Hair extensions

Extensions  involve pieces of synthetic or human hair either being inter weaved, fused with heat, gluing, using metal rods to clamp, or waxed with sections of your natural hair. Since most of these methods do require some sort of chemical or other substance, the extensions do need to be removed and redone every couple of months. This is not what damages the hair. Damage to the hair can occur when the extensions are taken out improperly.

How do hair extensions damage your hair?

Sometimes the hair extensions can be attached too close to the scalp and may give you a headache because of the hair is being pulled too tightly. Hair extensions can become tangled and unmanageable, which often happens with synthetic hair. This may also happen if the hair extensions don’t mesh together with your natural hair. Extensions will never truly match the color of your natural hair, no matter how synthetic.

Lastly hair extensions applied to human hair that are attached by glue can sometimes be removed with acetone (fingernail polish remover), which will damage your hair.

So how do you protect your hair from damage?

1. Get your hair professionally done. Do not attempt to do it yourself, and don’t let another family member help you with it as well. The professionals get paid to do it, so let them. Better yet, if the professional screws up they are obligated to fix it!
2. Protect your extensions. Prolong the use of your extensions but washing your hair with a mild shampoo and wash it less frequently to help the natural oils stay in place.

Just take care of your hair extensions and have them maintained properly. A few simple steps to ensure you keep your real hair healthy.

People choose to get hair extensions for many different reasons. For example if their hair is thin or thinning and want to add more volume; if they cut a little too much off last time and want it to be longer; if they have an upcoming event and would like an up do that would otherwise be impossible with their short hair; if they have an inconsistent thickness to their natural hair to even it out. Many different reasons with all one solution-Extensions! There are many different brands and applications of hair extensions so how do you know which one is the best? This will help you understand the Great Lengths method of hair extensions and what makes it the best!

The most common methods of applying extensions are weaving , fusion, clamping with metal tubes or using waxes and polymers, sewn wefts, micro rings, taping, bonding, adhesives, and clip ins. Some forms of extensions can be damaging to the hair and are not recommended for hair that is over-processed from the use of chemical treatments such as relaxing, bleaching, or perms, these can make the hair brittle and prone to breaking. Check with your stylist when in doubt. Great Lengths Extensions uses a patented system which pre-bonds the hair to ensure easy application and long lasting results. The patented protein polymer bond used allows for compatibility with the elements your hair encounters such as heat, water and sunlight. Most importantly after the bonding is dissolved using the Great Lengths removal solution your hair is in a natural state with no damage to the cuticle.

The extent that each form of extensions lasts varies with each application. The sewn wefts way, or “tracks”, usually only lasts from 6-8 weeks, depending on how fast your hair grows. With adhesives they can be as short as a day or two before they start coming out, or last up to 4 weeks. Micro rings extensions will last about 3 months. Great Lengths however last an average of 5 months! All of this, of course, depends on how well you maintain the extensions and your hair. Great Lengths easily outlives all the other forms.

With Great Lengths, the choice of colours, lengths, thicknesses and decorative strands allows for hundreds of possibilities for your truly unique and personalised head of hair. There are 40 natural shades, 14 fashion alternate colour shades and Diamond strands, which use Swarovski crystals to choose from. The hair can be further personalised to exactly match your natural colour and style as it is 100% human hair.

The process of consultation with your stylist is an important step to ensure the desired outcome for the Great Lengths extensions is achieved. The colour, length, cut, style, finished look, maintenance and pricing must all be decided. There is a choice of four lengths ranging from 30 to 60 centimetres, depending on how many strands needed the price will vary for the desired look.

Now that you have read a little bit about the Great Lengths way of extensions you can make an educated decision on what you want in your hair! You can always consult your stylist if you have any questions about extensions. Get them today, for all your hair dilemmas.