Covid-19 update
Due to the lockdown from our Government , I will not be able to work during this period. All bookings within this period will be postponed. If you are booked in during the lockdown, please get in touch to book a new date in for after the lockdown period or let me know if you would like to wait until the lockdown is over before booking a new appointment in.
What do I do about my extensions? They have been in 12 weeks!
If your extensions have already been in for 10-12 weeks, during the lockdown you will need to remove them at home yourself. I understand it is not ideal to live without your hair, however it is paramount that you DO NOT leave them in long past 12 weeks. This is because they will have grown down between 1.5”-2”, making them much more likely to tangle at this point. On top of this, you are shedding natural hair everyday, meaning the extensions are not attached to as much of your natural hair by 12 weeks than they were on day 1 .
If you leave them in and allow the weight of the extensions to cling onto a smaller portion of your hair, this can and will cause the extensions to pull out the existing natural within the lock/bead and can cause traction alopecia as a result of this. This damaged caused can take a very long time for your natural hair to recover, meaning the extensions will not be able to be refitted until your natural hair is healthy enough for them to go back in.
How do I remove them at home myself?
Removing them at home is a relatively easy task! You will need a fine tooth comb, a couple hair clips and some hair extensions safe pliers ( any pliers without a wire cutter ). Please do not attempt to remove them using any pliers with a wire cutter, this is because if you clamp down on your hair with the incorrect part of the pliers, the wire cutter section will chop out your hair, yikes!
To remove them, clip up sections of your hair so you or the person removing them can access your roots easily and making the rows of the extension strands visible.
Use your pliers on the little metal bead/lock and partially squish it open, so the bead can go from being a flat and clamped shape, and return to being an open ‘O’ shape.
Now the bead/lock is open, gently slide out the extension strand from the bead/lock and then slide out the reaming bead/lock from your hair. Repeat this process until all the extension strands are removed.
Next use your comb to brush out all your root growth of the hair that had the strands attached to. If your roots are already knotted at this point, you can add conditioner to your roots and leave for on for 30min or so. This will soften any tangled hair allowing you to brush out your roots with ease.
What do I do with the extension strands that I have removed?
Now the fiddly part is over, you can sort your extensions into a few bundles. You can sort them into short, medium and long strands. This is because they have been removed entirely from your hair, meaning all the different lengths are mixed up (if you notice, the strands higher up on your head are longer than the first rows down near your neck).
If you choose not to sort them, that’s perfectly fine! However when I fit them back in again, I will hair to cut more off the ends to even out the cut again into the original style their were cut to on day one. This means they could be between 2”-3” shorter.
Once they all sorted and tied neatly together into their bundles, please ensure they are all straight and stored away safely! I recommend keeping them in a zip-lock sandwich bag.
Please see below a video on how to remove the strands.
Stay safe, I am only a text away if you need me; see you on the other side!