Common Misconceptions About Hair Extensions

Hair extensions are fairly common. Women of all ethnicities and social classes wear them, from ordinary people to those celebrities strutting about in the red carpet. While they’re pretty commonplace, hair extensions have garnered rather mixed reactions; with several misconceptions venturing into the fray.

They’re painful

The short answer to this is no, they’re absolutely not. Beauty, at times, requires one to endure discomfort (take high heels, for instance), but not hair extensions. If prepared and applied properly, hair extensions are perfectly harmless; though there would be several exceptions like individuals with sensitive skin.

You don’t have to care for them

Hair extensions are fake, so you don’t have to care for them, right? Wrong again. Choosing to not care for extensions can actually cost more money, especially with virgin hair, which are actual human hair. Keeping moisture is of utmost importance because shampoos are out of the question; their ingredients can be too harsh.

They limit lifestyle

If you’re a pretty active person, you can still perform your light to heavy-duty workouts if you got hair extensions—no questions asked. Virgin hair extensions are intended to look and feel like natural hair, and caring for them is almost as easy.

They damage natural hair

In a worst-case scenario (such as when extensions are applied by non-pros), extensions may damage natural hair because inexperienced applicators use glue or some other adhesive. Professional applicators never use such substances.