacksun, and the first batch was great and he made them heavy density like I requested.  The second batch was horrible.  I had put them on about 5 different clients, and all of them called me to complain about terrible matting.  I'm still searching for a reliable overseas supplier.

 

Like most of you, I've fooled around with making my own skin wefts from loose hair.   The various glues (epoxy or caulking) is super toxic and I would be worried that over time it would be absorbed into the skin and cause problems.   

 

The makeshift seamless wefts that I do are NOT as invisible or undetectable as a skin weft, but its the next best thing for me. Works well for my crown area, and I dont have any problems with them falling apart when I remove them. Here is the picture of them after I removed them. I could easily reapply new tape right below the old tape and trim off the old, and I would only lose 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of the length.

 

 

Has anyone tried these?

http://www.lfhair.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=17189 - http://www.lfhair.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=17189

 

http://www.lace-front-wig.com/hairextensions/skin_weft_extensions.htm - http://www.lace-front-wig.com/hairextensions/skin_weft_extensions.htm

 

http://www.remyhairtoday.com/page/prices.html - http://www.remyhairtoday.com/page/prices.html  (although I e-mailed them to ask what they had available and never heard back)

 

I tried searching for reviews on here but the search feature keeps giving me an error message for some reason.  I would LOVE to hear about them if you don't mind! :) 

 

If no on has a good source for the skin wefts, I guess I'll go with the makeshift seamless..thanks for the tip! 

 

Thanks for all of the help!  I *really* appreciate it! :)

Tahnks again for all of the help!!!

 

ETA:  Here's some pics of my sad hair right now (posted them on the original thread that I posted but I guess I'll put them here too ) in case that will help with color and store recs...thanks again!

 

I was on the phone with a hairpiece company called Reprieve.  Anyway, they are a division of Fashion World.  Well, Fashion World makes Bohyme.  Anyway, I was chatting with the lady on the phone and the we got talking about skin wefts.  The lady said that Fashion World is in the process of making skin wefts using Bohyme hair!  At the moment, she was wearing one of the prototypes, and she said it's perfect, Bohyme quality hair and a dense enough weft for good coverage but yet still the PU is not thick.

 

There's no real word of when they may begin selling them though.  I hope soon!

i just went accross all of the 3 links you posted and i have now a few question and i hope you'll be ble to asnwer me :)

 

first thing first, i have those clip in extension thta i really love but i hate de the feeling of clips and the fact that i have to redo it like every 3 days.. so i read the first link you post, the one that explain how to do extension with tape by cutting the tape etc etc, so i was guessing that i could prolly take the clip off my extension apply the tape like in the demo and cut  the seamed part right? will that work fine? so i wont need to buy another set of extensions ehehe

 

another question is, i really want them to last for a long period of time, 4-7 weeks maybe? i read in the hairextensions101 that we can add a little bit of LG on the tape to make them hold longer... my problem is, my hair are dyed black, reallyyyy black so is the hair extension but LG is clearly well.. gold :P is there a way it can be black? or does black glue exist? [EDIT] i just seen the product called Vapon No-Tape on hairextension101.com that says it goes great with supertape and such and it seems invisible, it this product great? [/EDIT]

 

putting extension with tape really seem easy and all, and i want to do it myself (with the help of a friend) if its ours first time will it be simple?

i hope you can help me :)
thank you in advance :)

 

oh but i have a stupid question.. what is Rit dye?... im sorry english is my second language :( is it dye for clothe that comes in powder?

 

 oh and i have another question, i just noticed that Supertape is also doing Satin Thin Stick, they are less than 1/2 in wide and 3 in long, do you think its a great idea or am i better with larger tape (maybe 3/4?) and cut them myself?

 

[EDIT] oh and what's the care of thos type of extension? does it mather if i blow dry the tape? will it melt the glue? because if i let my hair dry naturally they tend to wave and i HATE wavy hair XD.. well on me XD [/EDIT]

 

thank again to anyone who answer :)

 

It wont hurt the tapes at all to use a blowdryer. I think its best to get the tapes dry well after washing.

 

you said that i need to apply to glu only to the side that is attached to my head, which would be the part below? like

1. tape

2. glue

3.hair

4.tape

 

or

1.glue

2.tape

3.hair

4.tape?

 

ah i feel i sound stupid >.> but i just wanna make sure everything is perfect :)

 

thank you for your help!

Most people are using the 'sandwich' method with the tape. So the tape is applied to the wefted hair and is folded over the track, so the tape encloses the weft of hair on both sides.

 

Apply your tape to the wefted hair, then just before attaching to your head you can apply just a tiny bit of LG to the side of the tape that you are putting against your head/root of your natural hair.

 

Some people may put just a dot of LG at both ends to prevent the edges from lifting. Some people may put a few dots of LG along the entire strip of tape, or they may put a very fine line of LG along the full strip of tape before applying to their hair (this is what I do)

 

HTH

 

Personally I can get good longetivity even without the LG addition, but this just gives me just a little longer hold.