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Posted by Hair & Compounds on Apr 24, 2012

Blending Mid-Range Colors of Hair Extensions

Hair extensions for light brown and dark blonds. Once again we are suggesting subtle blends and color mixes when ordering from our hair extension lines. This time we will concentrate on the mid-range colors, levels 5 through 7. Whether a stylists intends to install Cylinder hair extensions (micro ring hair extensions) or Poly hair extensions (fusion hair extensions) or even our Ready weft hair...

Posted by Hair & Compounds on Apr 17, 2012

Two Color Blends in Hair Extensions

Coming this summer we will be releasing two color blends as part of a new hair extensions collection. This will start as a limited release and we hope over time this new addition to the hair extensions lines will develop according to the stylists needs. Two color blends will give the stylist more creative color options and at the same time offer savings. Usually you would have to order 2 bundles of 2...

Posted by Hair & Compounds on Sep 21, 2011

The Quality of our Natural Hair Extensions

All of our natural hair extensions, whether Indian or Russian, is hand-picked 100% Remy human hair. Each raw bundle of hair is inspected for texture, body, length, cuticle direction and health. How the hair feels and looks, even in raw form, tells us how it will respond to bleaching, dyeing and blending. We are careful to exclude hair that has been heavily weathered, chemically processed, henna stains,...

Posted by Hair & Compounds on Sep 9, 2011

Lots of Natural Curly Hair!

We have a new shipment in that contains quite a lot of natural curly hair. After a long dry spell, we finally are getting in both short lengths and the unusually long lengths up to 22”. It doesn’t last so if you have been waiting for long natural curly lengths hair in loose or hair extensions please call us as soon as possible. Usually natural curly hair is difficult to grow in lengths longer than 12...

Posted by Hair & Compounds on Jul 19, 2011

Russian Virgin Lace Wig for Jennifer Hudson

Not all Russian virgin hair is created equal, as it arrives with many different colors and textures. Sometimes we receive a thicker courser hair – as would be expected when collecting Caucasian hair. Many assume that Russian virgin hair means silky straight lustrous hair in blonds and browns. Actually the batches of hair we receive can be as varied as women’s different hair types the world...

Posted by Hair & Compounds on Jul 10, 2011

Hair Extension Certification

Having a professionally trained stylist knowledgeable in the art of hair styles and general scalp and hair health is vital for the installation of extensions. So why do we not require stylist to train and then give certification to buy our hair extensions? Our hair extensions are a recent product of our company. For more than a decade, we supplied custom hair orders of European and Russian hair for...

Posted by Hair & Compounds on Mar 3, 2011

Brazillian Blowout on Hair Extensions

Periodically we test salon products on our hair extensions so that we may know if it can be safely applied on our human hair. Usually a customer will ask us if they can apply a certain treatment and we normally recommend they avoid any chemical treatments or they risk damaging their client’s hair extensions. This week we decided to test the Brazillian Blowout treatment on our Indian Remy human hair...

Posted by Hair & Compounds on Jan 25, 2011

Conditioner Build-up on Hair Extensions

“Is it really a breakthrough or just another marketing gimmick?” In Pantene’s third makeover since 1999, they are finally catching up to hair research performed by Hair & Compounds. Fancy toys aside, their research is no gimmick. It’s just a little late. ABC’s video takes us through a lot of P&G’s process, but we don’t get to see the resolution. ...