| women at some point in their lives dreams of | | | | your own hair to give you longer hair, lowlights, |
| having long flawless hair. And the women that | | | | highlights or just added volume. Clip in hair |
| have painstakingly grown their hair will agree that | | | | extensions come in one or multiple pieces of |
| it takes quite a bit of time and effort to keep | | | | varying widths with a strong practically invisible clip. |
| their hair in top condition. Most of us have tried to | | | | These clips make attaching them to your own |
| grow our hair but often fall at the first hurdle. It | | | | hair very quick and simple and are virtually |
| gets to that awkward stage where it’s | | | | undetectable. |
| longer than normal but not long enough, | | | | Permanent hair extensions are the ones that are |
| it’s hard to style and most of us give up | | | | fused to the hair. With this fusion method about |
| and get it cut. | | | | 20 to 50 strands of human extension hair have a |
| In this day and age we don’t have to | | | | warm protein glue applied all around it. Then they |
| wait for anything. The instant way to getting the | | | | use a clear plastic template to isolate the portion |
| long hair we want is by buying either long haired | | | | of natural hair from the rest of the scalp, the |
| wigs or long pieces of hair extensions. Hair | | | | glued extension hair is then attached to a small |
| extensions have been around for a number of | | | | portion of the natural hair which is pulled through a |
| years now and many movie and music stars | | | | hole in the template. Then the two lots of hair are |
| have all adorned them at some point. They are | | | | rolled together in the fingers until a smooth |
| the perfect way to create an instant long haired | | | | protein bond is made. All of this needs to get |
| look. | | | | done for each extension which is why it is a long |
| Like anything new it’s not long before | | | | and tedious procedure. The extensions last for |
| variations come out and the same can be said | | | | between 3 and 6 months before they will need |
| about hair extensions. However wearing wigs is | | | | either removing or redoing. |
| not a new thing as it goes back a long way. As | | | | Another method is by using pre tipped strands |
| far back as the Egyptian times both men and | | | | which is where the extension strands are pre |
| women wore wigs or hair pieces. During the late | | | | tipped with protein glue. This glue then melts and |
| 1800’s human hair pieces were used for | | | | bonds to the natural hair when using a heated hair |
| the first time but not until recently were human | | | | connector tool. It is thought this method |
| hair extensions available. | | | | uses’ less glue as it is premeasured so it |
| In the beginning extensions were only worn by | | | | leaves the hair better bonded and less likely to |
| either the very rich or celebrities. I think the main | | | | chip away. |
| celebrity that made hair extensions very main | | | | If you choose to have the permanent hair |
| stream was Victoria Beckham who had dozens of | | | | extensions make sure you use a salon or hair |
| hair styles based around extensions. One day she | | | | dresser that has experience in applying them. |
| would have short cropped hair, the next she had | | | | There are plenty of scare stories where people |
| longer hair. Being one of the most photographed | | | | have lost their real hair because the hairdresser |
| women in the world, her image was on the cover | | | | want experienced enough and burnt the hair or |
| of every magazine and newspaper. With this type | | | | used too much glue. Getting a realistic affect will |
| of publicity and her and her husband’s | | | | only happen when an experience hair dressers |
| popularity it wasn’t long before people | | | | applies them. It makes sense to try and use the |
| saw the true potential of hair extensions. | | | | clip on ones until you’re really sure you |
| There are many different types of hair | | | | want the permanent ones. Clip on hair extensions |
| extensions some are more permanent than | | | | are just if not more realistic than the fused on |
| others. If your after a non or semi permanent | | | | method, but the real bonus is that you are not |
| option you should think about clip in hair | | | | messing with your natural hair, you are just |
| extensions. These extensions are really very easy | | | | adding more hair via clip which can be removed |
| to apply and come in all different colours and | | | | when and wherever you want. And each clip is |
| lengths. You can get them to completely match | | | | only a few pounds out and they last for years. |