Extensions are hanks of hair attached to your own hair to add length or body. An extension, which is made from 20 to 50 strands of real hair, is glued to your hair about one-quarter to one-half inch from the scalp.
"Extensions make hair thicker, add body to straight hair, and can smooth wavy hair," says David Cohen of David's Beautiful People in Rockville, one of the first salons in the Washington area to do extensions. Selecting different shades can provide lowlights or highlights without dying your hair.Extensions are part of your hair and are washed and styled as if you grew them yourself.
Extensions involve a sizable investment in time and money to maintain. Putting them in costs $500 and up.
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*******They last three to four months before the natural hair grows so much that they need to be removed and repositioned--a process that can take up to seven hours. Some women prefer to come in every few weeks to remove a few and add a few new ones so that they never need a full head of extensions at one sitting, Cohen says.
The hair that the extension is attached to can become matted and must be combed carefully. "If your hair is long, you need to put it into a scrunchie at night to prevent excessive pulling and tangles," Cohen says.
