Maintaining Your Hair Weave Hairstyle

Are you thinking about getting a hair weave but unsure about the maintenance that accompanies such hairstyles?  Hair weaves (extensions) are a great way to change your hair style without the wait.  Hair weaves add length and volume to your hair and are a fun, sassy way to get a new look and can be done with real or synthetic hair.  Weaving is done when you take hair extensions and have them braided or sewn into your existing hair.  They can also be applied using a special type of glue or wax.

With that being said lets look at the maintenance involved with such a hairstyle.  The average hair weave lasts about two months but the length of time really depends on how well it was put in, if the hair weave is real or synthetic hair and how well you care for it after the weave has been put in.  If your weave was done with real hair you will need to wash your hair regularly as this will help keep the hair weave looking natural and keep it from appearing ‘fake”.  Synthetic hair does not need to be washed as often as natural hair, as synthetic hair may become frizzy with too many hair washings.

It is very important to condition your hair weave to ensure that your natural hair does not become brittle and dry.  Conditioning your hair weave regularly will help keep your natural hair from breaking and becoming damaged while wearing a hair weave.  Hair weave hairstyles can provide a fun new look with out having to wait for your natural hair to grow.  With a little maintenance hair weaves are a great way to change your look with minimal effort.

If you have any questions about the weave hairstyle, then please “Ask The Hairstylist” your question and we will post the response here.

A Hairstyle Based On Hair Weaves

The sky is the limit when choosing a hairstyle that incorporates hair weaves, and it is best to look for pictures to help you decide what style is best for you.  Before you begin your search lets talk about a few styles right now.  First there is long and curly, where you have long curly extension put in your hair.  Next is short and sassy. This style is low-maintenance and a lot of fun.  And last but not least is adding a splash of color with a weave.  If you are looking for ideas for hairstyles that use hair weaves there are a few great places to begin your search.

The first is an online search.  There are hundreds of photo galleries on the internet with pictures of different hair weaves.  You can use Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. to locate different galleries.  Once you have found the gallery you want, you will see ideas, and even step by step ways to create the same looks.

The second place is fashion magazines.  Many celebrities are sporting hair weaves these days, and you can get great ideas from looking at how they are wearing their hair.  Another way to find pictures of hairstyles is to look through hairstyle magazines.  These magazines often feature celebrity hairstyles as well as pictures of other women wearing great looking hairstyles that incorporate a weave.

The third place to find pictures of hair weave hairstyles is at an actual hair salon.  Most salons keep current hairstyle books up front for customers to browse through to help them find ideas.  These books are a great way for a client to find what they are looking for while also being able to provide the stylist with not only an idea but a picture to help them see just exactly what it is the client is after.  All in all having a hair weave is a great way to improve the texture, add some length, color and a lot of style to your natural hair.

If you have any questions about the Hairstyles based on hair weaves, then please “Ask The Hairstylist” a question and we will post the response here.

Hair weaves (extensions) are a great way to change your hair style without the wait.  Hair weaves add length and volume to your hair and are a fun, sassy way to get a new look.  They can be done at home or at a salon.  They can be pricy, but for a well done weave an experienced salon is the way to go.

Weaves can be done with real or synthetic hair.  Weaving is done when you take hair extensions and have them braided or sewn into your existing hair.  They can also be applied using a special type of glue or wax.  Hair weaves typically last up to two months, and can be taken care of just as you would your own hair.  However weave hair can become dry and brittle as it is not attached to your scalp, and doesn’t receive your scalps natural oils, so take care to keep it conditioned.

To do a weave you start by having your hair braided into corn rows horizontally along the scalp.  This is done so that once the hair extensions are sewn in they look like they are natural and appears to be one with the natural hair.  Start at the base of your head and work your way up, adding a new layer as you go.  Keep most of your hair up at the beginning, braiding the first extension in.  Once that is done let down some of your hair, to create a layer and then braid in another extension.  Continue the process until you have finished with the shortest extension. Remember that these hair extensions will make your hair heavy, so keep the layers to a minimum.

After you have finished with the shortest layer it is time to have it styled.  Many women prefer to have their hair weave cut and styled after it is put in, so that it looks fresh and new.  Remember that weaves take a long time to put in, so pack your patience.  And also remember that they will take a long time to come out too.