Hi , I think lower grade hair should be
cheap and
temporary and kept on a
weft only ,
because this type of hair can be made up from left over muddled up hair
brushed up off the floor , perhaps remnants from the root to point correct expensive hair .
Once it is muddled it would have to be processed so it can be re used again.
A lot of processed hair is also
hair fall from
lots of different people from lots of different poorer country's , who have really long hair.
They save all their naturally long tangled hair brushings
from a hair brush ect ,
and throw them in a community basket to sell their hair balls to collectors who visit each month , they then receive a small price for it .
Now this hair is perfectly good hair (if it is clean ) and as any postiche or wig maker will tell you it can be sorted out quite easily by actually feeling for the root bulb on the end of the hair ,
any hair that has left the scalp naturally at the end of its life cycle will have this little root bulb in place.
If this was clean hair a wig maker could make a beautiful long wig or hair piece with all the hair lying in the right direction just by feeling for the little hair bulb , but this is tedious work and very expensive ,
The mass production of wefted hair seems to have phased out the little wig makers , as processed manufactured hair is a lot cheaper for us to buy .
As you know with muddled hair from the floor , or with natural hair fall collected from brushes ,
the individual hairs do not lay in the same direction and are all muddled ,
therefore this has to be cleansed and treated in giant acid vats,
this is to cleanse and strip off the cuticle which damages the hair ,
they then have to put something on this very damaged hair which is like silicone to give it shine and a temporary coating.
See Jeni Giles article link below ;
http://www.salongeek.com/hair-geek/65416-helpful-hints-hair-extensions.html
Once the silicone coating wears off through styling and washing ect
it can become like matted back combed hair,
because this is basically what you will be doing to it instead of smoothing it with a brush,
the hair is
not root to point correct so therefore when you do brush it it has a back combing effect.
Personally I would never use cheap hair that has gone though these acid vats
for individual hair extensions as they would only last as long as long as the silicone coating allows .
This type of cheaper hair would not last for the full three months in a head of hair without matting problems .
Cheaper hair
clip on wefts are ok , and they will keep their sheen longer if it is washed and styled less, this keeps the silicone coating on it for longer .
The very best hair you can get is
Virgin Russian Blonde hair this is the finest in texture , and can easily be dyed to match any colour , it is very very expensive though, but it can be used over and over as long as its not muddled up . A lot of people find it far too expensive to use for individual hair extensions as you do lose a little each time .
I tend to go for best quality
European hair for individual strand extensions .
I would say "yes go for the cheaper hair
if it is clip in for a
temporary look"
but
never for individual bonds.
Some types of cheaper hair (
clip in wefts ) can look and feel better than others.
As for pre bonded hair, At the moment I only ever use my own source of bonds and preferred hair that I totally trust, as I
know that it will last the client for a full three months ,
the hair is totally reusable for up to a year or even longer
( bearing in mind the old bond has to be snipped off each time ,) but then I am always open to suggestions , I think the wavy tousled hair extensions look great.
Ps , for all of you that may want to test the hair to see if it is
cuticle to point correct;
you will know if it is quality hair and root to point correct if you run a wet finger and thumb up and down the hair very firmly,
you will feel the cuticles squeak as you run your fingers upwards ,
(just like a porosity test,)
the cuticles squeak if they are still intact and are laying the correct way ,
if they don't squeak and the hair feels very soft and silky ,
then you know it has been treated , this is a sign that it is not root to point correct ,
and when that coating wears off it wont be as nice anymore :hug: .
Hair jewels ? I love them especially for glittery events , Christmas and parties too , I would love to see more people wearing hair jewels .
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. Do your salons do something similar?
