Shedding hair extensions

Shedding hair extensions

Hair loss is a common worry by anybody considering hair extensions, however it needn’t be. Hair extensions that are fitted correctly by a trained professional, maintained regularly and cared for correctly with a good aftercare regime will not cause any damage to your natural hair, and are a great way to add length and volume to your hair.

A common question we are asked however is why when hair extensions are removed does there appear to be some natural hair contained within the bond, and the answer to this is very simple.

The average person will lose around 50–100 hairs per day as part of the natural hair cycle. You only have to consider how often you clear out your hair brush to realize that you naturally lose a lot more hair than you realize on a daily basis.

When you are wearing any kind of permanent hair extension your hair is closed inside a bond, meaning that any hairs that would naturally shed and come out in your hair brush, or when washing your hair still come loose, but instead remain trapped within the bond with nowhere to go.

After 4 months when your hair extensions are due to be removed, you would have naturally shed around 12,000 hairs, a lot of which have not been able to free themselves from your hair extension bonds.

So for this reason when you come to your maintenance appointment, you’ll undoubtedly notice a lot of natural hair coming out with hair extensions, and this is completely normal. The hair extensions have not caused your hair to thin, and have not caused your natural hair to fall out. This should not cause you any worry, and will not have caused your hair to thin or become damaged.

You must remember that when you are wearing hair extensions london, over a 4 month period you will become accustomed to the feeling of having very thick, full bodied hair. When your hair extensions are removed it is common to forget what your hair actually looked and felt like before, so some adjustment may be needed to get used to how your natural hair again.

Ways to reduce shedding:

• Co-washing Hair: Co-washextensions to ensure that the wefts are cleaned. Co-washing is the act of conditioning hair, to keep it soft, clean and moisturized. Extensions are more likely to shed when they are brittle, think of it as your natural hair, breakage occurs when hair is not maintained.
• Sealing Wefts: After this process, the hair sealed. “Sealing” means reinforcing the hair extension wefts with glue to reduce or attempt to eliminate shedding. Sealing wefts enable hair to last longer and provide the wearer with a more satisfactory install requiring less maintenance.
• Choosing Double Weft Hair: Hair can be double-wefted or single wefted. Double-weft hair means that two tracks of hair sewn together. The double-wefting process reduces shedding because it is thicker and sewn more securely. Double-weft hair can also create a fuller looking install.
• Clarifying Shampoo: To reduce shedding, after installs wash hair with a clarifying shampoo. These can be beneficial to extensions, reviving the strands. Clarifying shampoos are stronger than regular shampoos and strip hair of oils, conditioner, or build up, bringing the extensions back to life. Clarifying keeps the extensions from being dry and susceptible to shedding.
• Keep hair tied up at night: Treat extensions with care to minimize shedding. Just like natural hair, the constant pulling and rubbing of outside factors can cause hair to shed. Be sure to wrap straight hair at night, braid curlier textures or cover your install with a bonnet to prevent shedding.

• Pay attention to the products used on your extensions: Use sulfate free conditioners and shampoos. Do not put extra sprays or oils on your extensions. Lastly, excessive shedding from extensions could mean that it is time for a new installation or to reseal wefts. Merely remove extensions, and repeat the process of co-washing or clarifying extensions before sealing the wefts. It is essential to keep in mind that no hair will be completely shed free, however with the steps taken above; one will be able to minimize shedding.