Summer Savvy: Essential Tips for Caring for Your Hair Extensions

There’s no better way to change your hair than with hair extensions. However, while extensions look fantastic right after you leave the salon, keeping them in top shape depends on your aftercare routine — the regimen you do at home.

If you're looking for information on how to prolong the life of your human hair extensions, here are some tips:

Wash your extensions properly.

While you can wash your extensions like your natural hair, there are still some things you need to remember.

Are you using the right shampoo and conditioner? You need to use sulphate-free products to wash human hair extensions. Sulphate-free shampoos and conditioners, in essence, are less harsh and won't damage the extensions' colour or texture.

Wash your hair gently and avoid rubbing or twisting the strands together to prevent tangling. Focus the shampoo on your roots to remove oil and put conditioner only on the ends to keep them nourished. Warm water is also the best to rinse because hot water can strip oils from your hair and scalp.

Brush your extensions daily.

Just like when you brush your natural hair too hard and you see strands falling out, your extensions will also loosen if you do not take care of them. Tangling is bound to happen, but handling it well matters. First, get a good brush – we recommend browsing HairXtensions for practical and stylish options. Then, follow the method of starting at the ends of your hair and brushing upwards to cause minimal strain on your scalp, hair, and extensions.

Minimise heat styling

We know that it's tempting to style your human hair extensions with heat regularly. But remember, just like your natural hair, extensions can dry out and get damaged if you use hot tools too often. Embrace some new no-heat hairstyles to give your extensions a break—braids, buns, or air-dried waves are all hair extension-friendly.

For a wide range of high-quality Remy hair extensions and aftercare products, visit HairXtensions' website at www.hairxtensions.co.uk. Their collection of human hair extensions will make it easy for you to achieve your desired look without compromising the health of your natural hair.

About the Author:

Ms. Diane Mead is the customer services manager of HairXtentsions, which sells pre-bonded 100% human nail-tip, stick tip, nano-tip, and micro loop extensions, clip-in sets, tape-in, wefts/weaves, aftercare products, removal and application tools and much more!