What wouldn’t you do to have long beautiful locks in an instant? Really, don’t be such a worry wart. What you need are hair extensions, the latest accessories to emerge from the hair fashion landscape.

There are hair extensions of various shades, textures and sources. There are also many ways that you can fasten the accessories to your hair. This article focuses on the methods of attaching hair extensions to your own hair.

Fundamentally, you have a number of methods to select from: bonding, braiding, clip-ins (also known as clip-ons), fusion, ring X and pre-tipped U or pre-tipped I.

Hair extensions that have microclips at one end allow you to clip on the accessory to your hair. You can save some money if you clip on the accessories by yourself. The task does not require a professional hairdresser’s expertise.

Braiding involves “braiding” tiny clusters of the hair extension into your natural hair. There are not just one but also several braiding techniques available. Which style you wish done will depend mainly on the braiding skills of the hairdresser.

Bonding is the process where bonding glue is applied on one end of the hair extension, thereafter it is “bonded” on your hair root. You can liken the method to attaching false eyelashes. There’s nothing confusing about it at all. Hair extensions attached through this method can be easily removed using a glue remover especially designed for glued hair extensions.

Weaving is the best known method of hair extension attachment. You must utilize your natural hair to create tracks where somebody will weave or sew the hair extensions. For satisfactory results, it is essential that you make the tracks as close to your scalp as possible. Some experts assert that if you have badly damaged hair, this might be the best method of putting on a hair extension since your real hair will be enclosed in the hair extensions.

Some other hair extensions can be attached following the “hot glue gun” method. The same process is known by another name called “fusion.” You use a hot glue gun to attach the hair extensions. First, put hot glue on the extensions, then attach them to your own hair. This process is quite costly and labor-intensive because the whole process can reach up to 6 hours.

There are some variants of hair extensions that already have pre-glued tips. You will need a special applicator though to attach the pre-tipped hair extensions to your hair.

Ring X is said to be a relatively new method of attachment. Small metallic rings have been placed at one end of the hair extensions. You then use a special tool so that the metallic rings can latch on to your own hair.

One important thing to remember here is that, except for the clip-on method of attachment, you should have a professional hairdresser do the “attaching” for you so that you won’t end up doing the wrong thing and having a big mop of damaged hair and hair extensions.

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