6 Tips How To Make Your Weave Last Longer
Now, ladies! We all know that the real virgin hair is not cheap and when you spend your hard-earned money on some luxurious hair bundles, you want to make the most out it and make it last for the full duration of its possible life. I know a lot of ladies are struggling with how long their hair weave last, maybe in only 2-3 months or 3-4 weeks after installation, you have to take it out. It is disappointing. Do you know some of your habits can really bring damage to your weave? Do you know if you treat the human hair weave in the right way, you can increase their lifespan? It could make a huge difference if you take good care of them.
We are going to be covering some hair weave tips on how to make them last literally forever.
#1. Buy good quality hair
The first and the most important thing I want to address is getting some good quality hair. That's the only way going to last you for years.
You may hear piles of professional terms like remy hair, non-remy hair, human hair, raw hair, virgin hair etc. Please make sure the only hair you are going to buy is 100% virgin human hair with all the cuticles going in the same direction, which is of the highest quality in the market.
It costs you a lot more money to purchase real virgin human hair at one time, but high-quality hair can reduce a lot of problems like tangling and allows a longer lifespan. When you are buying cheap price hair with low quality, it seems to save your money. Actually, it doesn't. You need to invest your money every 2 to 3 month while good quality hair lasts you 1 to 3 years. In that case, good quality hair saves your coins.
I don't mean that if you can't afford the expensive weave, don't buy it, don't wear it. It is not true the only good hair out there is expensive hair. A reputable and affordable hair company like JC Hair Factory is a good choice for you.
#2. Install your weave correctly
The second tip I have is the install your hair weave in a correct way since some wrong manipulation of installation will cause a lot of problems and decrease the hair weave lifespan.
If you're getting your hair installed, make sure your hair stylist does not cut your weft if possible because it is going to break the weft and the bond is loosened. The hair attached on the weft is easier to fall out. You may not realize the shedding immediately after installation. After some time, you will find the hair is shedding. Instead of cutting the weft, you can use the folding method so you can keep the track you by folding your weaves over.
Also, don't overclock your closures because it also damages the closure as well. Once it's damaged, you can really fix it unless you get a new closure. There's really nothing you can do and closures are not cheap as well. So make sure you maintain that as well so do that.
#3. Avoid heat as much as possible
The third tip that I have for you is to avoid the heat.
When buying hair bundles, make sure to buy a texture that you're going to be comfortable with wearing all the time. For example, if you want curly hairstyle, then you buy curly hair weave. If you want straight hairstyle, then you go for straight hair. Because if you try to use heat to manipulate the hair, even if they technically can be restyled, you're going to be shortening the life of your weave.
Heat is obviously a very extreme thing to have on the hair. It dries your hair out if the heat is too high it will definitely burn the hair just like it would burn your human hair. So the best thing to do is really avoid the heat.
Honestly, a lot of the things that you have used before can get to the same exact outcome with a better approach. For example, instead of using a blow dryer to dry your weaves, just plan well so that you can wash your hair ahead of time and allow it to air dry. Instead of using a curling iron to curl your weave, you should use like flexi rods and other heatless methods. There is always a heatless option to care for your hair.
I know you really want to minimize the amount of heat that is touching your weaves. But sometimes if you do need to use heat, I would really recommend investing in good heat equipment. A good heat equipment will help you keep moisture in the hair instead of burning your hair. When I was using cheaper flat iron, I would always see that after a while, the hair of the extensions would get really dry and a little bit crispy. They just didn't look good anymore. So definitely invest in good heat equipment if you have to use heat on the hair.
#4. Protect the hair at night
Another tip that I would give you guys is to protect the hair at night.
When you have a sew-in installed, it is super important to put your hair up, wrap it up and protect it at night. Let me tell you why. When you sleep at night, your hair touches the cotton pillowcase or even if it's a silk pillowcase, the hair is rubbing against the pillowcase. It's losing moisture, oil, and form. After a while, you'll see that the hair is easier to tangle or it's easier to get matted.
What you really want to do is invest in a bonnet or a headscarf. Comb through your hair to get out all the knots, tie your hair up at night so that it's not having any contact with the pillow. It is the fact that the less you touch them, the less you do with them, the longer is they'll last.
#5. Limit the use of the products
Another tip that I give you guys is to limit your use of products on the hair weave.
For example, when I'm wearing hair extensions, I don't use any products on it because the product is just going to end up building up and staying there. It will also force you to have to wash your hair more often. If you don't wash your hair more often, it's really going to affect the look of hair extensions. So my tip is to avoid products as much as possible.
On the other hand, if you have a more textured extension like curly hair, kinky curly hair, you're going to have to use products to define the curl pattern or deal with the frizzy, in that case, use very light products. Instead of mousse, try to look out for arrogant oil and really light products which you can leave in your hair to make them look good. But the downside of this is you will probably have to wash your extensions a lot more.
#6. Take out your weave regularly
The last tip is taking out your weave regularly to wash your weave and your natural hair because it is good to have a break for your weave as well as your natural hair and revive them in a certain period of time. Don't leave your install in for more than 2-3 months, which can be so damaging and lead to unwanted matters.
Your hair starts to become entangled in the thread and in the tracks. You don't want dandruff, oils to get up on the tracks of your weaves. When you take out your weave, go through the whole process to revive your weaves: detangle, shampoo to wash and deep condition. After that, you will find your weave is back with moisture. It feels soft and flowy again.
Make sure you store your weave properly. You can just store your weave in silk bags or hang up your weave in the wardrobe. All these are going to preserve the hair and ensure that it still looks good before the next installation.
Remember that your weaves are expensive. It is an investment and it really deserves your care and love. Those are tips that I have for you on how to make your weave last a really long time for years. Hope it will help you enjoy your weave experience. JC Hair Factory is one of the best wholesale hair vendors in China for more than 15 years. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly. Welcome!