| Hair Extensions way to get longer and fuller hair. There | | | | the end of the day it is hard to do better then the real |
| are many different types of Hair Extensions on the | | | | thing. There are several grades of quality in real hair |
| market, but for the sake of simplicity we will focus on | | | | and many different methods to attach the hair to your |
| two main types of application methods: Individual | | | | existing hair. Other popular uses are for hair thinning or |
| Strands and Wefts. Individual method involves taking | | | | even hair loss situations. There are some methods of |
| small amounts of extension hair (natural or synthetic ) | | | | hair extensions that can actually help improve the |
| and applying to small sections of your own hair by | | | | condition of your natural hair as it grows out. A heated |
| either weaving in, heat fusing, gluing, clamping with | | | | clamp melts the solution sealing the extension around |
| metal rods or using waxes and polymers. These | | | | the hair. This is known as "heat sealing. |
| extensions usually only last a few months before they | | | | Human hair grows approximately 1 cm per month on |
| have to be taken out and completely re-done. The | | | | average. The extensions hair most likely has gone |
| main problem with this method is taking the Hair | | | | through some type of de-colorization process and then |
| Extensions out without damaging your own hair. Hair | | | | re-colored to get it the to color that it is now. There |
| extensions have been around forever, but recently | | | | are hundreds of methods used to apply hair |
| there has been technological advancement in the | | | | extensions and just as many types of hair. The most |
| industry and modern day hair extensions are becoming | | | | popular system out now is the strand by strand |
| readily available and even affordable. Hair extensions | | | | method made by companies such as Great Lengths, |
| can be done with either human hair or synthetic hair. | | | | Hair Dreams and SoCap. These extensions are |
| Small strands of the human or synthetic hair are | | | | attached to your hair with polymer bonds near the root |
| attached to your natural hair, creating a thick natural | | | | in small sections. Hair Dreams and SoCap both use a |
| long flowing hair style. Hair extensions can be done | | | | heated tool to soften their bonds so they can be rolled |
| with either human hair or synthetic hair. Some people | | | | around the hair sections forming a round seal. Great |
| love man-made hair for its disposability, and some hate | | | | Lengths offers Cold Fusion; which uses a special tool |
| the thought of wearing real human hair extensions. | | | | to create an ultra sonic vibration to soften the bond. |
| Good-quality synthetic hair extension should be light | | | | The bond is then is folded around the sections making |
| and airy. The strands of hair should separate in the | | | | the individual sealed bonds small, smooth and flat. Most |
| wind as does natural hair. It should have a natural "flat" | | | | extensions, if applied properly, will last up to four |
| shine. Many people prefer natural human hair | | | | months. After this the special glue-like bond attached |
| extensions as they are wary of handmade synthetic | | | | to your natural hair will begin to loosen and fall off. |
| hair or fear it may end up looking not as good as the | | | | Juliet Cohen is an expert in Hair Extentions and |
| real thing, Although fake hair is unbelievably good, at | | | | Hairstyling. |