wefted hair coming loose too easily
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Topic: wefted hair coming loose too easily
Posted By: cryption
Subject: wefted hair coming loose too easily
Date Posted: May 22 2008 at 12:05pm
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Hi, I've got a problem with hair pulling from the weft too easily in certain brands of extensions. I've now stopped buying from them but want to wear the hair I already got (as clip ins). I use an extension brush to go through them and get rid of tangles isntead of combs or brushes which helps but still the amount of hair lost on a daily basis is pretty crazy. Is there anything I can do to the weft to prevent the hair falling out so easily? Thanks ------------- 
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: May 22 2008 at 4:37pm
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I would suggest sealing the wefts with a weft sealant. It may not completely stop the shedding if the wefting is really bad. But it should reduce the shedding significantly. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: mokipono
Date Posted: May 23 2008 at 4:56am
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I use the weft sealer from http://www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com on all the commercial hair I buy. It works better than anything else I've tried. ------------- http://hawaiianhairextensions.com - http://hawaiianhairextensions.com |
Posted By: cryption
Date Posted: May 23 2008 at 5:15am
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Thanks for the info guys :] Unfortunately I'm in the UK so it'll take a while to come and cost me a pretty penny for postage. Is there any home remedy you know of instead? I was thinking of putting lg along the top of the weft...has anyone every tried that? It might look messy but at the rate the hairs going I'd be willing to try!
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Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: May 23 2008 at 10:36am
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Bonding glues do not make good weft sealers. Eventually
these glues will wear away and require re-application. (Some faster
than others, but they will all eventually wear off) Plus if you are
wearing a bonded
install, the "sealer" will be compromised by whatever method you are
using to remove the bonded install.. (Remember if acetone will break
the glue down to remove the install, it will also break down your
"sealer" too) That said, I know that some ladies do in fact use these
glues for that purpose.. Just be aware, that you will have to re-seal
the hair at some point. (If you are wearing the same hair for multiple
installs, this means you may have to re-apply the "sealer" after every
install) Another product often recommended for weft sealing is Fray Block or Fray Check. I personally think that Fray Block and Fray Check are terrible weft sealers as they are VERY thin.. Aleene's Stop Fraying is a better alternative as it is a much thicker product.. IMO a good weft sealant must be able to form a bond with the hair in order to be effective. For this to occur, the sealant must have some viscosity. (Viscosity is a measure of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_%28physics%29 - resistance of a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid - fluid to being deformed by either http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear_stress - shear stress or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensional_stress - extensional stress . It is commonly perceived as "thickness", or resistance to flow. Viscosity describes a fluid's internal resistance to flow and may be thought of as a measure of fluid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction - friction . Thus, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water - water is "thin", having a lower viscosity, while http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_oil - vegetable oil is "thick" having a higher viscosity.) Fray Block and Fray Check are low in viscosity, whereas Aleene's Stop Fraying has a higher viscosity, as does the weft sealer that HE101 sells. There are other similar products available at your local fabric stores. Two years ago I tried an experiment to test a lot of these products side by side for effectiveness as weft sealers. I won't bore you with the LONG list of glues that I tried, but with the exception of Aleenes Stop Fraying, I personally rejected many of these other products as ineffective due to either lack of viscosity, flexibility (how hard did they dry), the product's inability to resist heat and water, or a combination of all of these factors. HTH ------------- Check out the 5th So Cal offline luncheon?? For more info: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com/lunch.html Links to my fav vendors & hair albums + Weave 101 information: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com |
Posted By: fakeizme
Date Posted: May 23 2008 at 11:43am
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You've gotten great advice; I just wanted to add that if you HAVE to use something other than real weft sealer or Alene's, try nail glue. I've even sealed with super glue (on the ends) but it makes it rock hard, so watch out! That would definitely stop the shedding though. ------------- Love clip-ins and tape! |
Posted By: mokipono
Date Posted: May 23 2008 at 2:14pm
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You may not have Alene's in the UK. Check with a fabric store for sealing fabric so it doesn't fray. ------------- http://hawaiianhairextensions.com - http://hawaiianhairextensions.com |