Natural hair on hairpins: how to choose and properly attach them?

Women are rarely satisfied with their appearance, so they are constantly looking for ways to increase both the thickness of their hair and their length. A good alternative to extension is the use of overhead strands of natural hair. They are very easy to mount, easy to wash, comb and fit.

Natural and artificial curls are used as false hair. The first ones have a number of undoubted advantages: they can be laid, curled and straightened; moreover, even the dyeing procedure is allowed to achieve full identity of the shade of native and false hair.

The main difference between natural hair with a barrette is in their appearance, which even the most high-quality synthetic strands cannot repeat. Whatever raw materials are used to create tress, in any case they will not be obedient, so you will not get the perfect styling.

Natural hair is much more expensive than artificial hair, because it looks more natural and with proper care it lasts much longer.

Most often, natural curls are attached with hairpins. In this case, the strands are sewn onto a strip of fabric along with a few clips-clutch latches. This is very convenient, because you can attach such curls and remove them yourself, without recourse to the services of professionals. However, with a mechanical impact, they can slip off the head.

Overhead strands on hairpins, made of natural hair, are the best way to change your appearance in a matter of minutes before a holiday or some other solemn event.

Tress on the hairpins are available in several versions:

• long broad bands;
• medium lengths;
• short and narrow strands.

Visually, artificial and natural strands can be very similar, so it will be quite difficult to see the difference, especially to an inexperienced person, but if you hold two strands in your hand of approximately the same size, you will feel the difference immediately: synthetic curls are made from algae, because they are much easier natural.

Overhead strands are often used in photo shoots, so keep in mind that artificial hair, even of the highest quality, will have a well-defined luster with a flashlight, but the natural linings will not be different from your own curls.

Natural hair is much better than artificial hair, they look more natural and last longer, respectively, and the price of such tresses is quite high. This leads to the fact that many unscrupulous manufacturers under the guise of natural hair offer synthetic or mixed tressy.

The easiest way to distinguish natural from synthetic hair is to cut off a couple of hairs and set them on fire. If you have natural curls in front of you, then the fire will be shimmering, short-lived, leaving the acrid smell of burning meat. Artificial hair gives a sparkling flame and burns through to the very end of a hair, and the smell is rather peculiar, resembling the one that plastic produces when it melts.

There are other methods how to distinguish synthetic hair from natural.

For a start, you can evaluate the appearance of the strands. Synthetic look perfect: lay "hair to hair" and shine. Natural hair, on the other hand, often has broken ends, it does not fit perfectly and evenly shine.

Perform a tactile test, that is, just feel your hair: natural is usually thicker and softer than artificial. Although there are some difficulties here, for example, the hair of Slav girls is much softer than that of Asians. If the hair is often dyed, then it becomes stiff, so their structure, even if the curls are natural, may vary. Therefore, even in the store, swipe the bottom up with vigorous movements: natural ones immediately electrify and rise, and artificial ones do not change their position.

A very good test can be arranged with a curling iron: usually nylon hair at the moment of curling begins to immediately melt, and if heat-resistant protein is mixed with raw materials, such a curl at a temperature of less than 120 degrees simply does not curl. You can check your hair for naturalness with a ceramic straightener: artificial ones start to burn immediately when they are turned on.

The surest way to ensure that there is no synthetic component is staining. Take a small section of hair and dye it. If the hair dyes smoothly, then you have natural material in front of you, and if it shines with a variety of shades, then you have a lot of very different synthetic impurities.

When choosing natural strands, first of all, it should be borne in mind that Slavic hair is most valued in the hairdressing market, and here lies the main danger: there are often situations where instead of the promised curls from Slavic girls, wizards in salons offer cheaper and much lower quality from Italy and Asia. To visually distinguish them is quite difficult, it can only be done by experts, so unscrupulous manufacturers often paint Asian hair in white so that they are very similar to ours both in appearance and touch. To achieve the desired effect, the naturally black hair is discolored with a rather concentrated oxidizing agent, due to which the colored pigment is completely removed.

The structure of the hair with such an impact suffers: they become quite brittle and thin. To hide such defects, the curls are covered with a special liquid silicone, which effectively smoothes all scales and levels the surface of the hairs. At first, such strands look very expensive and well-groomed, but once you wash your hair with shampoo, the whole effect disappears instantly.

An important question is the selection of strand shades. Try to find a shade that will be combined as best as possible with the natural tone of the hair. Fortunately, modern strands are available in a wide range of colors, so the choice of the desired shade does not make any special problems.

It is very important to decide in advance on the desired length of the strands - the false hair should correspond as closely as possible to your hairstyle. For example, if you acquire hair with hairpins that will be much longer than your relatives, then the overall impression will be the most unnatural: the overhead strands will stand out and attract unnecessary attention.

Attaching the hair on the clip to the head is easy, though some skill is required.

1. First you need to thoroughly wash the hair with balsam and dry, then make a light fleece at the roots. If you have curly hair, you can skip this step.
2. The longest strands should be fixed on the back of the head, and on the top of the head and at the temples to choose shorter curls.
3. Hair on the back of the head should be divided into two halves horizontally.
4. Attach the prepared tracks to the formed part and fix.
5. From above, you should impose a native curl, then continue all the same actions, moving towards the crown.
6. The indentations between the tracks in the temples should be wider - then the hair will look more natural.
7. In conclusion, the hairs are fastened on the crown, while the direction of the tresses should be circular. If you fix the hairpins randomly, then the general impression of the hair on your head will be sloppy and untidy.

Real hair does not require special care, but some rules should be followed.

• Combing is done quite simply: by analogy with combing native curls. To do this, you need to take small strands and pass along them with a brush in the direction from the tips to the top of the head, gradually rising upwards, as if straightening them. Movement must be very neat.
• Wash hair in warm water. To do this, they remove the chignon and put it in a bowl of water, add shampoo to it, rinse it and rinse it gently in running water.
• If desired, you can use the air conditioning after washing - then further styling will go much easier.
• At the end of the lining you need to straighten and hang on the ropes, fixing them with clothespins.
• Store false hair in a dry place.

On how to properly fasten the hair on the hairpins, see the following video.