Hair Extension Aftercare and Maintenance

• Brush your extensions thoroughly but gently from roots to ends (yes, you can brush right over the top of the beads!) each day, morning and night, using a soft bristle brush. Our favourite is the Ugly Swan Scream Free brush, which we stock at CHE.
• Ensure all hair products you use are sulphate-free, as sulphates can rapidly deteriorate your extensions.
• Use a high-moisture shampoo and conditioner, leave-in treatment and heat protection spray when heat styling hair.
• Once a week, use a nourishing moisture or plex treatment.
• When washing your hair, concentrate your shampoo on your scalp and wash underneath the hair extensions thoroughly to remove any build-up of dead skin or products. Focus your conditioner, treatments and leave-in treatments from your mid-length to your ends, avoiding root/bead area as this can cause the beads to slip faster.
• Allow your hair to dry naturally as much as possible to minimise heat damage.
• When blow drying, dry hair in a downward direction to help smooth the hair. Be sure to apply a heat protector first. Our favourite is Dreamcoat by Color Wow – which we stock at CHE.
• Always make sure your hair is 100% dry before going to bed. Going to bed with wet or damp hair can cause it to be unmanageable when you wake up. Additionally, moisture trapped under the beads can breed bacteria, and if you have underlying scalp conditions, this can cause irritation and discomfort.
• Use metal-free hair ties or scrunchies when tying up your hair to prevent damage.
• Avoid the pool or ocean if possible. If you aren’t able to, we suggest wetting your dry hair down, adding a leave-in treatment, and plaiting your hair before entering the water. Once out of the water, wash and treat your hair as soon as you can, as salt and chlorine will rapidly damage your extensions.
• Book your adjustment appointments in advance to avoid going too long between visits. We recommend you have your beaded weft hair extensions adjusted every 4 to 8 weeks depending on how thick your own hair is. Finer hair will need to have adjustments more frequently, whereas thicker hair may be able to push out to 8 weeks.

Please note: When your extensions are in, your hair continues to shed as it normally would. The shed hair gets trapped inside the beads. Because of this, it’s normal to shed what may feel like a large amount of hair when we take the extensions out for an adjustment. However, it will only be what would have naturally fallen out over the period between your extensions application and adjustment.

• Never use a straightener or any heat-styling tools ON the tape attachment. Doing this can damage the tape, reducing the life of the extension. It can also cause the adhesive to become gluey, which will damage your hair and require additional time (and costs) for your removal service.
• Do not shampoo, wet your hair or exercise to the point of perspiration for 48 hours after the application of your tape extensions to allow time for the adhesive to fully set.
• Brush your extensions thoroughly but gently from just below the attachment of the extension (and the rest of your hair from the root) each day, morning and night, using a soft bristle brush (stocked at CHE).
• Ensure all hair products you use are sulphate-free, as sulphates can rapidly deteriorate your extensions.
• Use a high-moisture shampoo and conditioner, leave-in treatment and heat protection spray when heat styling hair.
• Once a week, use a nourishing moisture or plex treatment.
• When washing your hair, concentrate your shampoo on your scalp and wash underneath the hair extensions thoroughly to remove any build-up of dead skin or products. Focus your conditioner and treatment application on your mid-length to your ends, avoiding the root/tape area as this can cause the adhesive to become compromised.
• Allow your hair to dry naturally as much as possible to minimise heat damage.
• When blow drying, dry hair in a downward direction to help smooth the hair.
• When blow-drying your hair, press your extension panels together with two fingers (without applying heat directly to the attachment). This will reaffirm the bond each time you are drying.
• Always make sure your hair is 100% dry before going to bed. Going to bed with wet or damp hair can cause it to be unmanageable when you wake up. Additionally, moisture trapped under the tape attachments can breed bacteria, and if you have underlying scalp conditions, this can cause irritation and discomfort.
• Use metal-free hair ties or scrunchies when tying up your hair to prevent damage.
• Avoid the pool or ocean if possible. If you aren’t able to, we suggest wetting your dry hair down, adding a leave-in treatment, and plaiting your hair before entering the water. Once out of the water, wash and treat your hair as soon as possible.
• Book your adjustment appointments in advance to avoid going too long between visits. We recommend you have your tape hair extensions adjusted every 4 to 8 weeks depending on how thick your own hair is. Finer hair will need to have adjustments more frequently, whereas thicker hair may be able to push out to 8 weeks.

Please note: When your extensions are in, your hair continues to shed as it normally would. The shed hair gets trapped inside the tape. Because of this, it’s normal to shed what may feel like a large amount of hair when we take the extensions out for an adjustment. However, it will only be what would have naturally fallen out over the period between your extensions application and adjustment.

• Do not shampoo, wet your hair or exercise to the point of perspiration for 48 hours after the application of your extensions to allow time for the bond to fully set.
• Brush your extensions thoroughly but gently from just below the attachment of the extension (and the rest of your hair from the root) each day, morning and night, using a soft bristle brush (stocked at CHE).
• Ensure all hair products you use are sulphate-free, as sulphates can rapidly deteriorate your extensions.
• Use a high-moisture shampoo and conditioner, leave-in treatment and heat protection spray when heat styling hair.
• Once a week, use a nourishing moisture treatment.
• When washing your hair, concentrate your shampoo on your scalp and wash underneath the hair extensions thoroughly to remove any build-up of dead skin or products. Focus your conditioner and treatment application on your mid-length to your ends, avoiding the attachment area, as this can cause the bonds to slip.
• Allow your hair to dry naturally as much as possible to minimise heat damage.
• When blow drying, dry hair in a downward direction to help smooth the hair.
• Never use a straightener or any heat styling tools ON the bonded bits. Doing this can damage the bonds, reducing the life of the extension.
• Always make sure your hair is 100% dry before going to bed. Going to bed with wet or damp hair can cause it to be unmanageable when you wake up.
• Use metal-free hair ties or scrunchies when tying up your hair to prevent damage.
• Avoid the pool or ocean if possible. If you aren’t able to, we suggest wetting your dry hair down, adding a leave-in treatment, and plaiting your hair before entering the water. Once out of the water, wash and treat your hair as soon as possible.

Please note: When your extensions are in, your hair continues to shed as it normally would. The shed hair gets trapped inside the bonds. Because of this, it’s normal to shed what may feel like a large amount of hair when we remove your keratin bonds. However, it will only be what would have naturally fallen out over the period between your extensions application and removal.

• Hair extensions will not need to be washed as much as your own hair and may only need to be washed when changing the styling from straight to curls or curls to straight, or when there is product buildup. We recommend avoiding excessive washing and heat styling to minimise wear and tear.
• Hair extensions can always use moisture. We recommend washing them in a hydrating range such as the Minu range in Davines, the Hydration Goddess range in Pure Haircare or Hydrate Me in Kevin Murphy. Apply leave-in treatment and heat protector as you would your own hair before heat styling.
• If possible, ask a friend or family member to hold the top of the extensions while you wash and dry them. This ensures you can blow dry the hair downwards, preventing tangling and knotting, which can cause damage.
• If you have enough time, let them dry naturally. The easiest way to do this is to lay them out flat on a towel in a warm dry or sunny area, or hang them on a coat hanger.
• After your extensions are dry, give them a brush using a Scream-Free brush (stocked at CHE).
• Never style your extensions unless they are 100% dry.
• When not being used, keep your extensions covered in a safe place (either in their original packaging, a box or a bag to protect them from becoming tangled and too dry).