the best method for menopause?
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Topic: the best method for menopause?
Posted By: Badgalmel
Subject: the best method for menopause?
Date Posted: August 29 2007 at 5:58pm
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Hi guys, this may be a strange questions, but I have a client whom i applied strand by strand hot fusions on to about 3 weeks ago. She called me to say that she had really bad shedding and she wanted the extensions taken out. It turns out that she is going through the Menopause and her hot flushes are melting the glue! I wanted to know if you have and other ideas about which methods would work best for her. Her hair type is - thin and fine so I don't want to do any application that will tug at her hair and may break it. She only wants a few strand (approx 50) to give her a bit of length at the back of her head. Hope you guys can help! |
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Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: August 29 2007 at 10:26pm
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That's amazing. Were you using keratin or a wax based like polywax? Skin wefts should work. ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: August 29 2007 at 10:50pm
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she should be on some type of hormone therapy so she wont get hot flashes
i use a natural progesterone cream!! ( i had a hysterectomy back in 96)
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Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: August 30 2007 at 8:32am
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It seems like a weave using string would work best because no glue to melt. However, if she sweats an awful lot, I dont know if that would cause problems as well with a sew in.
I exercise and get sweaty but so far it hasnt been a problem and i just shampoo really well once a week. |
Posted By: Badgalmel
Date Posted: August 30 2007 at 5:55pm
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I always use the same keratin glue and I've never had any problems with it.
I was thinking that a sewing would be the other option, but she has light blond hair at the front and sides of her head and dark hair (roughly number 10 in colour) around the back and middle.
Where her hair is thin I'm not sure it would cover any tracks or look very good due the the style she likes to wear her hair in.
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Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 8:21am
| Hmm, I think blondes and even fine blondes can get away with sew ins. I don’t know how fine she is though on the sides and you might be right. I know the hand tied wefts are REALLY small and lay flat up against the scalp so they are pretty easy to conceal. I actually have found that the sew in has worked better for me as far as not showing in many different styles than bonds ever did. Bonds, at least in my case, always clumped up and could be seen if I tried to pin my hair up on the sides. A weft is just one flat strip. However, I’m brunette and the weft is black with dark string so it’s all camouflaged. It’s worth a shot doing a sew in on her and then remove it if she doesn’t like it. |
Posted By: delin
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 9:39am
| Wow, those are some pretty hot flashes. I know if I use a blowdryer with was-based (ie Tiffany Twist) adhesive they all come out. If she's just wanting strands then a sew-in isn't an option...how about silicone lined microlinks or some pinch braids? |
Posted By: stormchaser
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 9:50am
| I also have the same problem with the TT when I blowdry my hair. As for the hot flashes they do get less severe with time. I am going on 8 yrs. now with them. I have no problems with the tapes and LG installs. |
Posted By: Badgalmel
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 7:15pm
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I think that she's only just started with the hot flushes and she seems to have them quite often. I'm to totally sure what she is taking for it or if she has seem a doctor as of yet but they seem quite bad at the moment.
I'll definitely try the hand tied wefts though, that sounds like the best option so far.
She does want something with a long life span of 2 -3 months so I think the sew in will be the best for her.
With the pinch braids I'm worried that with her fine hair that she'll suffer from hair loss due to tension. This is the same concern I have with the micro rings even though she is eager to try them.
Does anyboy know of a good brand of hand tied wefts? |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: September 03 2007 at 8:59am
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I wore pinch braids many years ago. In fact it was the first hair extension method I ever tried. Got to tell you I hated them. They were these big braids and you could totally see them. I had them done by Hair Police also and they are supossed to be these world reknown experts. They just didnt work for me and I dont recomend them on fine hair unless Im missing something here.
A sew in would be good for her. If she has very fine hair then I would recomend the Russian as it is a very small micro hand tied weft and soft silky fine textured hair but its big bucks. |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: September 03 2007 at 1:53pm
This might be useful.. I got it from the BHM Weave/Extensions 101 thread.
Many of the vendors listed in this thread sell very nice hand tied wefts/hair. Since your client's hair is thin, I would suggest micro wefts. Of the vendors in this post, these vendors carry micro hand tied wefts: Senghori Shells
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