| Synthetic Fiber Hair Extensions Create Choice Hair | | | | weight when wet. |
| Styles for Hair Loss and Fashion Clients | | | | Tangle human hair tends to matt and tangles this is |
| | | | because the surface of human hair has little spines on |
| From the beginning of time, women have cared for | | | | it that look like roof tiles under a microscope. |
| their hair. As far back as 4000,300 B.C. Egyptian | | | | Because this alien hair sin it being conditioned by the |
| women and even men are shown with various wigs | | | | natural oils that condition your own hair, these spines |
| and elaborate hair styles. Hair is a contributing factor | | | | tend to stick out and tangle up with the other hairs |
| to ones confidence and serenity. Our culture strongly | | | | on your head. Consequently, you do need to use |
| identifies femininity with a thick, lustrous head of hair. | | | | quite intensive conditioners to keep the hair in good |
| Images of full bodied, shining hair are synonymous | | | | condition. Fiber, however, has a smooth surface and |
| with female attributes, sexuality, desirability and vigor. | | | | therefore is less likely to tangle. |
| Thinning, dry, lusterless hair is identified with illness, old | | | | Glue human hair extensions are typically applied with |
| age, and poverty. | | | | glue and removed with acetone a recipe for damage, |
| Every generation goes thru more and more | | | | the results of which we regularly see in our studio. |
| transformations and capitalizes on current trends of | | | | Our method doesn’t use any chemicals. |
| Hair Styles. The big Hair Style trend these days is in | | | | Colour match a stylist using human hair would typically |
| full swing in Europe and is just starting to spread in | | | | take a swatch of the client is hair and send it to a |
| the United States. It is the trend of Hair Extensions. | | | | human hair supplier who would then pick the closest |
| Hair extensions involve the attachment of human or | | | | colour from a specific range. We actually colour blend |
| synthetic hair to your existing hair to create a more | | | | our hair with the client in front of us taking into |
| full or long look immediately. Hair extensions can add | | | | account all the different subtle shade shifts that may |
| instant body, length to your look and can also help | | | | exist in their hair to get an absolutely perfect match |
| with hair thinning and hair loss situations. | | | | Ethics there is a great deal of mystery surrounding |
| There are many different methods of hair extensions | | | | the origins of human hair used in extensions and it is |
| on the market today, some good, some not so | | | | very difficult to track the exact source. A common |
| good. Mark Sharp, cofounder and creative director of | | | | source for top quality hair is from female Russian |
| Mark Glenn Hair Enhancement of London, England and | | | | prisoners, for example |
| Glenn Kinsey, cofounder and managing director have | | | | Look and feel fiber looks and feels just like real hair |
| taken revolutionary steps in developing a fiber hair | | | | but is much kinder to the hair and is much easier to |
| extension method that not only doesn’t damage | | | | style and take care of. |
| the existing hair but can even improve the condition | | | | Question What percentage of your clients gets hair |
| of the hair. They have transformed the lives of | | | | extensions for hair loss issues versus fashion |
| women who suffer from varying degrees of hair loss | | | | Answer The split is approximately |
| caused by conditions such as alopecia, trichotillomania, | | | | Question You have developed your own branded |
| genetic factors, stress and postoperative trauma. | | | | method MG extensions for applying fiber extensions. |
| The Mark Glenn extensions, commonly known as MG | | | | What is unique about your method in comparison to |
| extensions, use no glues, bonding solutions, threads, | | | | other methods available, Do you plan to patent your |
| weaves, injections, and nothing is stuck on the head. | | | | application method |
| They are attached using a very fine braid. A small | | | | Answer We have a proprietary technique for |
| section of existing hair is split into two. The fiber hair | | | | working with female hair loss, for which clients visit |
| is also split into two to make the braid and is finally | | | | us from all over the world. For fashion purposes, we |
| wrapped around the base of the hair, protecting it. | | | | have amalgamated several different methods and |
| The fiber is then sealed on itself using a heat tool | | | | added our own unique adaptations to create a |
| which is no hotter than a typical pair of curling tongs | | | | technique that creates a beautiful look |
| or crimpers. This creates a tiny plastic seal. It is | | | | Question: Why do you feel that fiber extensions are |
| important to point out that during this process, your | | | | superior to human hair extensions Could you apply |
| own hair is safely cocooned inside the fiber so it | | | | human hair extensions using your method if a client |
| doesn't come into direct contact with any heat. | | | | really preferred human hair |
| Therefore, your own hair stays in perfect condition. | | | | Answer: See above. Apart from using pliers and a |
| For hair loss or thinning problems, the extensions are | | | | metal clip which is great fun through airport metal |
| applied with non allergic mesh and the fiber hair is | | | | detectors and very uncomfortable when you lay |
| woven thru the mesh to create the look. | | | | your head on a pillow the only way to apply human |
| Glenn Kinsey of Mark Glenn Hair Enhancement has | | | | hair is with glue. |
| joined us today for a brief question and answer | | | | Question what training and education is involved for |
| session on their fiber hair extensions. | | | | stylists doing MG extensions Answer we work in |
| Welcome Glenn and thank you for joining us today | | | | teams of two people a lead and an assist. Team |
| we have a few questions for you about your | | | | members start out as an assist and then, after about |
| wonderful hair extensions. | | | | 12 to 24 months, progress up to ahead. Leads are |
| Question: I understand that you and Mark have | | | | the ones that direct the work. Our training is very |
| previously worked with human hair extensions. Why | | | | intensive and on the job to allow team members to |
| did you switch to synthetic fiber extensions | | | | experience the bewildering array of styles and |
| Answer: Several reasons: | | | | techniques, as well as the differing types of hair loss |
| Weight human hair is twice the weight of fiber and | | | | they may encounter. |
| therefore feels heavy on the head at its worst, this | | | | Question: What are the legal requirements in England |
| increased weight and stress on the hair can cause | | | | for doing hair extensions Answer Sadly, there are no |
| traction alopecia. In addition, human hair is porous it | | | | specific legal requirements for hair extensions over |
| soaks up water which can significantly increase the | | | | and above those for a normal hair salon. |
