Swimming with Hair Extensions

People come into our stores all the time talking about how they want to get hair extensions for their next vacation.  But...we hate to break their hearts of their carefree fantasies involving jumping in and of the ocean and pools with drink in hand.... but hair extensions require maintenance.

We can't say it enough...so we will say it again... Hair Extensions require maintenance!

Chlorine and Salt Water can wreak havoc on your own tresses let alone someone else's.  The drying and striping effect cuts into the life of your extensions so here are a few tips is you want to maintain your hair extensions but still have fun:

1. Wet your hair before entering the pool with filtered water either from your bathroom or the shower at the pool.  This prevents your hair from absorbing too much of the salt or pool water.

2. Coat your strands with a rich and heavy hair mask or deep conditioner.  This will seal the cuticle to prevent it from absorbing any additional salts or chlorine.

3. Put your hair into a braid or bun! Do not let the ocean water agitate your hair that increases the risk of tangling

4. As soon as you are done swimming...run to the shower to rinse any water that you might have absorbed and rinse it clean.

5. Then use either a leave in  or preferably thermal protectant spray.

6. Deep condition with heat as soon as you can.

If you have blonde hair extensions... you really need to pay attention to every step less you end up with green hair that looks like straw!

So Sunny's Girls please take heed to our instructions and share them with friends....a real Sunny's Girl doesn't let other Sunny's Girls walk around with horrible hair extensions!

Maintaining your Hair Extensions

Hi Sunny's Girls.

A few of our Super Sunny's Girls shared with us a few tips on maintaining your pre-tipped hair extensions.

Tips for Strand by Strand Hair Extensions Maintenance

1. Never wash your hair more than once a week!  We know this sounds impossible.  But shampoo strips your hair of the moisture that the extensions so desperately need.  Think of how a rosebud acts once it is cut off from the rose bush!  You are in race against time with your moisture and ph balance, so washing your hair every day will ensure that your hair extensions won't last more than a month.  When you do shampoo use a product designed for hair with keratin treatments.  We find that those don't strip the hair too much.

If you want to wash your hair of the sweat and odors then use conditioners as a shampoo and rinse your hair.  Another option is to use dry shampoo. 

2. When washing your pre-tipped hair, use a shammy or a micro fiber cloth to absorb all the moisture from the bonds of your pre-tipped hair.  The water sitting on the bonds can seep into the keratin bonds and weaken the keratin. 

3. Never apply any heat tools within 2 inches of the bonds of the keratin.

4. Always brush your hair from root to tip every night with a loop brush!  We can't emphasize how much this simple tip makes all the difference between healthy hair and no hair.  Your hair will tangle into the keratin bonds if you don't brush your hair.  Even if one or two bonds fall out...it's better to keep combing your hair and replacing the bonds than shaving off your head of dreadlocks.

5. Clarify your hair before applying keratin hair extensions.  You want a clean grip on the hair shaft so that the bonds won't slip out over time.

6. Don't get a trim before installing hair extensions, your fresh ends won't blend well with your hair extensions!

Hair Extensions are an investment.  While they are great they require maintenance.  If you don't think you are up for the challenge then consider clip in extensions...no fuss no muss.  But think of it like an expensive Porsche; you wouldn't buy it and then never change it's oil or get maintenance checks.  So if you are going to spend the money on the hair and service, these few tips really do make a difference between your extensions lasting 6 weeks and 6 months.

We hope this helps Sunny's Girls!

Product Spotlight: Mario Bedescu Facial Spray with Rosewater

  

We have always been a fan of Mario Bedescu Products. They are natural lightweight and non-irritating.  So of course it's only natural for our fave skin care products to migrate to our obsession...hair.

I have personally used the Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater for years to help refresh my skin and set my makeup.  

The other day I tried using the mist on my hair extensions to lightly refresh and detangle them.  The rosewater and aloe allow soothe the cuticles and allow the perfect source of moisture for Indian Hair. 

The spray is lightweight enough to use daily, and it's much better than regular old tap water which often has heavy mineral deposits that render the water hard and requiring conditioners to soften the water which leads to product buildup.  

What do you think Sunny's Girls what is your favorite refreshing spray for your hair extensions.  Post a comment to share your personal faves.

Sunny's Girl Toolkit: A List of Our Fave Products for Maintaining Healthy Hair & Perfect Weaves

FHI Runway...A Miracle in the form of a Flat Iron

While we mostly sell hair & wigs, we always get requests for more information on our favorite products and tools for maintaining healthy hair and retaining Indian Hair. 

The problem is that the products we recommend run the gamut from Brazilian Keratin Treatments to Virgin Coconut Oil.  So instead of running crazy around town looking for these products, we've created an Amazon Store with links to where to buy the Sunny's Girl Toolkit on Amazon.com

Tell us what you think... Are we missing anything?

Trend setting with Roller setting!

People are always wondering how do you get those natural deep waves that last all day like the Kardashian's without having to recurl your hair every day?

Remember back to your younger simpler days... every time we had our own hair done  we'd go to bed with rollers? And no matter what we did we had volume for the whole day the next day.....well, if we apply this method to our hair extensions not only does it look full and flowy but something about roller setting makes 'weaves' look a little bit more natural.

We are aware of how uncomfortable they are so instead of rollers we can try using the bendable rods and before you go to bed, just:

• set your hair onto flexible foam rollers
• tie your hair down with a silk/satin scarf or sleep on  satin pillow case
•  in the morning just tease the hair with your fingers and you'll have that vampy full head of fabulosity!

Roller setting does a little bit more than hot curling...and takes your look throughout the day....try it and change your hair...change your life!

Images courtesy of kimkardashian.com