Top tips to care for your hair extensions!

At Real Hair by Clara we aim to provide high quality hair for every woman every day. We also understand how difficult it is to maintain this high quality due to everyday wear and tear.. Therefore we have devised the following hair care tips to maintain that full, luxurious feel of your hair and extensions alike:

1. Wash your hair carefully: For extensions that are attached to your hair with glue bonds, try and use a shampoo and conditioner that does not contain sulphate. This will ensure the glue remains as strong and effective as possible. When you do wash your extensions brush out all tangles before you head into the shower and gently apply the shampoo and conditioner from top to bottom, moisturizing and rinsing hair well. Extensions lack the oils your hair produces naturally, so you can wait two to three days before each washing.

2. Be careful with heat: Try to leave you hair extensions to dry naturally, but if you lack time dry them using a low-heat hair dryer. Straighteners are known to ruin hair extensions, but as many of us cannot live without our GHD’s it is best to buy a heat protectant.

3. Use the right Hairbrush: Never try to tug at knots or tangles with your hair extensions, this will not only loosen the bonds, but can also damage the hair. Purchase a soft bristled brush for full effect. For glue bonded extensions, tugging at knots pulls on the hair holding the extension, which consequently can cause the hair to snap or break.

4. Avoid knots: If you haven’t guessed already tangles and knots are easily formed with hair extensions but need to be avoided as much as possible. You have no control over this when you are asleep, so loosely tie back your hair each night before bed.

5. Avoid pulling: Sounds like a silly one, but make sure you avoid tugging your extensions, even when drying your hair or tying it up, as it weakens both your natural hair and the glue bonds.

If you have any questions about hair and extension care, please do not hesitate to contact us! We love to answer your questions and provide as much advice as possible.  All products mentioned in the above pointers, such as shampoo, conditioner, heat protectant and soft bristle hair brushes are available to purchase for an extremely reasonable cost on our website: http://www.realhairbyclara.com/hair-care.html