BRUSHING

The best hairbrush to use with your Invisible Bead/ Habit Method is a Wet brush. When you are ready to brush out your hair remember to start from the bottom and work your way up. Hold your hair with one hand as if it were in a ponytail and use your other hand to brush the extensions from the bottom up remembering not to put tension where your rows are connected to your actual hair. 

Wet brushes are very inexpensive. There is no need to spend a lot of money on a brush for your extensions; however, once a year you will want to replace your Wet brush because the bristles tend to soften. 

Brush your hair before you get into the shower to help eliminate any matting and knotting. You also want to brush your hair everyday before you go to bed. At this time it is also good to moisturize the extensions with a little bit of oil. Braid the extensions to help prevent matting and knotting while sleeping. 

SHAMPOOING

Just like when you do not have extensions, you want to use a good quality shampoo that is sulfate free to protect your hair color and you're extensions. Quality water also makes a difference! Try adding this water filter to your shower head!

When shampooing you're extensions, take a small amount of shampoo and use the pads of your fingers not your fingernails to massage in the shampoo. I like to begin at the nape of my neck and work up to the top of my head. I take a pea-sized amount of shampoo and massage my scalp between my hair line and my first row. 

I then take another pea-sized amount of shampoo and massage between my first and second row. I make sure to clean gently underneath the rows without adding tension to the rows. Finally, I massage shampoo into the top of my hair and work the lather through my extensions 

After my hair is well cleaned, I rinse the shampoo. I like to separate my hair into sections as I rinse in order for all the shampoo to be removed from my hair. 

*** If your extensions are feeling waxy. Shampoo with a light clarifier (Solu from Davies) this helps do a deep clean of build up)

CONDITIONING

Once I have cleaned my hair well with shampoo, I then add a good quality conditioner. Depending on your hair type you may want to use only a small amount of conditioner on the ends of your hair. For my hair which is drier, I like to make sure I condition well all over my hair. Try to keep the conditioner off the row. It may cause slipping. 

Your extension hair is going to need a conditioner that is moisture rich or designed for dry hair. 

This may be different than what you have used in the past, as moisturizing products may weigh your hair down, but remember I like to think of your real hair and your extension hair as two different fabrics. In the shower, gently work a moisturizing conditioner through the extension hair. If this conditioner tends to weigh your natural hair down try to apply it only to the extensions, and definitely keep it away from your scalp. 

Once the conditioner is worked into your hair, be sure to rinse well like you did with the shampoo. Again, make sure not to add tension to your rows as you condition and rinse your hair. 

To keep your extensions in good shape I highly recommend doing a deep conditioning treatment at home once a week. This will help keep your extensions from drying which can lead to knotting and matting. 

STYLING PRODUCTS + BLOWDRYING

After you towel dry your hair, apply a few pumps of oil to your extension hair. The oil helps to smooth the cuticles of the hair and moisturize the extensions. 

It is also good to apply a leave in conditioner with a heat protector to the extensions. This will help detangle the extensions when drying the hair. 

For Invisible Bead/ Habit Hair Extensions it is important to remember the less heat the better. Following this rule, I like to take all of the natural hair on the top of my head and gather it into a bun. I clip the hair into place with my Wet alligator clip letting the hair underneath hang loose. I leave my hair like this while I go about my normal routine allowing my hair to air dry. 

Air drying your hair will help minimize the heat damage to your extensions. If you do not have time to allow your extensions to air dry, then rough dry your hair using your fingers until your hair is about 90% dry. As my hair gets dryer, I then gently use a brush to smooth my hair. Remember as you do this to not put tension on your rows. 

Separate your hair into sections and work from the bottom up. Slowly move your brush down your first row of hair as you blow dry. Then drop your second row of hair and repeat. Slowly and gently work your way up your hair.

If you follow these useful tips for taking care of your hand tied hair extensions and use styling tools appropriately, you will have beautiful, healthy-looking hair. Hand tied hair extensions last longer with less styling and heat. 

TIP/TIME-SAVER

If you don’t have time to wash and go through this process. Section the top of the hair and put the rest in a pony tail. From here just wash the top of the hair. This should give you another day with out washing. 

Wet hair should be combed out immediately. If you plan on swimming. Have your wet brush & leave in conditioner handy. Brush out hair with conditioner after swimming. Tie your hair back if doing extreme sports especially water sports. This will help with tangling. 

Note: Extension hair can get build up just like our hair. Remember to detox or clarify cleanse your hair once a week. 

**Please use our professional product recommendations. We can not guarantee longevity of your extensions without our professional hair care.

** DO NOT use sunscreen with avobenzone!

We recommend Goldie Locks Sunscreen to use with hair extensions.

DO NOT get your hair wet in any natural spring or water that has a lot of minerals in it. 

Both of these can turn the extensions  awful shades or copper or pink. 

For best results try to keep them dry when swimming. You can get them wet but you never know what’s in the water.