Keratin Bond Hair Extensions: How to Care for Long-Lasting Results

Over the past year, keratin-bonded hair extensions Boston have become popular again. This is mainly because they blend in well with your own hair, last a really long time, and look super natural. These extensions are small strands of real hair that are attached to your own using a special glue made from keratin, making them a popular type of hair extension. They can totally change how you feel about your hairstyle and let you move your head around freely without any trouble. But it's worth noting that these might not work for everyone, especially if you've got very fine or thin hair. To keep them looking good and fitting right with the color and texture of your natural hair, it's crucial to take care of them properly. 

10 Tips to Care for Keratin Bonded Hair Extensions

To keep tangles away, start brushing at the roots and work your way down to the ends. I suggest using a wet brush or a comb with wide teeth. When your hair gets longer, you'll notice more shedding above where it's bonded. This happens because of natural hair loss, so it's crucial to brush out these tangles caused by natural shedding.

2) Make sure your hair is dry, especially the part where it's bonded.

3) Make sure your hair is dry before you hit the sack. If you're heading to bed, consider pulling your hair into a gentle ponytail or braid at the nape of your neck. Wrapping it in a silk scarf can also help reduce rubbing if you tend to toss and turn while sleeping. Additionally, never fall asleep on wet hair extensions as this can cause tangling and damage to the strands of hair.

4) It's important to wash your hair frequently to prevent the build-up of natural oils. Sweat and your body's own oils can cause the bonds to break down, so make sure you clean your hair as often as needed.

5) Avoid putting oils or serums right on the keratin bonds. Instead, it's better to apply leave-in products starting from halfway down your hair and working towards the tips.

6) If you can, always put on a swim cap before diving into the pool. But if that's not an option, make sure to soak your hair in clean water first before jumping into chlorinated or salt water. This way, the freshwater acts like a shield to keep your hair from getting damaged. Right after you're done swimming, loosen up your hair and let it dry naturally in the air. Also, be sure to protect your extensions by using a leave-in conditioner or oil to create a barrier between them and the salt water to avoid damaged extensions. If you do notice any damage, it's vital to seek the help of a professional hairstylist to repair or replace the damaged extensions.

7) For those with oily hair, dry shampoo is a great choice. After you've washed and blow-dried your hair, apply the dry shampoo to the keratin bonds. This will help keep oil and sweat at bay.

8) Before putting on any type of helmet, make sure to pull your hair back and cover it with a silk scarf. By doing this, the silk scarf helps keep your hair extensions secure and stops them from getting tangled by reducing friction.

Coloring and Styling Keratin Bond Hair Extensions

It's key to remember not to use bleach on hair extensions. Just like clothes get their color from a special kind of dye, so do hair extensions. Using bleach can really mess them up and ruin them.

Avoid using hot tools like curling irons or straighteners close to the keratin bonds. Instead, you should only use a hair straightener above these bonds because high temperatures can cause them to melt.

Other Tips for Keratin Bonded Hair Extensions

Your keratin hair extensions can last up to 5 months. During this time, we offer a service to clean up any shedding. This means we'll carefully remove the natural hairs that have fallen out and gathered above the bonds. By doing this cleanup, we prevent your hair from getting tangled due to growth and keep your extensions looking full. To make sure your extensions stay thick and last long, I suggest setting up a maintenance appointment around two and a half months after they're first put in. This appointment allows for a top-up of bonds if needed, ensuring the thickness and longevity of your extensions. Remember, it's normal for some of your own hair to shed; just be sure to brush properly and come in for regular upkeep appointments to promote natural hair growth.

Can Keratin Bond Hair Extensions Be Reused

Usually, we don't use hair extensions again because they get shorter and start to lose hairs, making them thinner. If you're trying to save money, though, we can take off the extensions carefully for you. We'll gather them up, clean them well and put them back in with a special liquid that helps during the removal process. For sticking the extensions back on your head, we heat up something called keratin glue, which bonds the extensions to the roots of your hair. It's not as tough as another type of material known as keratin bond though.

We really think it's a bad idea to use nail glue for this; it will mess up your natural hair when you try taking it out later.

There's also something else called rebonds which might work but won't look or feel exactly like when you first got your extensions done.

But remember if we go ahead and reuse those keratin bond hair pieces there could be trouble since too much water near the roots can make the bonds weak leading to more hairs falling out than usual.

Noelle Salon Fusion Hair Extension Quality

At Noelle Salon, we've got a bunch of ways to do hair extensions, and using keratin individual strands is just one option. We offer a free consultation so you can figure out which hair extension method fits your life best. Our own brand of hair extensions is ready to go whenever you are. The Veila brand uses Virgin (one-donor) hair, meaning no matter if you pick our pull-thru technique, tape-ins, genius wefts, volume wefts or hand-tied ones; the quality's top-notch. Besides different methods for adding length and volume to your hair, there's also a range of textures like straight, wavy and various types of curls available.

Free Consultations and Same-Day Service

At our shop, we have every kind of hair extension you might be looking for - from keratin bonds and micro-bonds to sew-in wefts, tape-ins, Veila Pull-Thru, and V-Light extensions ready for same-day service. With us, quality is a top priority; that's why all our extensions are made from Russian virgin hair. For any hair type you have – straight, wavy or curly – we've got the perfect texture match just for you book a free hair extension consultation.