Co-washing your extensions before installing is an essential step to not only gently cleanse the hair but to also add moisture,shine and natural bounce back into the virgin hair.
Step 1: Saturate the hair with lukewarm water and apply a sulfate free moisturizing conditioner
Step 2: Comb conditioner through extensions with wide tooth comb or denim brush
Step 3: Let conditioner sit for at least 5 mins
Step 4: Rinse thoroughly with cool water to close the hair cuticles and lock in moisture and shine.
Step 5: Let your hair air dry.
Step 6: Proceed to install
All weft hair extensions are subject to minimum shedding. However, high heat, chemically processing virgin hair, vigorously brushing, combing and constant wear/tear can cause the hair to shed more than normal. However, you can prevented shedding by implementing these tips:
1. RE-SEAL YOUR WEFTS: Before installing your hair, open and unravel the bundle of hair. Lay it flat across a non stick surface such as counter top or table. Apply a weft sealant of your choice along the top of the weft on bundles. Applying sealant on one side should suffice, as most sealers seep through onto the other side. Allow sealant to completely dry before installing.
2. Do NOT cut your wefts. If so, use a weft sealer on each cut end.
3. SEW AROUND YOUR WEFTS: It’s imperative not to puncture sewing needle through your wefts. Be sure to have your stylist sew around your wefts. Puncturing through the wefts will cause the stitch along the track to loosen and immediately prompt shedding.
1. Be very careful and gentle when handling lace base extensions. Closures, Frontals and Wigs lace fabric is very delicate. Vigorously brushing, combing and plucking with tweezers can puncture the lace and cause tearing.
2. Do not scratch your lace with foreign objects like rat-tail combs, bobby pins you will rip a hole in the lace.
3. Avoid bleaching the knots of your lace, chemicals can cause the knots & lace to weaken and may promote shedding. Use a concealer powder in lieu of bleach.
1. Detangle by using a wide-toothed comb. Gently start from the ends and work your way up towards the lace.
2. Run closure under warm water and use sulfate free shampoo. Work shampoo throughout the hair in a downward motion from the lace to the ends. Do not scrub the lace, it can cause it to tear or shed.
3. Rinse and apply conditioner. Rinse clean.
4. Detangle once more and let air dry.
1. Detangle by using a wide-toothed comb. Gently start from the ends and work your way up towards the lace.
2. To define or create a new part lightly spray base of the lace with water or wrapping foam, part hair as desired and tie down with silk scarf for a min of 20 mins are until dry
3. Style hair as desired. If using heat tools use a heat protectant and refrain from touching your lace with heat tool.