Hair extension: reviews will help you choose the most suitable method

Not so long ago, the owners of short haircuts, dreaming of finding long, dense tresses, had only two options: to wear a hot and uncomfortable wig, or slowly and long to grow their own strands. However, today there is a more simple and convenient way out - hair extensions. The testimonies indicate that the curls that are elongated in this way look as natural as their own.

In total, several types of donor (used to build up) hair are distinguished, based on their texture and quality: European, Asian, South Russian and Slavic. Slavic hair - the most delicate, silky and high-quality, close in texture to natural, well-settable and dyed. They survive three to four corrections without compromising their appearance. South Russian - somewhat stiffer and thicker Slavic, are smooth and wavy. If necessary, two corrections can be sustained. European hair, in spite of its name, is usually collected in India. They are thicker than Slavic and South Russian, so not all fit - the difference between their own and hair extensions can catch your eye. Correction on them is not done (in extreme cases it can be done only once).

Finally, Asian hair type is the cheapest and least qualitative. Such hair is very hard, so they are subjected to special treatment. However, after a five or six-fold washing of the head, they begin to lose their appearance - they break off and become tangled. Using such material, it is difficult to make a qualitative hair extension. Customer reviews indicate that most of them remained dissatisfied with their choice. Nevertheless, this, the most affordable, type of hair, still has its customers. All types of hair used for building up are supplied both in slices and in tresses - assembled into thin ribbons or on keratin capsules.

To build hair, various methods are used - "hot" or "cold". At the heart of each of them is the attachment of additional strands to their own hair, similar to them in color and texture. Extension is possible if the length of your own hair is at least 10 cm - otherwise the location of fixation strands will be visible.

In the case of "Japanese" (also called "Korean" or "Chinese"), the donor's hair is attached to its own by means of miniature rings of the appropriate color. This method is quite simple, but strands so created can deliver a certain discomfort, interfering with sleep. In addition, these rings, in comparison with the same keratin capsules, are quite heavy. Hair with this method of building is strongly combed out.

Another "cold" way, called "Spanish", is to build hair with a special glue. Small capsules in the places of attachment of strands are formed by the master manually. This is perhaps the most gentle way: this hair extension (reviews confirm this) allows you to do without temperature and avoid a hard mechanical impact on them. The glue capsule is very strong: it does not break even under the influence of high temperatures. Hair, so embroidered in this way, look as natural as possible. By the disadvantages of this technology can be attributed very painful removal of donor hair during correction. There is also a tape "cold" hair extension - a technology that allows you to find long hair in just 40 minutes. For her, hair is used on a special adhesive tape in the trusses produced by Arcos - it was she who patented this technique. This fast and easy-to-use technology, however, has serious drawbacks: colorless sticky tapes glint in bright light, and sometimes they can peel off. However, this method is very good for thin hair, since the load on them is distributed evenly.

Of the "hot" technologies that provide a temperature effect on the hair, you can identify "Italian", in which the keratin applied to the strand is sealed with special tongs, forming a firm capsule - small and flat, completely invisible. Keratin hair extensions make it possible to use all of their types. Correction with it is done after 4 - 6 months. The hot "English" hair extension, reviews about which are quite good, involves the formation of joints in the joints of a harmless, refractory organic resin. To do this, use a special glue gun. The disadvantage of this method, in contrast to the "Italian", is the impossibility of visiting the sauna and sauna: the melting point of the bio-resin is about +80 degrees (the keratin used for the "Italian" method of building is +120 - 130 degrees).

Do hair extensions in any way, regardless of technology, there are contraindications: it is, first of all, seborrhea, neurodermatitis, eczema. Do not do this procedure and with hair loss and fragility - their condition can significantly deteriorate. In general, with sufficiently strong hair and a healthy scalp, choose hair extension technology, which is right for you, will not be difficult.