Hair Care Tips

WASHING

Before washing, fold the hair neatly from the weft and use a rubber band to bond it. Brush the hair out starting from the bottom and working your way up using a paddle brush. Wash hair in lukewarm or tepid water; make sure its hanging loose. Please avoid cheap shampoos and conditioners, use quality, professional brands. Be sure to use a shampoo with a PH balance of  7 or lower. The term PH originates from the French term, ‘pouvoir hydrogen’ or Hydrogen power and simply refers to the amount of hydrogen ions present in a substance.

Distribute shampoo and conditioner evenly throughout the hair. Start with the weft, pat the weft in shampoo and water to wash out the dirt caused by sweat. This is the dirtiest part of the hair so depending on how dirty the water gets after washing the weft, you can change the water and start over. Avoid scrubbing or rubbing the hair together, simply slide your hand over the hair repeatedly until it is clean. Rinse shampoo out thoroughly and apply conditioner through the hair. Leave the conditioner in for a few minutes before rinsing thoroughly. Never use products that contain sulfur.
Pat excess water from hair and allow to air dry. Avoid pulling hair while wet. Never sleep with wet hair.

We understand that some ladies are too busy to launder their hair by themselves, this is why we offer it as a service at our store. You can send your hair in and well take this burden off you.

STYLING

Hair styling has evolved over the years with more ladies learning how to lay their frontal wigs and style their hair properly, thanks to youtube. For beginners, there are a few products and tools that are a must have when styling your hair.

  1. Hot comb
  2. hair serum
  3. wax stick
As mentioned, these are the basic tools for everyday styling especially for glue-less wigs. The hot comb is to straighten/flatten your closures and frontals from the roots.
The wig wax stick gives extra hold and texture. With a semi-matte finish and a medium-high hold, hair stick leaves behind zero residue while smoothing down flyaway hair. Use just before using the hot comb on the roots.
Hair serum helps to add shine to your hair, reduce frizz and also enhance your natural texture. Use a non greasy serum always for your mane, we highly recommend Mide’s Mane hair serum.
Depending on the type of serum you use, it can help add shine, reduce frizz, and enhance your natural texture. It can also keep your hair healthy by protecting against damage. Look for a hair serum that’s designed for your hair type or hair goal. .Most ladies use hair cream, olive oil and other alcohol based products on their hair which is not suitable. Human hair is softer and silky, any oil based product will weigh the hair down, causing it to go limp and also tangle. A hair serum is appropriate for such extensions but you are required to use sparingly.

 Furthermore do not apply any heavy oils on your scalp either as they will seep  into the hair extension, in turn weighing it down and resulting in restricted movement and potential tangling.

SLEEP

To keep your hair fresh while you sleep, wrap hair up with a satin scarf or use a satin sleep cap or a satin pillow case to prevent friction.

STATIC

In colder climates, you may experience some static with your hair. The best way to deal with this is to dampen your hands with water, and rub hand together so they are warm. Run the palms of your hands slightly over the strands of hair that are affected, without actually touching your hair. This process should help control the static.

SWIMMING

It is not recommended that you swim with your virgin  hair. However if you do ,the following precautions are recommended.

• Use a swimming cap.

• Before swimming, brush hair thoroughly.

• Braid hair into one a bundle before wearing your swimming cap to prevent matting.

• After swimming, rinse hair thoroughly under shower. Ensure that traces of chlorine are washed out completely.

• Immediately after showering undo braid, shampoo and deep condition hair.

COLORED HAIR

We advise that you have a professional stylist perm, tint, color or bleach your hair. Always deep condition hair that has been colored especially if bleaching agents are applied.