| Extensions have widely grown in popularity in the | | | | looser version of the deep wave, softer curls. |
| past years and they are now used by many people | | | | • Jheri Curl - usually sold in very short lengths, |
| across the world as a way of adding length, fullness, | | | | it is often used to recreate the full 'afro' look. |
| texture and colour to natural hair. The reasons for | | | | • Wet and Wavy (Spanish Wave or Indian |
| the use of hair extensions can vary from being hair | | | | Wave) - usually human hair is used, and is either |
| loss through medical treatment or just purely for | | | | naturally curly or permanently waved to appear so. |
| cosmetic reasons. Whatever your reason | | | | If you wanted to create these sort of styles with |
| here’s a little bit of information to help you | | | | human hair extensions you would have to have the |
| with your hair extension decisions. | | | | style placed onto the extensions after you had them |
| The use of versatility of hair extensions has been | | | | placed in, costing you more. Human hair however |
| recognised among many different ethic and social | | | | outweighs synthetic immensely when it comes to |
| groups. They are made from a range of human hair | | | | what you can do with them when they have been |
| and synthetic fibres but how do you no which is right | | | | placed in. |
| for you? | | | | When it comes to the styling and washing of your |
| Realistically either human or synthetic or perfectly | | | | hair with your hair extensions in, extra care will need |
| fine to be used for hair extensions even though | | | | to be taken but this doesn’t necessarily mean |
| human hair is always often preferred due to the fact | | | | that it will cause you extra work. The shampooing of |
| it blends in which your natural hair more as it is the | | | | your hair should be done in the same way for human |
| same texture and more likely to be a more natural | | | | hair and synthetic fibres. You should continue to wash |
| colour. Human hair is available in different grades with | | | | your hair how you always have, however it may be |
| the main suppliers of it is India, China and Eastern | | | | a good idea to switch to a more mild shampoo and |
| European countries. | | | | conditioner. This, along with using cool water, helps to |
| Synthetic hair however does have its advantages. | | | | dramatically reduce tangles. |
| You can get synthetic hair in any colour that you | | | | The styling of your hair extensions can be carried out |
| could possibly imagine and it is generally less | | | | like normal, just like how you treat your normal hair, |
| expensive than human hair. You can also purchase | | | | if you have human hair extension, which gives them |
| synthetic hair in a range of different styles such as: | | | | a major advantage over synthetic hair as synthetic |
| • Yaki - pure straight, usually mimicking the | | | | hair restricts you from styling. |
| straightness of Asian hair. | | | | It is not advisable to use heat on synthetic hair as it |
| • European – this is more | | | | has the potential to burn or melt the hair. This means |
| natural-looking straight hair that may have a slight | | | | that you would have problems when it comes to |
| wave to it | | | | drying, straightening or curling your hair. |
| • Deep Wave - while generally not a true | | | | If you are considering having hair extensions please |
| 'wave', it can be made to look like spiral curls. | | | | speak to your stylist before making any major |
| • Loose Deep Wave or Romance Wave - | | | | decisions. |
