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Hair extensions are one of the best inventions in the field of beauty as they help us get any size of locks, thereby adding on to our charm and personality within no time. The ordeal of waiting for years to have long hair and then maintaining them such that they forever remain young is yet another task not many of us can easily achieve. But many a times, I have had great number of women asking me if these hair extensions are wigs and so in this article I’ll be answering all of those questions in detail.
Hair extensions are not wigs. They are called hair extensions because like our normal hair, they are added to our scalp in a way such that it looks as if they are a part of the real hair. Let me tell you how this goes. Hair extensions are actually placed on a small portion of your hair. Both your hair as well as the hair extension has an anchor called keratin which is attached to 3-6 hair strands through the application of heat. This secures hair extensions to your natural hair.
There is another method for applying hair extensions which involves your hair to be braided into slender, flat cornrows in order to make them function as an anchor. Then the sections of hair extensions are secured to each of these cornrows by sewing the braid and section of hair together at the extension base, called as the weft. This is one of the most classic methods for attaching hair extensions to the scalp.
Most people prefer this method because, when applied by an expert, it guarantees the growth of your natural hair causing no damage to them what so ever. This may take one full day and you might have to spend the entire day at the salon. However, there is an alternative to this well. If you are short of time, you can choose another hair extension application technique such as bonding or gluing. The glued hair extensions are relatively applied faster, taking no longer than two to three hours. You must always consider the amount of extensions to be added and the level of expertise of your stylist because that is what will ultimately determine the application time, ideally.
And needless to say that all hair extensions, regardless of the application method, will wear and blend beautifully with your natural hair when applied by an expert. There are certain instructions that need to be followed when it comes to brushing, washing and styling, though.