You do not dare to build, because you are afraid of losing the last hair after the intervention? This guide from an expert will reassure you.
Gorgeous, thick hair is every woman’s dream. But nature has not generously endowed everyone with beautiful hair, and care procedures are not always able to solve this problem. Fortunately, there is always a way out – owners of thin and weak curls can get a luxurious mane using the extension procedure. How to achieve the desired effect without damaging your hair, we learned the story of the expert who ate the dog in this matter.
Which method to choose
The hair extension procedure is suitable for almost any girl, regardless of hair structure, type, length and color, however, there are contraindications here.
In which cases it is not recommended to let the hair grow:
- when you are taking strong antibiotics or hormonal medications;
- chemotherapy treatment;
- serious diseases of the scalp: eczema, psoriasis and various fungal diseases;
- vegetovascular dystonia, recurrent headaches and migraines;
- severe hair loss or baldness.
If you have fine, thinning hair, extensions may be the best way to get thick, long hair. The main thing is to approach the problem correctly.
For thin hair, almost all types of extensions are suitable – capsule, tape, bio-tape, Hollywood, Spanish, Japanese and others. The choice of method will depend on the desire of the client and the qualifications of the master. But the material should be chosen from the category of Slavic children’s hair, the most suitable for this type of structure.
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For owners of thinning hair, masters are most often advised to pay attention to capsule extensions, especially micro capsules using nano-strands, and hair extensions.
With capsular hair extensions, the master independently regulates the volume of the extension strand depending on the area of the head and the condition of your hair. In areas where the hair is sparse and translucent, the hair extension technique is more often used, when 2-5 hairs are built on almost the same number of native hairs.
For girls with fine hair, micro-capsule or bio-tape hair extensions are also suitable. These methods are absolutely safe for native hair thanks to the competent work of the master. Hollywood and Japanese methods for very thinning hair are generally discarded because the attachments themselves may be visible.
Preparing for the procedure
The expert advises to carefully prepare the extension procedure.
Here is what is needed for this:
- Color your hair to achieve the tone you plan to wear with hair extensions.
- Perform all hair restoration procedures at least a month in advance so that there is no filming on the roots due to keratin smoothing and other residual effects, otherwise the risk of the strands slipping is high.
- 2 weeks before the extension, exclude shampoos containing silicone from daily care. It builds up on the surface of the hair, smoothing the top layer of the cuticle, which can cause strands to slip. Common silicones in shampoos: Dimethicone, Amodimethicone, Cyclomethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane.
- Do not cut or cut the ends before the procedure. If necessary, this will be done by the extension specialist so that the donor hair looks harmonious.
Volume Matters
For a client with fine hair, the master will distribute the donor hair as follows:
- on the occipital zone and the fronto-lateral zones of the micro-strand;
- closer to the temporal zone, on the bangs zone, near the crown zone, along the marginal line of hair growth, nanocapsules will form, it is possible to apply hair extensions in some areas.
For owners of thin hair, an average of 200-800 strands of different diameters are used. The expert recommends paying attention to the technique of thickening the hair – giving volume, and not length. This technique has gained popularity in recent years not only among owners of thin and thinning hair, but also among other fashionistas. When thickening, a minimum amount of hair is used, so the result looks natural and natural, and you will feel lightness and wearing comfort.
Attention to detail
If you have thin or thinning hair and decide to grow it for the first time, then it is worth considering not only the contraindications to the procedure, but also a number of other aspects. The expert advises to familiarize yourself with the photo and video works of the master in advance and look at customer reviews.
Here’s what to watch out for:
- how imperceptibly the master places the caps in a row (they must be smooth and without streaks);
- symmetry of extended strands;
- if the indentation from the scalp to the capsule is observed (the norm is 0.5-1.5 cm);
- if the structure of the hair extensions is correctly selected.
Hair extensions for thin and thinning hair is a job of increased complexity, so the master must be highly qualified, have training diplomas or certificates and have professional experience of at least 1 year.
How to Care for Hair Extensions
In order for elongated hair to please you as long as possible and not cause any inconvenience, it is extremely important to properly care for it.
Basic rules for the maintenance of hair extensions:
- Comb your hair before each shampoo. My head is extremely neat, without strong friction and tilting the head forward so as not to hurt the attachment points of the elongated locks.
- Do not wring hair extensions or wrap them in a towel. Instead, gently pat your hair dry with a towel and let it dry on its own.
- When drying with a hair dryer, select a medium or low air supply temperature.
- Comb only completely dried hair from bottom to top. In this case, use a wide-toothed comb without balls at the ends. If the hair is tangled, untangle it first with your hands, then comb it, holding it by the roots or from the middle of the length of the hair.
- Don’t sleep with wet hair. Let them dry first, then comb them and braid them into a loose braid. Thus, the risk of tangling and pulling the strands with your hair will be minimal.
- Regularly use balms, conditioners and masks on the entire length of the hair.
- Avoid bouffants, tight ponytails and braids.
- Do not miss the period of hair correction, otherwise, with a high probability, they will begin to tangle at the roots, and in some cases the formation of tangles and loss of native hair is possible.
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Source: The Voice Mag
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