How To Care For Your Clip-In Hair Extensions? Step By Step Guide!

Clip-in hair extensions are very popular among young women because they are very convenient. It is also has a good feature of being able to immediately change its appearance. When the weather is warm, our hair will become curly and dry. To avoid this problem, we need to take good care of hair extensions in daily life to extend their lifespan and health, so that our hair extensions can remain beautiful and healthy in any season.

Clip-in hair extensions are used very frequently in our daily life, so we need to spend some time taking care of it. In order to maintain the beauty and health of your clip hair extensions, we need the correct care method. In the following article, we will explain how to care for your clip in hair extensions.

1. How to clean Clip in hair extensions ？

During the process of washing the hair, we need to make sure that the shape of the hair extensions does not change, because the hair extensions will absorb the natural oils in the hair. If the hair extensions are too greasy, some fibers may fall off. To avoid this problem, please follow Our recommended steps for washing hair.

* Put the hair extensions into the bathroom sink. We need to use warm water to soak your hair extensions, because hot water will affect the weft.

* We don't wash your extensions like natural hair, use gentle shampoo, wipe the shampoo down the length of each extension weft, Do not scrub vigorously as it can cause confusion in hair extensions. Rinse with clean cold water until there is no shampoo available. After shampooing, gently dry with a towel and  use a gentle conditioner with a low pH level to smoothen the extensions. 

* To keep your hair extensions shiny, it is recommended to clean them every week or 2 weeks. You can apply conditioner to your hair extensions. If you have enough time, you can leave it for a few more minutes and then rinse thoroughly with cold water to help lock in moisture.

*If you want your extensions to be  detangle, use a wide-tooth comb or soft-bristled extension brush before washing.Gently comb through your extensions; do not vigorously comb your hair when the extensions are wet, as this may cause strands to break.

2. How To Dry Hair Extensions?

In order to ensure that the quality and softness of our hair extensions, we do not recommend using thermal tools. If it is necessary to use thermal tools,you can use the lowest heat setting possible.However, many professional hairstylists recommend that you air-dry your hair extensions naturally, and that after cleaning your hair extensions, do not scrub with a towel, but wrap your hair extensions in a clean, dry towel. , absorb the moisture from the hair extensions, then untie the towel and let the hair extensions air dry naturally.

3. Use High-Quality Hair Care Products

There are many hair care products on the market. We must choose high quality sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner to care for your hair extensions, so as to protect your hair extensions and your natural hair. If you use products containing harsh chemicals , can cause serious damage to your hair extensions, and you need to make sure you use a good quality shampoo and conditioner.

4. How To Comb Your Hair Extensions

If you did not comb your hair before washing it, we recommend that you comb your hair when it is completely dry.Please use a wide-toothed comb to gently comb your hair extensions.Please note! Do not comb your hair from the top as this may move tangled hair toward the middle of the extensions, causing breakage.The correct way is to start from the tip of the hair extensions and work your way up.

5. Heat Styling 

Many women often use curling irons and flat irons to achieve a well-styled and beautiful appearance, although it may damage their natural hair and hair extensions.One would even say that it’s necessary if you want to achieve good styling. so Heat styling is very popular.

If you are currently wearing hair extensions made from synthetic hair, we do not recommend heat styling the extensions as this can burn or melt the plastic material.If you are currently wearing Remy human hair extensions, it is recommended to use the lowest heat setting if you want to use a hair straightener and curling iron to achieve your look. We do not recommend that you use heat styling on your hair extensions regularly.

6. About Customized Hair Extensions

If you would like to have your hair extensions cut and dyed, it is recommended that you take the hair extensions to a professional stylist to customize the color and style so that the extensions can be better match your natural hair. Or you can purchase the customized hair extensions from Ace Hair Factory. As a leading wholesale hair extensions supplier in China for more than 25 years, Ace Hair Factory have supplied top quality hair extensions for more than 10,000 hair salons all around the world, and win very high reputation in the hair extensions market.

7. How To Store Your Hair Extensions

When we do not need to wear the hair extensions, we must store the hair extensions correctly. Make sure the hair extensions are in a cool and dry place at home, or put it in the original box, hang it on a hanger, or put it in a hair extension storage bag. , if you have washed the hair extensions, please note that you must wait for the hair extensions to dry completely before storing them.

If you have any questions or inquires on the hair extensions, you can left your words on the comments section here or send messages to our WhatsApp or Email, our hair extensions expert would reply you within 24 hours. Welcome to Ace Hair Factory!