Hair By Shawnee Mae

Before and after ✨✂️

PART TWO
What things *MAY* contribute to damage while wearing hair extensions even IF my stylist and I do everything perfect?

This list could be pretty long but there are a few things I have encountered personally that got in the way of a phenomenal extension experience.
✨1: Medications! Changes to medication, starting a new one, quitting one, going under anesthesia, etc etc. All of these things affect your hair more than you might notice on a normal day but I promise you will notice if you’re wearing extensions! Anesthesia is a big one because its effects often don’t show up in your hair for MONTHS after you were under.
✨2: Chemical treatments; over processing your hair chemically will play a role in your extension experience. Dry, brittle, already damaged hair isn’t always the best to add weight to. It CAN be done carefully but if you’re coming in with damage already then you can expect more frequent maintenance appointments, possibly pre treatments before we apply extensions, a limit on color appointments or stopping color completely for a time, DEFINITELY at home products and care routine to use to improve your hair health..
✨3: Hormones; pregnancy, perimenopause, premenopause, menopause all of these hormonal changes CAN (don’t always do) play a role in your extension experience as well.

So please let’s do everything in our power to take care of your hair and hair extensions because there are plenty of factors that are outside of your or my control 🩷

“Don’t do extensions they will ruin your hair!”
FALSE!! What causes a bad extension experience?
The truth?
Extensions done improperly, poor quality hair, incorrect application method, incorrect at home care and missed maintenance appointments all contribute to a damaging experience with hair extensions. And the more of these factors present the higher likelihood of damage occurring.

Stay tuned!
Next time we will get into the things that *may* contribute to damage even if all of the above is done properly.

8 Months.
It’s not always years and haircuts and prayers and hope to heal your hair (none of that hurts either mind you 😉) but 6-12 months of consistent excellent care can make a huge difference in your goals.
For this fave 🩷 that looked like this:
1: No chemicals!! We didn’t touch her hair with any lightener or color for a whole year! The photo on the right was a fresh highlight/lowlight 8 months after the picture on the left.
2: The right product! A high quality shampoo and conditioner will make or break your healthy hair goal. She also used K18 to heal her hair on a molecular level.
3: Little to no heat styling plus a heat protectant and low temp when she did style.
4: Extensions. This is not a must, obviously, however, extensions when applied and maintained properly will FORCE you to give your hair ALL of the TLC!

Happy hair can be very simple! I’m here to help 🫶🏼

Blonde or brunette? 🤔
You tell me cause I’m here for it 🩷

Sometimes you just need to cut it off 😜🫶🏼

Sometimes a little is a lot ❤️
Volume and chemical free color using I-Tip extensions