It’s additionally not a terrific thought to purchase tape-in extensions that match your curly hair in its pure state. Houston-based textured hair specialist Okwe Okolie says this could trigger extra tangling and subsequent breakage throughout the upkeep stage.
How you can set up tape-in extensions on pure hair
For anybody with natural hair contemplating tape-in extensions, step one is to discover a good salon. Tape-ins might be damaging to your hair and the breakage will likely be far worse if the wefts will not be put in by knowledgeable. “TikTok and social media normalize this ‘do it by yourself’ mentality, however that is a type of kinds it’s best to defer to a hair skilled,” says Houston-based, board-certified dermatologist Adeline Kikam, MD. “There’s simply an excessive amount of potential for tangling and extreme warmth.”
Most tape-in installation appointments will embody a wash and blow dry service so there isn’t a want to fret about coming along with your hair pre-prepped. “I simply inform my purchasers to return detangled and I maintain the remaining,” says Underwood.
Your stylist will begin the precise set up course of by sectioning your hair — first by parting it into rows, then segmenting these rows into even smaller sections which are concerning the width of your tape-in extension items. That is the place it will get slightly sticky. Your stylist will then fastidiously apply a weft above and beneath every of those smaller sections of hair. (Consider them as being sandwiched by your tape-ins.) This creates the seamless, ultra-flat mix that tape-ins are identified for. The entire course of usually takes about two and a half hours — so, you would possibly need to deliver a ebook with you.
As soon as all of the extensions have been put in, the stylist will blow dry and straighten once more to make sure your pure hair and the tape-in extensions are totally blended.
How a lot do tape-in extensions value?
The service ranges from $400 to $1500 in accordance with the specialists we spoke to, however this does rely in your location and stylist’s expertise — with the price of the extensions ($130-$200 per bundle of which, once more, you will want no less than 4) you’re taking a look at about $920 to $2300 for the entire thing.
How lengthy do tape-in extensions final in pure hair?
Tape-ins can final 4 to 10 weeks (specialists say 12 weeks is the utmost) on pure hair. “On the 12-week level, you’ve got had some hair development, and now gravity is pulling and exerting extra stress on the scalp,” says Dr. Kikam. That steady pulling can result in tension alopecia which is hair loss on account of tension on the scalp.
After six to eight weeks you’ll must have a brand new set of tape-ins put in — that is sometimes called a contact up. A stylist will take away the tape-ins, wash, situation, and blow dry the hair earlier than attaching the tape-ins once more. For those who work out loads, wish to go for the occasional swim, or dwell in a really humid local weather chances are you’ll want extra frequent touch-ups (each three to 4 weeks).
How you can preserve tape-in extensions on pure hair
You may proceed along with your common wash routine whereas sporting tape-in extensions with one caveat: keep away from making use of oil-based products to the scalp or base of the tape-in. This will break down the glue and trigger your extensions to start to slip out.
