Features extensions for short hair

The search for a new image for many girls is almost the meaning of life. The fair sex is constantly experimenting on their appearance with the help of clothes, accessories and fashionable hairstyles. Hair extensions are the easiest way out. It is worth considering the features of extensions for short hair, their types, as well as to study the subtleties of care for each of them.

Hair extensions are a popular modern practice of appearance correction in women and some men. In talented and skillful hands, hair extensions can completely change your bow, giving a general image of elegance and novelty.

The hot method involves the use of heated resin. In this case, at the site of attachment of donor and new hair, a special capsule is formed (composition - keratin and resin), which performs a fixing and fastening function. Here the hot method is divided into two types of extension.

• English build. In this case, hot resin and glue are used. The tips of the new hair are placed in balls of glue and sealed with resin with native hair. This method is more gentle, it does not irritate the scalp, but with careless combing or the use of force such strands can easily pull out.
• Italian extension. The peculiarity of this type is that special resin capsules are created at the place of bonding of natural and overhead strands. This is a more painstaking procedure and will require special clamps at the attachment point. This method is considered optimal because it does not interfere with combing hair and is able to withstand heavy loads on them.

Care for such hair requires compliance with the following nuances:

• avoid going to saunas and baths;
• use hats to protect the hair from direct sunlight;
• refuse heat treatment of hair in the form of alignments and curls - capsules or balls of glue from the heat can melt and not only spoil the hair, but also damage the natural curls;
• use ordinary shampoo on a natural basis, as from some types of shampoo resin or glue can also dissolve.

It is easy to imagine what the technology of using the cold method is. In this case, the need for heat treatment is completely eliminated. Microcapsules, beads, glue and other materials are used for fastening. The cold method is also divided into several types of capacity.

• Building with tapes. The essence of the tape extension is to mount relatively large locks of hair on a special adhesive tape. The use of this type has such significant advantages as:
  1. speed - with the help of a tape method the fastest way to get a luxurious hairstyle from long, lush hair;
  2. This option does not exert such strong pressure on the native hair, which allows the latter to hold on for a much longer period of time;
  3. price - this type of building is considered one of the cheapest.

• Another way to cold build - using special clips or small metal balls to the place of attachment of native and false hair. In this case, the clips perform a simple locking function.This method is a little more time consuming (although it all depends on the size of the clips and the thickness of the curls that are being expanded), but it is distinguished by a rather high resistance to external loads.
• Spanish buildup or buildup with special glue, but without the use of resin. This option is more suitable for building girls with blond hair. In this case, a small ball of glue is formed at the place of attachment of native and artificial curls, which then freezes.

If we talk about the features of care after a cold build, then you should pay attention to the following nuances:

• try to use specialized combs to care for long hair; be careful not to touch the attachment points;
• when caring for your hair, try to avoid applying oils, creams and masks to the attachment points, which can weaken the attachment structure and lead to hair loss;
• Because of the extension technology, for some time (usually 2–3 days) you will feel discomfort at the attachment points - this is a natural skin reaction to foreign material, and improper tape mounting can cause allergic reactions on the skin. It is worth remembering these two things in this case, as:
  1. properly done build-up should not bring much discomfort for a long time;
  2. over time, the skin will get used to the bindings, your native hair will grow back a little and the base of the attachment will weaken.

The above views today appear before us in more fashionable names. Consider the most common.

• Diamond hair - This is a hot extension method, which gets its name from diamond microparticles in the attachment structure. In this case, the capsules are connected to native hair with a special glue (the temperature of heating is at least +120 degrees). This method will require at least 4 hours of hard work from the master.
• Dream Hairs involves the attachment of microcapsules with fortified keratin at the base to thin native curls. This is the longest and most delicate method of extension, since the procedure lasts at least 5 hours. However, this method is the most productive, because the artificial curls will be completely similar to the real ones, and the attachment points will be generally invisible. Yet this technique is often used to lengthen very short native hair (about 3–4 centimeters).

• Extend magic (refers to cold lengthening) - This is another effective method of microcapsule extension for short hair. Here, at the base of the mount, transparent very small wax balls are used. One such procedure will take at least 3 hours of work and 150–200 donor bundles.
• "Bellargo and Microbelargo" - This is the fastest method of building - from 1 to 2 hours. Strands are fastened with special polymer elements that are difficult to distinguish even on close examination. In the same technique, the least donor bundles are used - no more than one hundred.

Of course, do not forget about the features of care for hair extensions after the procedure itself. It is necessary to consider in detail the care of the two most popular types of capacity: capsular and tape.

• Short hair extensions using microcapsules - this is a very unpretentious type. It does not require a large number of procedures, and therefore more common. Such hair can be combed, styled, styled and dyed with the same success. Correction, as a rule, is carried out on individual preferences, but at least 1 time in half a year. If the hair extensions in this case do not particularly need any care, then a rather responsible mission is placed on the shoulders of natural hair, because the longer the attached strands, the greater the potential load on the base.

• Hair extension tape way. This type of building will require much more attention from women of fashion. In this case, it is not recommended to do the following:
  1. combing strands more than 3 times a day, you should start the process itself sequentially, from the very tips;
  2. to go to rest or sleep with undried hair, while using a hair dryer is also undesirable;
  3. go to places with high humidity - use of baths, baths, saunas;
  4. the use of cosmetic accessories with a share of alcohol in the base;
  5. You should also avoid unnecessary manipulations with the hairstyle in the area of ​​attachment; correction in this case is more necessary and is carried out at least 1 time in 2 months.

To stem the debate about optimal hair length for elongation, We present to your attention the following recommendations for the length of hair for certain types of extensions:

• for capsular extension with resin at the base of attachment, the hair length should not be less than 15 cm;
• capsular extension with keratin at the base requires the length of the hair not shorter than the type of square;
• microcapsule-based technology is the most picky and can be used in skilled hands with 5–7 centimeters of natural hair;
• The tape version is the most “greedy”, for a beautiful build in this case, the optimal length of native hair must be at least 20 centimeters.

Although the build-up of many girls has become a natural process of caring for their appearance, yet it has its both positive and negative points and consequences. Let's look at the pros.

• Security. High-quality extension of the strands does not make the natural hair heavier and does not weaken their structure; this applies to any method of extension, both hot and cold.
• Speed ​​and simplicity. Every girl understands what efforts need to be made to grow perfectly long hair. This implies not only permanent hair care in the form of masks, firming creams, baths and other procedures, but also the duration of this process. To build hair more than 30 centimeters, most girls need to wait if not months, then years. When building this process is reduced to several days, and it is often critical if there is nothing left until the birthday of a friend, brother's wedding or the same graduation party.

• Versatility. Even 10 years ago even the most experienced master would not have taken up hair extensions shorter than 15 centimeters, then thanks to the current technologies this threshold was reduced to 5-7 centimeters. This means that you don’t have to have at least some long hair in order to get luxurious strands as a result. The main thing - to find an experienced master who dares to take on this important role.
• Some types of extension, for example, using capsules, will not limit your daily life. With the same confidence, you will be able to attend gyms, swimming pools, take hot baths and not be afraid of falling out of strands. Not to mention the fact that hair extensions can just as well curl and dye.

It is necessary to consider the main disadvantages of hair extensions.

• Big risk of improper or unprofessional build-up. And it is still good, if the hairstyle in this case will look just untidy or scattered. Incompetently increased strands at any inopportune moment can simply fall out. As for natural hair, the latter from the wrong extension can weaken and even lose color.
• Time consuming Hair extension is not a second process, it will require a lot of patience and perseverance from you - professional hair extensions often last from 3-4 hours or more. Not to mention the extra time you spend on trips to the master just to check the reliability of fastening the strands and the integrity of the capsules or tapes.
• Cost is a kind of scourge for building up. Separate types of this process at the expense of time-consuming and expensive materials often fly into modern fashionable women in a pretty penny. As a rule, this translates into campaigns for not particularly proven inexpensive barbers, which ultimately brings not exactly the expected result.

With hair extensions, remember only one thing - Carefully approach the choice of salon and master. Before starting work, a skillful master will always carefully consider your native hair, assess their fragility, obedience and length. And only after that will offer the best option for lengthening. Remember that professional and high-quality building can not cost a penny and be done in half an hour.

Tips for building on short hair, see the following video.