Hair extensions colouring and maintenance tips are a fun way to update your hairstyle.
Can you dye hair extensions?
But before you go colour crazy, keep these tips in mind.
Hair extensions instantly add length, dimension, and volume, but they’re expensive.
If you’re unsure how to dye extensions at home, take them to a salon to avoid damage.
At-home dyeing is for the brave and thrifty!
Hair extension colouring instructions
- Pick a Colour
Choose your shade first. Boxed drugstore colour won’t let you choose an extension developer, so use professional hair colour and developer.
Demi-permanent or 10-volume developer colour is recommended. If this is your first time dyeing extensions, stylists recommend a subtle shade change to avoid damage.
- Having Gathered Your Supplies
Hair colour, developer, gloves, bowl, brush, tin foil, plastic wrap, wide-tooth comb, and towel are needed.
Watercolour dyeing requires a sink, mixing bowl, or plastic bucket/storage container. After gathering your supplies, set up your workspace. The tin foil protects surfaces from hair dye spills.
- Hair Prepare
Luxury Hair extensions are pre-conditioned, so remove the silky coating evenly absorb the colour. Plug and fill your sink with lukewarm water.
Add 2-3 dollops of shampoo to the water and swish to make it soapy. Wash hair extensions one at a time.
- Mix colours
Follow manufacturer instructions to prepare your colour. Most hair dyes are equal parts colour and developer, and extensions require 3-5 ounces of colour.
To avoid running out, have enough dye before colouring. Excess is better than deficiency.
- Hair Colour
Colour! Always test strands before dying. Paint the last few inches of a tiny section of hair or the 1-clip weft before applying it all over.
- Colour Processing
Cover all extensions loosely with plastic wrap after colouring. This prevents hair colour from drying before absorption.
The manufacturer should specify the colour processing time, usually 20–40 minutes. While the extensions are processing, gently rub a paper towel over a small hairpiece to check the colour. Reapply colour after these checks.
- Rinse Your Hair Extensions
After processing, rinse the hair. Rinse extensions with cool, low-pressure water, running fingers through hair to remove the dye. Let the water run through extensions from top to bottom.
Rinse for 15–20 minutes to remove all colour. Shampoo your extensions with a sulphate-free moisturising or colour-safe shampoo. After dyeing, a sulphate-free deep conditioning treatment restores moisture.
- Comb and dry hair
After pampering your extensions, comb and dry. After applying a leave-in conditioner, gently brush your hair with a wide-tooth comb to reduce shedding.
Before styling, let the hair extensions air-dry. Use a heat protectant spray and dry extensions before using a curling iron.
- Style your extensions
After drying, style your extensions. From long waves to ultra-high ponytails, extensions are versatile. Start with your natural hair regardless of style. Waves and curls blend hair extensions.
Conclusion
Why not dye hair extensions at home?
Make sure they’re natural hair, and you’re dying them darker before you start.
If the instructions of Hair extensions colouring and maintenance tips seem confusing or you don’t want to ruin your extensions, everyone recommend visiting a professional hair colourist.