Hair extensions: pros and cons

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Favorite quieted down at the computer. Suddenly the apartment was announced by his enthusiastic cry: "Look, how great!" I went over. A spectacular lady with a luxurious red mane looked at me from the screen. "I will kill!" - I thought jealously and suddenly …

The red-haired predator on the monitor turned out to be me. My computer craftsman found an image of gorgeous hair in the bowels of the Internet and diligently added it to my photo in Photoshop. I liked the picture. With a sigh, I felt my curls reaching down to the middle of my cheeks. Just in case, assuring me that he liked me with any hairstyle, my beloved gave me … a certificate for hair extensions.

I started studying the procedure.

Hair was extended by singer Valeria, artist Klara Novikova, participants of the TV project "Dom-2" Alena Vodonaeva and Olga Buzova.

It turned out that the length of the strands that the master builds up at the very roots of your own hair is different - 30, 40, 50, 60 cm. The maximum length is available only to those who have their own hair no shorter than 15 cm.

There are about a dozen ways to build up. Best of all, they will tell you about them directly in the beauty salon, a specialist will select the best method for your case. But you can read about it in advance, for example, in this article.

In the salon, they will determine the number of strands you need. A professional should evaluate the density, texture and general condition of your hair. If they are thin and liquid, the strands will need 100-125. Someone needs 50 pieces. The average amount is 75. Prices for the procedure start at three hundred dollars.

“Extensions are of two types: chemical fiber and natural,” says hairdresser-stylist Alexei Fedorenkov. - Of course, natural ones are better: they look more natural, they can be curled. Minus one - they are more expensive."

Hair extensions have both pleasant properties and those that can put you off. Let's start with the good.

Obvious joys

- In three hours you get a hairstyle that would take years to create naturally. This argument alone outweighs the hundreds of small arguments that hair extensions are uncomfortable.

"The quality of your hair extensions depends entirely on your careful grooming."

- If the technology is followed, your own hair will not only not suffer, but will also be strengthened. The fact is that a heavy strand "trains" hair follicles and muscles. They get used to "keeping the weight".

- Months of wearing hair extensions allow you to grow your own, bypassing the unpleasant period when the length of the hair still does not allow you to put it in a bun, but a neat haircut is no longer possible.

- If you decide to grow your own braid, then by extending your hair, you will learn how to properly care for long hair, master various hairstyles, and find your own style.

Underwater rocks

- Extension is not done at the very roots of your own hair. They are too thin there, and the sensitivity is high. Long strands will start slightly higher. Therefore, you will not be able to comb new curls into a high hairstyle. "Native" strands with capsules will stick out. It remains to either wear loose hair, or make a loose "tail".

At first, I could not get used to the feeling that my whole head was "stuck" with tiny hairpins. Hairdressers say some of the clients will soon return to the salon to get rid of the little tormentors. Therefore, if your scalp is very sensitive, think a thousand times before doing extensions.

- The hair extensions and the capsules themselves are almost identical in color to your hair, but if you style your hair carelessly, the treacherous capsules can be seen. And if the weather is windy, be sure, they will look out, no matter how you style your hair.

- Combing. For four months (this is exactly the period you can count on by artificially lengthening your hairstyle), forget about the possibility of combing your hair from the very root. This will have to be done from capsules. The skin may start to itch.

- Your man probably expects to be able to run his fingers into your new luxurious hairstyle in a fit of passion. Alas, this fantasy will not always be feasible. After all, before going to bed, you will have to braid your hair in pigtails, otherwise it will get tangled and turn into real felt. By the way, when you are grabbed by a thick extended strand, which is held by a thin strand of its own, it hurts. Finally, your boyfriend hopes to iron his soft hair, but will feel like a lot of little hairpins hidden in his hair.

- The best extensible strands are made from natural human hair. They are bought from the population, then strands are made, placed in a special solution that eats away any coloring pigment. For regeneration, the hair is placed in a keratin solution. And then they are painted in a variety of colors and given to "exploitation". Now they can be curled, washed, cut, combed. But they do not lend themselves to coloring (toning, coloring, highlighting).

- Sometimes hair extensions fall out. Most often - when you comb your hair. Save them so you can return to the wizard who will reattach them. The first month is usually done for free.

- Taking care of hair extensions is more difficult than your own.

“Do not forget that our own hair is nourished along with the entire body, and the quality of the hair extension depends entirely on your careful care of it,” says Alexey Fedorenkov. - It is necessary to wash such hair with special shampoos for hair extensions. If the master has not recommended a specific line, Gliss Kur products are suitable. Be sure to use conditioners. But they must be used carefully so that the balm does not fall on the capsules that attach the strands to the hair. Otherwise, the capsule will slide off. The revitalizing balm spray is highly recommended. It does not wash off after application and protects hair from external influences. And, of course, such hair should never be dried out with a hairdryer. Burned ends very quickly start to look dull and lifeless."

You can discuss hair care products on Cleo's "Look and Cosmetics" forum.

Results of the experiment

Despite all the difficulties, I proudly carried my curls for five months (instead of the prescribed three or four). After the nightly braids, they curled beautifully and did not require special styling. And, most importantly, I really liked myself with them.

They took off my hair extensions for three hours. When the torment was over, I felt incredible lightness!

Recently, my beloved gave me a certificate for the same salon. My hair has grown a lot since then, but the red-haired luxury that I have been building is still a long way off. She looked at the radiant donor. Then to his photo with fluffy long hair, which he hung in the most prominent place above the sofa. In the mirror. I remembered all the pros and cons … And put the certificate in my purse.