Can You Dye Hair Extensions?
You can still maintain your hair color routine if you have extensions or if you’re thinking about getting hair extensions. Being super careful with how your hair extensions are dyed is very important to ensuring the quality of your set is preserved. Naturally, dyeing hair extensions can alter the quality of the set slightly.
Don’t try to dye hair extensions at home
Whilst it is not a problem to dye your hair whilst wearing hair extensions, we would not recommend dying the extensions themselves. This is why it is so important to have the color right during the consultation to avoid this issue. Dyeing hair extensions can cause damage to the hair, as it has already been dyed once the outcome of dying will be unknown to your hairdresser, and the color may not come out exactly as you plan.
Make sure your hair color is consistent with extensions
One of the most important parts of integrating extensions into your hair is making sure that your hair color is consistent with the extensions. In order to do this successfully, we recommend selecting your extensions after you’ve dyed your hair to your desired color, to make sure your hair extensions match. This may seem obvious, but in order to get the truest match, we recommend coloring your hair and waiting three to five washes before choosing your extensions – this way, your color will have regulated. The first day you color your hair, it’s often a touch darker or more saturated than how your hair will typically look.
Let a professional hairdresser colour your extensions
If you’ve never applied extensions before and even if you’ve worn extensions in the past, it’s a good idea to go to the hair extensions London to figure out exactly what you’re looking for, and to help identify the proper extension texture for your hair. It’s also a lot easier to let a professional attach and color extensions rather than rely on a friend or try to take it on yourself.
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Getting your hair extensions at hair extensions London ensures that they will be customized for you. Your stylist will cut, style and color the hair extensions along with your real hair, creating a fully integrated look.
Here are just a few tips to dye your extensions:
Synthetic extensions cannot be dyed.
Human hair extensions can be dyed, but only darker or the same color. It’s not advisable to attempt to lighten hair extensions, so be sure to either maintain the same color or go a shade or two darker.
If you’re opting for a color change to a darker shade, be sure to do a strand test to make sure the new hair reacts well to your color.
Always have a professional hair colorist work on your extensions.
Pre-wash with sulfate & alcohol-free shampoo before coloring.
Opt for a lighter set of extensions to dye darker.
Always use a semi or demi-permanent color and a low volume developer.
Always apply the color to both sides of the weft and in one direction.
Maintain a moisturizing care schedule.
Don’t dye the entire set altogether.
Don’t use any bleach (this includes highlights).
Don’t use products that contain sulfates or alcohol.
Don’t over-wash your dyed hair extensions.
