Tips on How to Bond a Weave to Human Hair

Add a weave to your hair to increase length and volume.

Hair weaves are a common beauty product used by the stars. Once they were mainly the market of African Americans, but now Hollywood and people of all races use hair extensions to create volume and length in their hair. There are multiple ways of attaching extensions as well as the type of extensions that you use. One of the easiest, and most popular ways is to bond the weave to human hair using a bonding glue adhesive. However, if the weave is not bonded in carefully and correctly, there can be damage to your hair and scalp.

Hair

When you are selecting the hair that you will use as a weave, make certain that it is top quality human hair. It also most match the texture, color and length of the person's hair. The reason that it should be human hair is that synthetic hair can actually melt if you use any hot tools on it such as a hair dryer or straightening iron. Also, human hair looks better.

Relaxer

Before you glue the tracks of hair onto the human hair, it should be relaxed just before hand. Bonded weaves look best on hair that has been recently relaxed. Relaxed hair has straight roots, which make the hair flat and smooth. If you haven't relaxed the hair recently, take the time to flat iron the roots and hair pin straight before you bond the weave onto the hair.

Glue

Take special care when applying the bonding glue. You must use the glue sparingly. You will first put a small amount of the bonding glue onto the track of the weave. You then attach each track of weave as close as possible to your hair root. Do not over-apply the glue as you must avoid getting too much of it on the hair and scalp. It can irritate your scalp and even cause an allergic reaction.

References

• iVillage: Weave 101
• Brown Skin: Hair Weaves
• Black Women Beauty Central: How to Weave Hair With Glue in Weave