| Hair extensions - a few hours in the salon and | | | | Wefts, on the other hand, are braided into your |
| you have long hair that looks like a dream. But is | | | | hair, so no chemicals are needed. A weft looks |
| there a downside? Professionally made hair | | | | like a curtain of hair held together at the top and |
| extensions can completely transform your | | | | hanging freely toward the bottom. It is braided |
| appearance without affecting the health of your | | | | into your hair around the midline of your head - |
| hair, but if they are done wrongly extensions can | | | | about ear level. It is safer for your hair but, on |
| seriously damage your hair. You should know | | | | the downside, as you own hair grows wefts have |
| what to expect before going to the salon. | | | | to be rebraided - about once every two months. |
| Would hair extensions cost a fortune? | | | | What materials are used for hair extensions? |
| Yes, extensions done by a professional hair | | | | First, hair for extensions can be either synthetic |
| extension artist and made from high quality hair | | | | or real human hair. Synthetic extensions are |
| would cost you several hundred dollars. The price | | | | cheaper, of course, but you get what you pay |
| really depends on the quality of the hair used - | | | | for - they look like artificial strands attached to |
| Asian hair is cheaper, while European hair costs | | | | your hair. They're not very pleasant to the touch, |
| 2-3 times more. If you want good looking hair - | | | | either. |
| especially blond hair - you will have to pay for | | | | Human hair used for extensions gives better |
| European material. | | | | results. Human extension hair differs by origin. The |
| Online you might find hair extension 'starter kits' | | | | most common are hair from India and Asian |
| with complete instructions, which aren't difficult to | | | | countries. They are great, if you are an Asian |
| apply. So if you feel adventurous, you can buy a | | | | woman yourself. Unfortunately this type of hair |
| do-it-yourself kit and save significantly. If done | | | | has a noticeably different texture from a |
| correctly, this type of hair extension looks as | | | | Caucasian's natural hair, so on Caucasian women |
| good as any salon made one. If you decide to | | | | they just don't look right. |
| follow this route, though, make sure that you | | | | European hair is of better quality, usually originating |
| order high quality hair. | | | | from Spain and Italy, is of better quality but costs |
| What types of hair extension are available? | | | | more. The only problem is that its natural color is |
| The two major types of hair extension are | | | | usually coal black. To make a blond extensions out |
| individual strands and wefts. | | | | of them, Italian or Spanish hair needs to be |
| Individual strands, as the name implies, are | | | | heavily bleached. |
| attached one piece at a time to your own hair, | | | | There are also so-called 'raw' or 'virgin' hair. This is |
| usually using glue, or with waxes and polymers. | | | | European hair coming from Central and Eastern |
| The problem here is that most of the attachment | | | | European countries, like Russia and Poland. The |
| methods require coating your natural hair with | | | | advantage of this hair that it is naturally light and |
| rather unfriendly chemicals. Attaching these | | | | of a very high quality. However, this type of hair |
| extensions isn't a problem, but removing this type | | | | is difficult to find and costs an arm and a leg. |
| of extension can seriously damage your hair. | | | | |