Natural-looking Human Hair Extensions
Hair extensions have two options: 1) the human hair extensions and 2) the synthetic ones. It is pretty obvious why the former is favored by many as they are more natural-looking. Apart from that real hair intensifiers are finer, more yielding and spongy in comparison with the artificial ones. Natural hair add-ons are normally brought from Asian countries like India and China, Europe and the Arctic states. The perfect type for producing human hair extensions are the untreated or virgin mane. Its being freed from perming, dyeing and chemical treatments make it a good candidate for use as hair extensions and is equally vigorous and the healthiest type of hair.
Taking care of them does not differ with the way you also take care of your own real tresses. Shampooing, using a conditioner and even leave-on moisturizers can also be used. There is one thing though those hair professionals would advise you – to use cold water and a mild shampoo so as to avoid any tangles, mattings and dryness. If you use curling irons, blow dryer or flat irons to your hair, you can do the same way to these natural hair intensifiers without having to be bothered of damaging them. Even a hair color treatment can still be had as long as you keep your monthly visits to your stylist to have it re-touched. Having a myriad of choices with regards to types and colors, you can do a lot of things with them – just like your own real hair!
Although there are other ways of administering these extensions, there are three major techniques which are being used. The process of installing it differs from each one as per hair stylist and the real hair tresses.
1. The fusion method or the strand-by-strand entails the segmenting of your tresses into tiny tresses and making use of a specific kind of glue and pasting it a fourth of an inch from the roots of your hair. They are then mixed together with your real hair.
2. The bonding method makes use of a definite kind of glue pasted on the weft of the wigs and fastens the weft near the roots. The disadvantage of this method is it can irritate your scalp which can cause hair thinning especially if it was inappropriately done.
3. The weaving method requires the stylist to make tracks or rows around the head. Tracking is made by making small segments of hair and braided near the scalp. On top of the tracks made, the natural tresses are placed for a more ordinary effect. Sewn into the rows are the wefts making use of a specific type of dull-point needle and thread. The set of hair fibers which are levelly fastened to the manner the vertical human hair extensions fall is the thing called weft. To discard the sewn add-ons, the thread used for sewing is simply cut.
4. The Clip-on method. Understandably called clip-on because it makes use of clips to attach the weft, which makes it easier to detangle and fasten. Of late, the clip-on has become one of the most popular choices by many.