Why Are My Extensions Falling Out? 5 Common Mistakes
If your extension strands are falling out shortly after application, there are many possible reasons, ranging from the application process to aftercare. While most reasons are easily avoidable, there are also scenarios in which your natural hair is at acute risk. Learn which accessories you need and what you need to keep in mind here.
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1. Mistakes before application
Once you have decided on extensions, you must prepare your hair thoroughly. Many shampoos, treatments, or styling products contain silicones, oils, or alcohol. If residues remain as a layer on the hair, extensions cannot bond properly and will slip out.
Tip: Wash your hair thoroughly with a deep-cleansing shampoo before application. This ensures your hair is free of residue and perfectly prepared.
2. Mistakes during application
If the hair falls out immediately after application, it is often due to the technique. The ratio between your natural hair and the extensions is crucial. If the natural hair strands are too thick, bondings or tape extensions cannot form a stable connection.
If the strands are too thin, your natural hair cannot support the weight – leading to potential hair breakage. In the case of microrings, they were often simply not squeezed together firmly enough.
Important: A good hairdresser is not automatically qualified for extensions. Look for appropriate additional training and extensive experience from the stylist.
3. Care mistakes
Shampoos with silicones, alcohol, or fruit acids can loosen the connection points. Hair sprays or dry shampoos at the roots are also risky. Care products such as treatments and conditioners contain moisturizing substances – these belong exclusively in the lengths and ends, never on the connection points.
4. Styling mistakes
When styling with a hairdryer, curling iron, or straightener, you must never touch the connection points. Caution is especially advised with bonding extensions: keratin bondings melt when exposed to heat, causing the extensions to detach immediately.
5. Quality of the connection points
It's not just the hair quality that counts, but also that of the connection points. Inferior materials lead to microrings breaking, tapes failing to stick, or bondings becoming porous. At hair2heart, we prioritize high-quality materials to ensure durability is guaranteed.
6. Color treatment
We strongly advise against dyeing extensions. Chemicals make bondings porous and dissolve the adhesive in tapes. If you do make color adjustments, only tone from light to dark and keep the dye away from the connection points.
Tip: If you dye your roots regularly, microring or tape extensions (when moved up) are more suitable than bondings.
7. Worst-case scenario
Extensions are replaceable, but your natural hair is not! If strands fall out along with the hair root (recognizable by small white dots at the beginning of the hair) or if hair breaks off directly at that point, you must act immediately. Have the extensions professionally removed right away to avoid bald spots.
Conclusion
Extensions falling out is usually due to application or care errors. For very fine hair, we recommend avoiding permanent methods and switching to clip-in extensions to protect the hair. With the right preparation and high-quality products from hair2heart, your dream mane will stay securely in place!
