Hair Extensions Care products

Simple hair extension care involves gentle brushing and limited washing. But there are also a number of products that can aid in your hair extension care. Keeping your extensions moisturized and nourished is crucial, considering they don’t have a natural hydration source like our own hair does. The proper hair extensions care products make all the difference in whether your extensions will tangle or be soft and manageable.

Purchase hair extensions care products specifically formulated for dry and damaged hair, as they will help keep the strands healthy and nourished. Also, look for hair extension care products that add moisture to the hair like argan oil, coconut oil, and castor oil. Purchasing sulfate-free and alcohol-free hair extension care products is a necessity as they are imperative to maintain the health of your hair extensions. Sulfate and alcohol ingredients strip the hair of its natural oils and will affect their integrity. This, in turn, makes the hair drier and more prone to tangling or matting.

Heat protectant

When heat styling hair extensions, we should care for them the same way we would real hair. In order to keep extensions healthy, we offer a heat protectant spray that’s intended for application prior to heat styling. This will lock in the cuticle and leave it less vulnerable to heat damage.

To use a heat protectant, spray your hair extensions with the hair extensions care products, and wait a minute or two before applying heat. These products coat the hair strands to minimize damage from direct heat. Depending on the heat protectant used, the hair extensions care products may have added ingredients to detangle, smoothen, and boost shine. Some thermal heat protectants go so far as to help transfer nutrients and vitamins to the hair shaft, making it stronger in the long run, and protecting the hair from UV rays.

Hair mask or deep conditioner

To keep your hair extensions hydrated, nourished, and manageable to style, it is always best to use a deep conditioner after washing them. Deep conditioners or hair masks usually have a thicker consistency than regular conditioners, making them highly effective to moisturize hair strands deeply. These hair extensions care products should be left on for at least 30 minutes, if not overnight, to see the full effects. Hair extensions London uses alcohol and sulfate-free deep conditioners or hair masks, as well as contains ingredients that penetrate the cuticle, like coconut oil, olive oil, or avocado oil.

Dry shampoo

One of the most important hair extensions care products is dry shampoo. Especially directly post-application in the hair extensions London, our clients shouldn’t be showering for 48 hours. After that, they should be shampooing only twice per week if they can help it. In order to avoid oiliness and noticeably greasy hair at the roots, a dry shampoo will do wonders. Look for a dry shampoo that is keratin infused. Keratin is a protein that helps your hair growth cycle move faster, helping you regenerate hair and aiding your real hair in growing to the lengths you want it to be. You should also look for a dry shampoo that is paraben free, chloride free, and sulfate free—basically free of any “filler” ingredients that make the product potentially damaging to color treated hair and extensions. Finally, look for a dry shampoo that is talc free so there is no visible white residue on darker hair.

Hair oil

As previously mentioned, since hair extensions do not receive natural oils and nutrients from the scalp, they are chronically dry and should be cared for as such. With the right hair extensions care products, your hair extensions can remain looking luscious, soft, and shiny throughout their lifetime. This includes applying nourishing hair oil on the ends, especially after heat styling or washing.