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How to Care for Your Hair Extensions

To ensure the best experience and long-lasting results with your extensions, please follow these care guidelines:

Recommended Products

Cleansing & Conditioning: Always use Aveda sulfate-free shampoos and conditioners to gently cleanse without stripping moisture.

Repair & Protection: Apply Aveda Botanical Repair Leave-In Conditioner and Botanical Repair Bond-Building Styling Crème before wet styling. Both offer up to 450°F heat protection.

Heat Styling: On days 2–3 between washes, use Aveda Heat Relief™ Thermal Protector & Conditioning Mist for added protection when styling with heat.

Moisture & Shine: Add hydration and condition your ends with Aveda Nutriplenish™ Multi-Use Hair Oil between washes.

Blonde Care: Avoid most purple shampoos, as they dry out extensions. Instead, we recommend Aveda Blonde Revival™ Purple Shampoo, which tones while nourishing with lightweight oils.

Daily Care Tips

Brush thoroughly every day—ask your stylist which brush is best.

Run your fingers gently between the base of your extensions daily to prevent tangling.

Never go to bed with wet or damp hair.

Avoid keeping damp hair tied back for long periods.

Be gentle when washing and styling.

Things to Avoid

Do not apply oil-based products to the root area, as this can cause extensions to slip.

Keep heat tools away from the bonds, as excessive heat can weaken or melt them.

Minimize chlorine exposure to prevent dryness and damage.

By following these steps and using the recommended Aveda products, you’ll keep your extensions looking beautiful, healthy, and lasting longer.

The Detailed Extension Care Guide

Steps to ensure long-lasting, gorgeous hair extensions

Follow these essential tips if you want your hair extensions to retain their vibrancy, shine and fullness for 1-2 years. Most importantly, this guide holds the necessary information to keeping your natural hair healthy and damage-free.

TANGLE FREE (BRUSHING)

Run your fingers between your hair extensions every day to keep them from tangling together.
Be gentle with your hair extensions. The extensions themselves will not cause harm to your natural hair, rough handling could cause damage.
Soft bristle brushes are the best as they don’t pull on your natural hair. We highly recommend the Mint- Kaze Paddle Brush made with boar bristles which we offer here at the salon.
Always brush the ends of your extensions first, then work your way toward the bonds, brushing in a downward motion. BE GENTLE! Your hair and lovely extensions will thank you.
Always brush your hair before bedtime and first thing in the morning. Frequent brushing during the day will limit tangles and improve the appearance of your extensions.

WASHING

Gently lather together at the roots and throughout the extension’s (do not aggressively rub through extensions, unless needed from build-up). Rinse hair as usual.
Wash every 2-3 days to extend the life of your extensions and to keep them looking fresh.
Apply conditioner only on the ends of the hair.

STYLING

The look of your hair will be improved when blow-dried.
Blowdrying also ensures your bonds are dry and sealed. 1-2 times per week is normal.
Straighteners, curling irons and hot rollers can be used as normal, but be sure to AVOID touching the bonds with extreme heat. This may cause the bonds to melt into your natural hair.

SLEEPING

It is best to tie your hair in a low ponytail , or even a loose braid for sleeping to prevent unnecessary pulling/tugging.
Never sleep with wet hair! The number one cause of matting is allowing the bond area to remain damp in a pony tail (like after working out) or going to bed with wet hair.

PRODUCTS

You will want to use a heat protectant spray (AVEDA Heat Relief) if you heat style your extensions regularly. Using a leave in conditoner (such as AVEDA Botanical Repair Bond building styling creme paired with AVEDA Leave-in Treatment) on the ends of your hair extensions will ensure they stay soft. You can use hairspray (AVEDA aircontrol or AVEDA controlforce), dry shampoo (ask us for our recommendations), etc as normal.
Tip: do not get any oil-based products on the root area as it may cause the extensions to slip out.

SCALP SENSATIONS

It is normal for your scalp to be itchy for the first 1 to 2 weeks. Your scalp is adjusting to more hair and may feel a bit dry at this time. It may take a couple of nights to get used to the feeling of the extensions.

MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENTS

Maintenance appointments are crucial - going longer than the recommended time can cause tangling and damage to your natural hair. Your touch up/retightening appointment should be scheduled as follows:
Thin or delicate hair: 4 to 5 weeks
Average thickness hair every: 6 to 8 weeks
Thick, dense, strong hair every: 6 to 10 weeks
PROFESSIONAL REMOVAL ONLY! Never attempt to remove Nanos by yourself. You must go to an experienced technician for removal to ensure no damage is done.

CHLORINE AND SALT WATER

Consistent exposure to salt water and chlorine can cause the bonds to breakdown and dry out the hair. After swimming, shampoo/condition and blow-dry the bonds to prevent any bond breakdown.

EXTENSION LOSS

It is totally normal to loose a few extensions through the term of your wear. Please just save them and bring them to your next maintenance appointment to be reinstalled.

MATTING

Matting is NOT normal and is a resulting factor of improper care. If you come in to your maintenance appointment with matting please recognize that the amount of time required for your appointment will be longer, and additional charges will be applied. Extensions are an investment and require more of your time and extra care. Make sure you are willing to commit to using good quality products and that you follow this guideline strictly.