Preparing For Hair Extension Installations: Things To Do
As with most things when it comes to our bodies, hair extensions installations should be approached carefully. Not that it can kill you but the right preparation can make the whole long-winded process a lot more worthwhile for you.
Don’t worry, preparing your hair for extension installations isn’t going to be expensive. Generally, it’s all about making sure that your hair will be ready to “accept” the extensions, helping them last longer, and making sure that they look as good as they should.
What Makes Your Hair Hair Extension-Ready?
Before anything, the most important part is making sure that your hair will meet the following conditions. There are more than just a few reasons for this, namely that the attachment of the extension will be more difficult, the connections between the hair and extension will be weaker than optimal, and the hair extensions can cause breakages in the hair.
For the most part, you can expect hair-extension ready hair to be the following:
Clean all the way to the scalp
Absent of flakes
No tangles
Smooth and supple, not fragile
Dry
Strong, long, and sturdy.
What Should Be Done Before Attaching the Hair Extensions?
It is vital that the hair is ready for attachment to the extensions. That said, you can follow these tips to help prepare your hair before the session:
Using Sulfate-free shampoo to help clarify the roots of the hair
Using conditioner to help keep the hair smooth and manageable– take note to condition only from the mid-length of the hair downwards
Brushing the hair properly to remove any tangles
Drying the hair naturally and fully
That said, it should be noted that it is not enough to just be prepared before the session. What’s equally as important is doing proper maintenance and avoiding chemicals or treatments that can cause damage to the extensions.
What Do We Mean By Regular Maintenance?
Once the hair extensions are attached, it is important that regular maintenance of the hair is observed. This is to avoid any damages to your hair, breakages, and other such problems that can prove to be a hassle.
If you, or the client in some cases, undergo regular maintenance of the hair, you should be able to easily meet these requirements. Regular maintenance is important and can easily be done by anyone.
Generally, when we talk about hair maintenance we are talking about the following:
Partaking in a healthy and nutritious diet with appropriate amounts of vitamins and minerals
Washing hair regularly but not too much– Dry shampoo must be considered once the hair extensions have been attached
Use your fingers to brush your hair if in the shower, using a wide-tooth comb if the hair is damp, or a boar bristle brush if the hair has dried naturally.
Covering or protecting the hair during athletic activities such as swimming or running in the sun.
Styling methods that require heat should also be avoided by anyone with hair extensions. This is because the binding agent will have a hard time maintaining its strength over time if heat is applied frequently.
Conclusion
At the end of the day, the preparation and maintenance steps are perfectly doable. A lot of them are in fact things we do every day, which means that we won’t even have to adjust a lot to integrate them into our lives. As long as you do your homework, everything should work out fine.
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