Hair Extensions- Horrific Washing Experience.

I decided to buy black clip-in hair extensions from Starkles a short time ago. So far, I am liking them a lot. It makes a huge difference to my style and they are fairly easy to maintain.

They had gotten a little itchy and felt a little like horse hair, so I knew it was time to give them a wash. And I did not get warned on what I would see. I left the bathroom and came back to think the Grudge was emerging all over the place.

How I got taught to wash my extensions was to run luke warm water and add shampoo as natural as possible and swish it around a little to make the water bubbly. Next you run the extensions through the water and rub the hair a little under the water and leave it submerged for a few minutes.

Nobody ever told me the hair would turn grey. Apparently the dye from dark extensions can run a little. A LITTLE! I thought I was staining the sink.

Next is to empty the water and rinse the extensions clean and then do the same again with conditioner. Then rinse them again and add a treatment. I could tell it was working even under the water as they were already silky soft again.

After, it is a blast of cold water to coat them and then gently pull on the hair to strain the water. I felt quite strange, although I later explained it as washing a very hairy dog.

I combed through the hair a few times after shampooing and whilst the conditioner and treatments were in. I also washed the wefts separately to stop them from tangling.





 I left them to dry one by one over the edge of the bathtub whilst I cleaned down the sink.

Looking back at these photos the hair looks horrible. Tangled and matted. And it was. Whilst wet, it was a mess!

I laid down a towel on my bed. Combed them out and sprayed with heat protectant. I waited 5 minutes then blasted with a hair dryer but left them slightly damp.

On the left is them still wet before I combed them through. You can see why you have too keep combing them. They tangle so easily whilst wet.

But once they were fully dry I sprayed with heat protectant again and then straightened them out.

They really were like new again. Perfect.

I am going to do another blog with more detailed pictures on how to wash them and some maintenance tips.

Keep smiling.

AccidentlySarah xx