problems with weave
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Topic: problems with weave
Posted By: r4ch3l
Subject: problems with weave
Date Posted: May 24 2008 at 9:05pm
Okay, I got hair sewn in. The hair itself was $50, and it was nice before the first time I washed it. It's supposedly 100% "premium human hair" but now. it's a frizz mess after i wash it, and it does help if I flat iron in but it's still pretty bad. I condition it well, so I know it's not from that. Am i doing something wrong? I tie it back when I sleep, thermal protectant with I straighten it but it's rather..bushy. I'd post a picture but I don't have my camera at the moment. My sassy ones from sally were $10 and they never looked liked this  Help?------------- doubt truth to be a liar. |
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Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: May 25 2008 at 12:32pm
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I don't think you are doing anything wrong, you just bought cheap bad hair and really not much can be done about it. It's worth the trouble and expense to buy a better quality hair like Bohyme.
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Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: May 25 2008 at 12:35pm
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I agree with Metalgirl.. The problems you describe are typical of lower quality hair.. What brand hair are you using may I ask??
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Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 25 2008 at 2:24pm
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I didn't buy it, the lady that did it just asked for the money and got it herself.
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Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: May 25 2008 at 5:14pm
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I still stand by my original response.. What you describe is typical of lower quality hair behavior.. Have you spoken to the lady you got the hair from?? What is her suggestion??
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Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 25 2008 at 5:44pm
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No, I haven't talked to her yet. Hopefully going to do that soon. Id hate to take it out so soon, but it's driving me insane.
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Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: May 25 2008 at 7:45pm
| It does sound like the hair was of lower quality and silicone coated. Did it look very nice out of package and newly sewn in? Then wash after wash became yucky and frizzy? That’s the tell tale sign of silicone coated hair because it looks fantastic until water hits it and then goes to hell as you remove that silicone coating. I’m not sure why you had better luck with the Sally hair which was less expensive except it might have been of a different texture than this hair. |
Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 25 2008 at 9:22pm
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Thats exactly it, and it smelled horrid! Like perm stuff or whatever. It looks so nice when she put it in. She gave me the left over hair, so I'll do a side by side picture tomorrow ------------- doubt truth to be a liar. |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 8:35am
| Yeah, silicone smells funny and it has an overly shiny look to it. It can almost make human hair look like synthetic if its really coated well. I can never pin point the smell of silicone though. It seems it can be a little different and it mixes with the hair odor. I can feel it on my fingertips though. |
Posted By: fakeizme
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 12:45pm
Sorry to hear about your hair turning bad! Uggh. I would say watch out when a stylist says it will cost $50 for 'Premium quality hair.' It usually costs much higher than that. BUT, that is not to say you can't get good hair for $50! I often buy a 4 oz. pack of Remy hair on Ebay for about that and it lasts for months. Some of the best hair I've ever worn. I think she bought $30 hair and pocketed the rest!!!  You should get her to replace that hair. ------------- Love clip-ins and tape! |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 12:56pm
| The other thing also, if you are buying the less expensive hair or coated, if you plan on wearing it a month or so and then getting more, what’s the harm? I know a lot of folks opt for this because they go nuts if they can’t change their look completely every few weeks. So in that case, it would become too expensive anyway. |
Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 8:11pm
this is the hair. it doesn't look too 'fluffy' in the picture, but i also flat ironed it to death and put in some product, but you can tell it's fairly frizzy. and I had planned on wearing the hair for a while, as long as I could afford to, so it's kind of disappointing this hair won't be worth wearing after the month is up. I'm not sure she'll do anything when I talk to her about the hair, it wasn't the highest class salon in the world. blah! ------------- doubt truth to be a liar. |
Posted By: mokipono
Date Posted: May 27 2008 at 1:19am
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yeah............................
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Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: May 27 2008 at 6:30am
| Yeah, that looks like that frizz that starts to come when the coating is getting shampooed away. Been there many times! Chances are, if you confront her at the salon about it, she will just try to say it was your fault and you shampooed too frequently or used incorrect products or something or other. I can’t say that for certain but it’s happened to me. $50 is not going to get you "premium" hair or whatever she referred to it as. I’m ONLY saying this from my own experience and hair I have worn over the years and others might have tricks to extend its wear. |
Posted By: Lavish
Date Posted: May 27 2008 at 8:28am
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oh wow... I see the frizz ur talking about! That sucks! I hate spending money on hair only for it to not last. But, I agree with everyone. It was REALLY bad hair. Confront the hair salon. ------------- http://stores.ebay.com/LAVISH-HAIR?refid=store - Lavish Hair Virgin Indian Extensions |
Posted By: fakeizme
Date Posted: May 27 2008 at 12:20pm
Geez, that is frizzy! I don't think that's 'Remy' hair. I've never had hair do that or look like that and I don't wear really expensive hair & I wear the lightest blonde! You can definitely get better hair than that for a little more money. Love the colour, though --- rocks! ------------- Love clip-ins and tape! |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: May 27 2008 at 1:12pm
| Hey did you get to see this hair come out of its original packaging? Like Fakeizme mentioned, maybe she took your $50 and got like the worst possible crap from Sally and pocketed the rest? That would suck but I’m sure it’s happened. Was this salon reputable in your opinion? |
Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 27 2008 at 4:15pm
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No, I didn't see her take it out of the packaging. Gahh, I pretty much just found a salon I could afford. She charged 35 for setting and 15 per track, which after reading around here I realized that's really cheap. I'm not sure if it was reputable, it was a pretty jank salon, but I try not to judge a book by it's cover, which I shouldve gotten out of there before spending anything.
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Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: May 28 2008 at 5:06am
| Well as with many things, we get what we pay for. However, that does NOT give her the right to do anything illegal or rip you off. I would call her today, tell her there are problems with the hair (you can visually detect them) and see what she says. If she argues at all, ask her for the receipt for that hair and where she bought it from exactly. If she claims she doesn't have it or does not need to show it to you, then that’s a clue something fishy might have happened. She in the very least should be able to tell you where she purchased the hair from since there is a problem. |
Posted By: frenchie1
Date Posted: May 28 2008 at 9:27am
It sounds like you would do great with some great quality synthetic hair. Especially if you love bright colors! I love red, btw!!!
You can get some thermofiber of good quality at a very affordable price and apply it yourself, with LG or tape.
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Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: May 28 2008 at 9:52am
| Yes, I was just about to ask. Okay forgive my ignorance but how would they get human hair that color? I mean would it start off as the lightest blond possible and then it is dyed that color? Isn’t that a lot of processing and wouldn’t it be much easier to use a synthetic hair like Frenchie suggested? Just curious because I’ve only ever worn natural shades. |
Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 28 2008 at 1:20pm
im ignorant, where would i find that? like a particular brand or something, because that would probably be ideal for me ------------- doubt truth to be a liar. |
frenchie1 wrote:Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 28 2008 at 1:22pm
I dyed the extensions myself, to match my natural hair, if that's what you're wondering. ------------- doubt truth to be a liar. |
Posted By: fakeizme
Date Posted: May 28 2008 at 2:27pm
If you want to try synthetic (great choice for different colours!), there's WaWa (not bad and cheap), Thermofibre (used to be avail. at shrinkies.net) and augenmerk as well as another (which I can't remember the name of right now...uggggh). You should do a search here and you will find lots of references to those synthetics. They are all fairly cheap and have just about any colour you could want!  ------------- Love clip-ins and tape! |
Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 28 2008 at 3:36pm
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" Thermofibre feels and acts like human hair accepting ordinary, non-peroxide hair dyes and enduring heated straightening appliances up to 180°C." is this true?
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Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 5:58am
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So if I understand you correctly. This hair that you bought was originally like a very pale blond I’m guessing? And then you colored it that bright red? Yeah, that doesn’t sound like the most efficient way to do this and I’m not really surprised this happened. Try the synthetic.
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Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 7:41am
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Well, it is a veggie dye I used so I figured there was no harm, since it doesnt damage, if thats what you mean.
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Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 7:53am
| No. What I mean is the synthetic would be the best option for you if you like those bright colors. Why spend $50 on human hair that is already processed and probably not the best quality at that price and THEN color it again. If anything the pigment in the bright red probably did not cause a lot of damage. It might have even sealed it a bit. The damage would have already been done when the hair was lightened initially. That’s what I’m saying. I agree with the advice you have been given and to purchase synthetic hair if you like those color options. That’s what I meant by a more efficient process. |
Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 8:21am
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Ohh ,I misunderstood. It most definately does seem like a better way for me to go next time, I'll have to look into it
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Posted By: fakeizme
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 12:17pm
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Yeah, I've heard very good things about Thermofibre, so if you read that it accepts non-peroxide colour and some heat, then it's probably true. There are some people I have read that prefer the Thermofibre over human hair & it's so cheap that you just replace after every install --- no cleaning!!! Woopee! I say go for it. ------------- Love clip-ins and tape! |
Posted By: r4ch3l
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 1:02pm
Thank you soo much to everyone that responded, it's been a ton of help!
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Posted By: _Princess_
Date Posted: May 31 2008 at 9:05pm
Sounds like tha Sensationnel hair I had recently put in and taken out. Soft, pretty pretty big bouncy curls, once water hit it, smelt like a perm, color/dye was washing out and stunk and tha hair stretched out and was wavyish and itched like hell, only had it in for lil over a week it was driving me soo crazy ------------- |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: June 01 2008 at 4:53am
| I would guess that is the same problem but the color was also runing out of it?? Goodness gracious! |
Posted By: Scarlet123
Date Posted: June 01 2008 at 5:21am
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Price of the application isnt always a reflection on the quality of the work, however on hair it can be.
Perhaps ask the suppler the quality of the hair, by which i mean the grade, for applied extensions nothing below a grade B should be applied because of factors like you have mentioned.
Lesson learnt maybe? Always if your unsure ask for a sample of the hair prior to application, that way you can get idea of the quality, wash it etc lol. Normally this shouldnt be a problem for the company.
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Posted By: fakeizme
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 12:07pm
That is a great idea Scarlet! I will remember that (that is if I ever want to splurge and have someone ELSE do my extensions!) ------------- Love clip-ins and tape! |