Gia Talks Extensions- The Leading Hair Extensions Expert Offers Her 5 Do's and Dont's

Hia the leading hair extensions expert of Gia and Co. offers her 5 Do's and Dont's of purchasing and maintaining hair extensions

Los Angeles, CA (prHWY.com) March 2, 2011 - DO's
1. Do your research!

Look into a few different application methods appropriate with your hair type and texture. Research different brands that offer the application method you've chosen for your extensions. Speak with salons and stylists. Request to see before and after photos of each stylist's work. Clients who are educated have more confidence than clients who choose the first extension salon they find.

2. Follow the hair extension brand's at home care instructions

Client's who have switched brands may not be able to do same things, such as swimming, coloring the extensions, or using certain hair styling products. Synthetic extensions require different styling methods than human hair extensions and they can not be colored like normal hair.

3. Make sure you use the correct hair products and styling tools!

While many brands offer shampoo lines and hair brushes with their extensions, they do not always transfer over into other brands. If a client switches brands they should make sure they use the products that brand recommends for their hair extensions.

4. Make a check up appointment with your stylist!

30 days after the application process see your stylist to ensure the extensions are being
maintained properly. Something as simply as blow drying or using any other heated styling tool can damage the extensions at the attachment points causing them to loosen, melt, or completely fall out. The longer a client waits to resolve any issues like melted bonds or tangling the worse the issues become over time.

5. Remove the hair extensions at the recommended time!

Some brands can stay in longer than others due to the attachment method, but that does not mean that they SHOULD stay in longer than recommended. As the client's natural hair grows the extensions will grow with them, moving the attachment point further and further away from the scalp. 4-5 months is the average wear time for individual strand extensions.


DON'TS
1. Do not price shop for hair extensions!

Hair extension hair AND hair extension stylists are not all created equal. Opting for the cheaper brand in many cases results in excessive hair shedding, hair loss or damage to the client's scalp, and frustration for the client. Some stylists will lower their prices to get more clients to purchase hair extensions, but they do so by lowering the quality of hair used for the appointment or using fewer extensions to complete the hairstyle.

2. Don't pick a stylist who works with extensions only on occasion!

Choosing the right stylist is the key to having a good hair extension experience. Have your extensions applied by a stylist who specializes in hair extensions and works with them on a daily basis. Stylists who have one or more certifications in different types or brands of hair extensions and have been in the industry longer tend to yield better results.

3. Do not forget about the maintenance!

Extensions are a high end luxury service that need to be budgeted for. Most clients do not account for the additional products and styling tools they will need to purchase after their extensions are applied. Remember that twice as much hair takes twice as much shampoo and styling products!

4. Do not forget to brush the hair extensions above the attachment points.

This is the single most important thing to keep extensions untangled and wearable for longer periods of time. Clients often brush only the ends of the hair leaving out the root area where the extensions are attached.

5.Don't try to remove your individual strand extensions by yourself.

Clients need to go back to the salon and stylist who applied the extensions to have them removed. Each professional hair extension brand has its own removal solution and tools to take their hair extensions out of a client's hair, and they rarely if ever sell these to anyone other than a stylist.

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