Caring For Your Extensions

 

Cleaning

Brush hair to remove any tangles and to prevent matting before showering.

  • Use a sulfate free shampoo + conditioner to prolong your hair color and extensions. We suggest R+Co. Bleu.

  • Gently shampoo all of your natural hair, and in between your rows as well.

  • We suggest a double shampoo to fully clean the hair, be sure to add more water to create a nice lather.

  •  Apply a moisturizing conditioner/mask to the ends of your natural hair and extensions.

  •  We recommend a weekly mask to strengthen, hydrate + nourish your hair.

  • Rinse well, do not leave any product behind.

 

Brushing / Blow-Drying / Styling

First, spray in Oi Milk all throughout your hair. Using a Wet Brush, start from the ends of your hair and work your way up (hold the top of your wefts to avoid too much tension).

  • Be sure to brush all the way to the top of the weft, ensuring there is no matting and tangling at the very top. Avoid placing brush on your scalp near the wefts.

  • We suggest clipping everything up except your natural hair underneath your bottom row, and start your brushing with that moving up each section as you go.
    Next, drop down your bottom row and brush that out.
    Next, drop out your natural hair in between the two rows, and brush that out.
    And so on, and so forth.

  • Apply a blow-dry primer like "R+Co. Bleu Smooth & Seal Blow-Dry Mist". 

  • Rough dry your hair 80% of the way (No tugging at the extensions with a round brush or comb. Use only your hands and fingers.)

  • For a faster blow dry, section out each row and rough dry them separately. 

  • You can use a round brush and a small amount of tension to smooth your hair and the extensions, the last 20% of your blow dry.

  • Always be sure to use a heat protectant when using hot tools. We suggest R+Co. Bleu Hypersonic Heat Styling Mist.

 

Vacation

  • Thoroughly coat your hair with leave-in conditioner and wear your hair in a braid when swimming.

  • Rinse immediately after coming into contact with ocean/pool water.

  • Bring a clarifying shampoo to get any build up out!

  • Avoid any sunscreens with the ingredient avobenzone, it can alter the color of your extensions especially for our búa blondes!

  • Invest in a UV heat protectant, the sun can also damage your hair and/or alter the color.

Sleeping

  • Apply a hydrating oil on the mid shaft to ends (we recommend R+Co. Bleu Optical Illusion Smoothing Oil) and then brush thoroughly ensuring there are no tangles from the top of the wefts to the bottom and make sure you're going to bed with D R Y hair (especially at the top of the wefts). Going to sleep with wet hair will cause matting and will risk the integrity of your natural hair.

  • Do one or two loose braids and secure with a silk scrunchie. A loose low pony is another option.

  • Sleep on a silk pillowcase if you can. This will help reduce frizz and tangling throughout the night.