Hair weft will be quite tight for a week or so, until they've
loosened up slightly and your own hair has grown a bit. You will not need to
wash hair extensions as often as
normal hair - once a week at the most would be fine. The only part that really
needs to be washed is at the scalp, so it's best to run a dilute shampoo
solution through the scalp, and then let the lather rinse through the hair weft
themselves. Gives this advice on looking after your braids:
Shampooing: The method for washing hair weft is to squirt a
little shampoo in my hand then dilute it with some water If you can't get
peppermint shampoo,which is what thinks is the best thing for washing
hair extensions with, try any minty shampoo or one with tea tree oil (The Body
Shop tea tree shampoo works great, just get one of the bitty travel bottles).
So, what I do is first gently rub my scalp with the pads of my fingers to ease
the urge to itch, and to loosen any, um, scruff. Then, Apply to part of your
hair concentrating it all on your scalp. Apply to your head in sections until
you seem to have it all covered. Then, rinse like crazy. A shower or one of
those shower head attachments is really helpful for hair extensions at this
moment. Rinse for several minutes. Sometimes itchiness is left over shampoo on
your poor scalp.
Drying: Squeeze out as much water as you can while in the
shower. Then, grab a towel and gently squeeze out more water. Grab another
towel, since the first is probably soaked, and gently squeeze some more. Your
hair will be really heavy right now, so try to support it with your hands as
much as possible. Definitely, don't pile your hair on top of your head using a
towel as turban. I tend to sit on the sofa with my hair piled on a towel on top
of the sofa back. My hair is supported by the back of the sofa, and the towel
beneath it is keeping the sofa dry while also helping to dry out my hair. You
can use a hair dryer on low temperature to help your hair dry faster.
Preventing fuzz
for human hair extensions:
When washing, you can apply scalp sprays and dry shampoos which will keep the itchiness down. Sheen/hair weft sprays will keep your hair looking nice, and prevent fuzziness. If you wrap your hair extensions in a scarf while sleeping, and change over to satin pillowcases, you'll find that your hair weft won't get too fuzzy.
When washing, you can apply scalp sprays and dry shampoos which will keep the itchiness down. Sheen/hair weft sprays will keep your hair looking nice, and prevent fuzziness. If you wrap your hair extensions in a scarf while sleeping, and change over to satin pillowcases, you'll find that your hair weft won't get too fuzzy.
How often to wash
the hair extensions: As far as
frequency of washing, this is really different as individual. I tend to wait at
least a week between scrubbing up. Sometimes 2 or so. I give myself a gentle
scalp massage with some oil and spray leave in conditioner if I think my head
is being sad. "
Funkiness: Developing a bit of a funk in your hair extensions is a definite possibility. I think thoroughly rinsing, and getting as much water out of them as quickly as possible will probably help with that.
Funkiness: Developing a bit of a funk in your hair extensions is a definite possibility. I think thoroughly rinsing, and getting as much water out of them as quickly as possible will probably help with that.
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