Hair extension: photo before and after capsule and microcapsule methods.

Hair extension is a procedure whereby additional long strands are attached to natural hair of the available length.

To date, there are many ways of this procedure, the essence of all the ways is to attach the strands, but each way differs in the technology of fastening the strands.

In this article will be posted information, thanks to which women of fashion learn about what constitutes a hair extension procedure for a short haircut, what are the pros, cons, and contraindications for such a procedure. Also it will be described by what methods it is possible to do hair extensions, photos before and after procedures will also be placed in the article for clarity.

For a short haircut

The modern beauty industry offers different methods of building strands on short hair, which is necessary to choose from, based on the condition and health of the available natural hair. You also need to focus on what is planned for the new length of the strands, their volume and the material from which they will be made, since it can be either artificial strands or natural. Regardless of which method of building was chosen, there are common pluses, minuses and contraindications to the procedure.

Pluses and reasons why you can make a build-up are:

1. if you have had an unsuccessful hair coloring or poor hair perm quality, due to the build-up you can fix a bad result;
2. if hair is naturally devoid of volume, due to additional strands hair can be given a density and splendor;
3. if you are the owner of a short haircut, but suddenly you need an evening hairstyle for any celebration, the grown strands will help to cope with this task.

However, it's worth paying attention to the disadvantages, namely:

1. itself is a lengthy and complicated procedure, and the price for it is quite high, because the strands themselves, the materials to which they are attached and, of course, the work of the master are costly. Therefore, it is important to choose the method of extension suitable for your hair, and a good specialist to whom you entrust carrying out such a procedure;
2. , after the build-up of strands, frequent hairstyle corrections are required.

There are also contraindications that should be considered. It is strictly forbidden to do hair extensions if there are any health problems, especially if these are skin diseases.

Below for clarity, photos will be presented that will demonstrate the changes of the hairdo before the hair extension procedure and after it.

Here's how the hair looks before the build-up procedure:

And so the hair looks after the procedure:

Basic ways of

All the developed ways of increasing the streaks of stylists are divided into two groups depending on how the strands are fixed - it's a hot way and a cold one.

Hot method

The hot method is based on the method of securing strands with the help of capsules. Capsule hair extensions can be of two types: Italian and English, they differ because of the materials from which capsules are made for fastening natural and additional strands. For the Italian procedure, the capsules are made from hot resin and fixed with clamps, the build-up in English is performed using hot resin capsules that are attached to the glue.

In order to carry out the build-up on very short hair, a special method of fastening the strands with the help of soft wax is developed. Wax heats up to ninety degrees, is applied and hardens, thereby forming an elastic, imperceptible connection - this is called microcapsular hair extension.

Cold method

Cold hair extension involves the use of non-heating, and additional accessories, namely: tapes, clips or special glue.

How to remove accreted strands and what is the result?

The process of stripping takes time, caution and accuracy. If the strands were fastened with hot capsules, the capsules must be dissolved with a special liquid. And if the locks were fixed with additional accessories, they should be removed with special tools.

When deciding to increase hair, it should be remembered that whichever method of enlargement you choose, the consequences for the hair may not be the best. And most importantly, it is a general deterioration in the condition of the hair.

Video selection on the topic of the article

This article will present a selection of videos in which stylists will talk about what there are ways to build hair and demonstrate some techniques.