Hair extentions

[akaza]

Hi Everyone,

I am a nail and skin geek, but thought to ask you hair geeks, which in your professional opinion is the best type of hair extention to get?

I have been told that most salons offer asian hair extentions as they are cheaper for them to buy?

I've also heard that european hair is best for quality rather than asian or indian hair? Is this true?

 

[minky]

Hi Everyone,

I am a nail and skin geek, but thought to ask you hair geeks, which in your professional opinion is the best type of hair extention to get?

I have been told that most salons offer asian hair extentions as they are cheaper for them to buy?

I've also heard that european hair is best for quality rather than asian or indian hair? Is this true?

All hair is good hair if it is not too processed and its good if it is all laying in the right direction,
its all just different weights and textures

when any hair is put in the wrong way around its this what causes it to interlock and matt up

sillicone coated hair
is hair that is usually put in the wrong way around and so will matt up when the silicone wears off in a few weeks or so
depending on shampooing and
using hair tools ect

this silicone treated hair is mainly from poorer Asian people collected from their hair brushes and put in a big baskest by the villagers ,
someone comes along and pays a small price for it,

they then sell it to manufacures who chemically treat it
as it would be impossible to put all the hairs in the right direction,

so they use acid chemicals on it to remove the cuticles
and then silicone coat it to stop it matting up
this makes it look good and feel good for a short while
but only until the silicone wears off

then you end up with what I call creeping hair (hair that climbs up itself and looks tatty and sort of loops up when you move your head)

it is best to buy Root to tip correct hair ,
European or Russian hair usually has this quality , so it is well worth paying for it as you can use it for years ,

Do buy it from a reputable person who knows about Extension hair

here is a link that may help

http://www.salongeek.com/hair-geek/...air-extensions.html?highlight=hair+extensions

:hug:

 

[LoadsOfHair]

it depends really...

clearly 100% virgin remy human european hair is the best because of the direction of the cuticles, it matchs the clients own natural hair texture and is unprocessed. however the cost of this hair is rather high and including the cost of the application by a good fully trainned and exerienced extensionist can make the full price of the extensions rocket.

your right that many people use the cheaper asian human hair. especially in the current climate, as most people cant afford £500 upwards every 3-5 months for new extensions and then the £100-150 maintenance every month in between. I completely agree with minky that there are grades of human hair, and depending on the grade (which is usually indicated by the price) you can get beautiful extensions that simply require you to stick to specialised hair extension products with use.

so really it depends upon your budget, but certainly either buy a sample or buy from a recommend source, to test the hair for yourself. but also many of the chinese sites out there are fakes so personally I would stick with US or UK sites.

 

[akaza]

Im not a hair geek, so I dont buy my extentions...I have considered it though, as I do get extentions put in all the time, and would rather buy them so I know exactly what Im getting!

Most of the salons I have gone to will not specify what type of hair it is....for all I know it could be silicone treated, cheap hair! My hair stylist has left the salon where I used to get my extentions, and the last place I got them done, I was very dissapointed! The hair looked good, and felt soft, but after afew washes, lost its shine, and started looking fake!

Will check out the link you gave me, and will have a look at some places to buy the extentions for myself!

Thanks for your help