WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH OLD HAIR EXTENSIONS?

All women love hair extensions as they improve the overall appearance of our hair, especially because they can add length, volume and color for us. With proper care, hair extensions can last a long time. However, it will come to an end when they wear out, you must finally replace them. After several long periods of use, it becomes tangled and dry, which is a signal to indicate that you need to change your hair extension. Nevertheless, old hair extensions are not necessarily condemned to be discarded, they may be re-used in creative ways to extend their life. Keep going on reading, let Anvihair share with you how to reuse your old hair extensions in this article.

1. Creating a messy bun

Have you fallen in love with the artfully messy up, bouncy bun? You also can do it yourself because that is not as complicated as you think. Messy bun is a surprisingly easy hairstyle to apply. 

First, you need a few of your thick hair extensions, bobby pins, a hair donut and hair ties. Take a hair doughnut and clip your hair extensions around it to create a thick, volumised bun in the middle. To fasten the ends, glue or pin them to the bottom of the doughnut. Wrap your hair around the top of the ponytail for increased thickness. For a gorgeous, undone appearance, backcomb your hair and pluck out random strands.

2. Making a hair rat volumizer

Rat hair is a good idea and it is helpful for instant volume. This procedure requires only a set of old extensions, a backcombing brush and a hair net. The rat may be sewed together at the ends to provide a platform for creating the ideal hair bun. 

3. Making your own clip-in bang

First you need to identify the bang shape in your head. Using your index finger if you want to position the clips and the end of your thumb. Then take a piece of an old extension to measure the length and cut them off. Attaching the extension onto your head and fixing it to match with your real hair. After that, shape them with a straightener with a bit of tilt toward your forehead. If you have never done it before, you can watch the video on the Internet to know how to clip-in bang correctly.

4. Braided headband

If you know how to work with previous hair extensions, braided crowns are stylish and contemporary. To obtain this adorable style. take a tiny plastic headband and secure a thick portion of hair extension to it with a hair band. Then divide the extension into three strands and braid it around the headband. Finally, attach this place with another hair band and that’s all things you need to do. 

5. Try fun colors

You want to dye your favorite color but you are afraid that it will affect and spoil your real hair. If you are fascinated with colors, this is a good chance for you to try dying your old hair extensions with chemicals. If your old extensions have been through a lot of heat and chemical procedure, experimenting with some new chemicals is also fine. You can dye by yourself at home or go to a hair salon to make a new outlook.

One thing you need to note is that human hair is better than synthetic hair if you want to dye it, especially with virgin hair or remy hair. This is 100% natural hair and it can be used in a long time, so you completely style your hair extension as you want.

In short, hair extensions will only last their longevity as you take care of them properly. You can always reuse them for other styles by DIY and take advantage of using them. After all, you may have a better appearance in old hair extensions in new styles.

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That is all helpful information for you about distinguish between human hair and synthetic hair extensions. Anvihair hopes that this article will be the good facts you are looking for. Wishes you have the beautiful and shining hairstyle you expect!

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