Hair Care Instructions {Fusion & Tracks}

To prepare your hair to have extensions installed you should freshly shampoo and conditioner  your hair.

1. 

Regular washing of your hair should be only once every two to three days. If you have a problem with oily hair, try patting a small amount of baby powder on your roots (for blonds). If you are a brunette or red head, Bumble and Bumble makes a similar product for your hair color.

Although there are probably many good shampoos and conditioners out there that work well with extensions it is impossible for me to try each one and know which is good or bad. So a suggest staying away from products with Alcohol  as the main ingredient

When conditioning your hair, try to keep the conditioner away from the bonds (if you have the fusion method). Conditioner on or too near to the bonds may cause them to loosen and slip.

Always keep the hair in a relatively straight position while washing. Never lather it up into a ball on top of your head- this can cause tangling.

After showering, you can blow dry your hair but try not to put any direct heat on the bonds or they could possibly melt.

You may swim as usual but remember that prolonged water exposure may weakens the bonds and your braids. I suggest puting hair in a pony tail first. Dry roots as quickly as possible.

Always brush out your hair before washing and again after to avoid any tangling. You may use a detangle spray on your hair.

Extensions seem to be susceptible to being loosen when wet, so use care.

When brushing your hair use extreme care. Always hold hair in a ponytail while brushing out the ends. For the rest of your hair, hold one hand firmly against your scalp while brushing. Doing this will ensure less shedding and a longer life for your extensions.

Remember your extensions are attached to your own natural hair, pulling too hard or mistreating your extensions can result in your own hair being pulled out.

If your extensions were put in using fusion, use caution around the bonds of your extensions, they melt easily.

1. 

As far as dyeing your extensions goes, it is not recommended. I have however heard successful stories of girls dyeing them darker shades (darker = adding color), but not for lightening extensions which has been known to damage the hair (lighter = stripping color). Any coloring of the extensions are done so at your own risk.  

You may get your roots touched up after your hair starts to grow out without any problems.

I recommend sleeping in a loose ponytail or braid to avoid any tangling from occurring the night.

1. 

It is important to keep an eye on your hair daily and make sure you do not get any knots in your hair. Proper bushing will stop knots from starting. If you have noticed two or three strands starting to tangle together you can grab the ends of the strands and pull them apart to stop the tangle from getting worse. If you ever do find a knot it is important to get it out as soon as possible before it becomes a problem.

 Some shedding is normal. Please take into account that if you had short hair to begin with you are only use to seeing very short hairs in your brush; now that you have long hair it will look like there is a lot more hair in your brush, this is normal.