Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Are hair extensions really the solution?

By Jillian Anderson

More and more women are looking to enhance their appearance by engaging in hair extensions. There are kinds of extensions that can be used; human hair, virgin hair and synthetic hair. There are all sorts of ways of getting your new look. You can go to a stylist that you trust, or you can perform this at home with a home kit. Either way, they work and can make your hair fuller, longer and enhance color without harmful chemical. Here's your way to look like your favorite star; or at least have the same hair style.

The top ten reasons for wanting to use the extension range from fullness, and volume, to gain curls, to look sexier, it's also popular among the medical ill for an improvement of their quality of life. Some women have been to the salon and hate their new very short cut, and will use the extension until their hair grows out. But the beauty is the extension never looks shorter than you own hair when it does grow out. If you want an extravagant hairdo for a wedding or formal party extensions allow you to give you a luxurious look for one evening. It is important for women to look and feel younger, they feel men abandon them for younger and sexier kittens; this is their chance to show that a cougar can be sexy.

Many women go to the salon; however the home kits are just as effective and are much less expensive. So depending on your financial situation you make your own choice. The biggest difference is that a salon can match your hair color much better than looking at the side of a box. The low lights and high lights can be more compatible as well. If you choose the color from a box; it can leave a girl wondering if it's the right choice. Salons will tend to high quality product such as real human hair and virgin hair, whereas box kits are always synthetic. Although, there has been much progress in synthetic hair extensions that you can nearly tell that there is an extension. Wefts can be attached in several different manners. There is the old fashion sewing, for a permanent weave, and there is glue that used now with is very effective. The new wave is cold fusion, which a glue that is applied to the scalp and this is the product that make the extension look as though you extension is growing with your natural hair.

The biggest advantage is the quality of life for all women using extension hair pieces. When a woman looks and feels beautiful, the glow and become exuberant in their stride. This lifts self esteem and can make a tremendous difference in the lives of women with medical condition that hair loss is a major system. Average length that women choose is about 18 inches; however some have chosen extensions as long as 26 to 30 inches long. You can pretty much have what you want, for a price. The process of working the extensions does not hurt, so if you experience pain from a salon and are told is normal, change stylist immediately.

Hair extensions are best applied at the salon. They use a process called hot fusion that is done by professionals. They apply human hair that comes tipped with keratin bonds. Human hair is best as it does spoil as easily as synthetic hair.

The price of hair extensions is another factor that should be considered. The price range is anywhere from $20.00 to $2,000, and even higher. For a woman interested in adding volume to her hair, the price range at an exclusive salon can be from $1000 to almost $2000. To add length can cost double. The price does reflect on the material used, the style choosen and the salon. Extensions can often last from 6 months to two years with maintanence. Prices are normally cheaper in the neighborhood beauty salons and one should keep in mind, price does reflect quality.

Women all have different reasons as to why they want extensions; whether it is for personal beauty or a medical reason. Price range and quality varies. Human hair is the best; it does not shrivel with heat and thus lasts longer. Besides, if you have a good stylist they can usually work magic. - 15252

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