How To Put Hair Extensions

by Jacqueline

How To Put Hair Extensions – Easy Yet Complicated?

There was a time when women had to wait for several months and even years just to grow their hair long. What wouldn’t you do to have long gorgeous hair in an instant?

There is no need to fret. We have the answer to your dilemma – Hair Extensions, which are actually the latest hair accessory trend in the fashion industry.

Hair extensions can vary depending on the origin, color, texture, and method of attaching them. This article will concentrate more on how to put in hair extensions while the other topics such as color and origin are lengthily discussed in related articles also posted in this site.

The basic methods used in putting in hair extensions include clip-ins or clip-ons, braiding, bonding, weaving, fusion, pre tipped hair extensions (U or I shaped), and ring-x.

A clip-on hair extension makes use of microclips that are attached at one end of the hair extension. You can do this at home, by yourself, without spending additional money on a hairdresser. Please refer to the article on clip-on hair extensions for additional information.

Braiding involves “braiding” small strands of the hair extension into your natural hair. There is more than one type of braiding technique that varies depending on the hairdresser’s skill.

Bonding is the process where bonding glue is applied on one end of the hair extension, after which it is “bonded” on your hair root. This process is so simple that it is just like putting on a false eyelash. Hair extensions attached using this method can be easily removed using a glue remover especially designed for glued hair extensions.

Weaving, which is the most popular form of attaching hair extensions, is when tracks or cornrows of your natural hair are made close to the scalp then the hair extensions are sewn or weaved into these tracks. Some experts claim that if you have badly damaged hair, this might be the best method of putting in a hair extension because your real hair will be enclosed in the hair extensions.

Fusion, also known as the hot glue gun method involves exactly that. The hair extensions are attached using a hot glue gun. The hot glue is applied to the hair extensions then attached to your hair. This process is quite expensive and labor intensive because the whole process can reach up to 16 hours.

Pre tipped hair extensions are sold with a small amount of glue already attached to one end of the hair extension. These are attached using a special applicator. Please refer to the article on pre tipped hair extensions for more information.

Ring X is said to be a fairly new method of attachment. Small metallic rings have been placed at one end of the hair extensions. A special tool is then used to fasten these metallic rings to your natural hair.

One important thing to remember here is that, except for the clip-on method of attachment, you should have a professional hairdresser to the “attaching” for you so that you won’t end up doing the wrong thing and having a big mop of damaged hair and hair extensions.

We hope that this article has been successful in answering your question of “how to put in hair extensions”. You can even give your own opinion by joining our forum.