| There are plenty of different options on the market | | | | sections of your own hair and adding in the extension |
| at the moment for anyone interested in longer hair, | | | | hair to the strands. These can look pretty good, and |
| with much debate over which option makes for the | | | | are the choice of many celebrities, but there can also |
| best hair extensions. Here we go over the pros and | | | | be dire consequences if they go wrong. The fact |
| cons of different types of extension so you can pick | | | | that chemical substances are used to basically 'stick' |
| the best hair extensions for your look. | | | | the hair extension onto your own hair means that it |
| Real vs. Synthetic Hair | | | | is pretty difficult to remove them without damaging |
| The first thing to understand when choosing any | | | | your hair or scalp. This method can also be |
| type of hair extensions is that they can be made of | | | | expensive, since the extensions will only remain in |
| real hair or from synthetic product. Although real hair | | | | place for a few months before they start to fall out |
| products are usually more expensive, these are | | | | and have to be completely reapplied. |
| definitely much better than synthetic products, which | | | | Weft hair extensions look like a long curtain of hair, |
| will never look quite like real hair. There only time the | | | | and are attached instead using corn rows. Although |
| synthetic extensions may be the best is if: | | | | this is much better for your hair, you still have to visit |
| - You're having dreadlocks put in | | | | the salon every few weeks as your own hair grows. |
| - You deliberately want to add in a false look for | | | | The cornrows can also be quite uncomfortable to |
| example with neon extensions | | | | have against your head over long periods of time. |
| Unless either of these applies, you should always go | | | | Hair Clip Extensions |
| for real hair. Even then there is often a choice of | | | | A much newer product to the market is the hair |
| which type of hair to go for. The golden rule is to try | | | | extension clip. These too come in a choice of |
| and match your own hair type as much as possible, | | | | synthetic and real hair, and are definitely the best hair |
| so if you are a Westerner then buy European hair, | | | | extension for anyone who likes to change their look |
| which is treated to be available in any natural shade. | | | | regularly, since you can pop them in or out easily |
| Asian hair extensions are the best extensions to go | | | | whenever you want longer or shorter hair. Hair |
| for only if you actually are Asian, or they will not look | | | | extension clips can be used to achieve the same look |
| like your own. | | | | as you would get from salon extensions, but are also |
| Different Types of Salon Hair Extensions | | | | much less expensive, since they can be used over |
| Visiting the salon to get hair extensions remains | | | | and over again. |
| popular, where there are basically two main choices | | | | Overall the question of which are the best hair |
| of extensions offered: | | | | extensions varies from person to person, but for |
| - Individual strand extensions | | | | many who wish to simply gain a glamorous look for a |
| - Weft extensions | | | | special occasion, clip-in extensions made from real hair |
| Individual strand extensions involve taking small | | | | are the best choice to go for. |