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The best way to keep up with the latest on hair extensions is to
stay on the lookout for new information. Current info is not always
the easiest thing to locate. Fortunately, this article includes the
latest available.
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Information about Hair Extensions
Hair extensions have grown in popularity over the last few years.
With the TV shows "Extreme Makeover," "The Swan" and "American
Idol" (that's how their hair grows so fast, just look at Paula
Abdul's hair every week), hair extensions are more popular today
than ever. Fortunately there are more trained hair extension
artists than ever before. But sometimes you still have to travel
hours to get to them if you can find them at all. Go to
http://www.hairextensionsalonlocator.com
to get information on how to find hair extension salons near
you.
Granted, hair extensions have been around for probably 35 years or
more but the extensions that were used were mostly weaves, (braided
and sewn in), and mostly in Ethnic salons. Weaves are still a
great, and very often a more economical type of extension. They
just don't work well in thin, silky Caucasian hair plus they can be
very bulky.
About 20 years ago Mega came out with a keratin type hair extension
bond that could be used to attach extension hair to clients hair in
a free flowing, strand-by-strand method. This hair extension method
was able to be used by all types of hair because of it's ability to
adhere to any hair from silky to course plus you could chose the
type of hair you wanted to use.
Not long after that SoCap and Great Lengths came out with
pre-tipped hair extensions. This simplified the extension process
by having the hair and bond, (the "glue" that attaches it to the
hair although in most cases it is not a glue at all), all in one.
There are many different companies manufacturing a similar product
to Great Lengths and So.Cap.
Eurolocs and Hairlocs are a type of extension that uses a ring that
is crimped to hold the hair extensions onto your hair. This is a
popular type of extension now because it can be reused, (check with
your hair extensionist about this). I have tried to mention a few
hair extension types. Not all techniques will work for all people
so it is best to seek out an experienced hair extension artist or 2
and have a consultation first.
Information on Hair Replacements & Hair Pieces for Men and
Women
Hair extensions are great to give your hair more fullness and
length. But sometimes you need more coverage because the hair on
the top of your head is too thin to properly cover the hair
extension bonds, this is where a hair replacement or hair piece
comes in. Please don't let the thought of a hair piece scare you.
The way they are made today they are very natural and undetectable.
Hair pieces can be custom made to perfectly blend in with your hair
color and perfectly fit the contours of your head.
For women the hair replacement can be long or short to blend
into your hair and in no way looks like a wig. I wish more women
would give this a technology a chance because it can drastically
improve the look and self esteem of a person. No one will ever know
you have it on! Hair pieces can be taken on and off at home with
the use of clips or toupee tape or can be more permanently attached
at a salon. Retightening would be needed every 4-5 weeks
Another alternative is a non-surgical hair graft. (Mostly used
on men but may be used on women) A non surgical hair graft is
accomplished by attaching a hair system (the hair appears to grow
directly from your own scalp) to your scalp with a surgical type
glue and then cutting the hair so that it blends in with the
already healthy growing hair. By using human hair and coloring it
to match existing hair the system really can and normally does look
totally natural. This procedure is not nearly as expensive as
surgical hair implantation but it does require constant maintenance
that can be on the pricey side.
Surgical hair transplants:
Hair transplants consist of removal of tiny plugs of hair from
areas where the hair is continuing to grow and placing them in
areas that are balding. This can cause minor scarring in the donor
areas and carries a small risk for skin infection. The procedure
usually requires multiple transplantation sessions and may be
expensive. Results, however, are often excellent and permanent.
Hair transplants are only preformed by doctors. Hair pieces,
non-surgical hair grafts and hair extensions are available at
qualified salons. To find a qualified salon go to http://www.hairextensionsalonlocator.com
About the author:
Lynn Symonds is founder of The Hair Extension Salon Locator
http://www.hairextensionsalonlocator.comand owner of
Lynn's Hair Extension Salon http://www.lynnshair.com | 