Removing Hair Extensions/"Great Lengths"

[was long blonde]

I have great lengths extensions in my hair at present, there is around 20 left, all the rest have come out, i have been back to the salon, it all started when i went to a salon in chester and had some fitted in august 2006 but they were fitted incorrectly i contacted great lenghts who contacted the salon who gave me my money back, and they recomended a salon in manchester, i had them applied in 1stweek september they were fine untill end of october/november had no problems then i they dyed it i politely said i didnt like the colour i have always had steaks but he just wanted to do root touch well approx 4inch and was not pleased i didnt like the colour he dried my hair on a hot setting and honeslty hurt my head, afterwards all the bonds were knotty i losened them 1 by 1 it hurt but didnt no what 2 do i was going away next day and very upset, after that the bonds oboviously have grown down and i have been back to the salon and he keeps saying there ok, and put the 1s back that have come out back in,the 22nd dec i went there with around 25 peices which he put bck in about 10, then the following week over xmas and new year 30 came out i keep telling him that they have grown and very little hair is now holding them, i now have another 20 peices here and the 1s left in,i have paid a lot of money been back and back i no im not 1 of his celebrites but ive paid same money,the salon has all my hair there as ive took it in i have a long drive to there but did it as i thought i would have my hair sorted im compeletly devestated here, my hair was fine still by my bra strap i have pics of me before it was fine not like it is now it doesnt look as long and half as thick as it was you can see by the peices i have here at the moment theres a lot of my own hair still attacthed i no natural breakage occours but there is a lot which is not and dont no where to turn i dont no if you can help with your extensions or advise me i go away 2 family in feb and need help in anyway possible.

[yesteryear]

Perseverance is the answer to the removal of hair extensions!!

Have you tried the orange oil, acetone, you could try one or the other of these.

[cnoel]

My stylist who attached them told me to try washing my hair and letting it soak with Head and Shoulders shampoo will begin to dissolve the polymer bonds. It's worth a try - it sounds nicer than alcohol and pliers at least.

[clarebear6666]

i used to have gl extensions and found them the best that ive ever had! i never lost one bond,had no shedding and my own hair wasnt damaged at all when i had them removed after 6mths (i had regular maintenence inbetween time) my hair was in better condition than before i had them in!
yes the glue is rock hard but this to me was a big plus as i could wash my hair everyday,didnt matter if conditoner went on the bonds,went swimming in sea,could go to bed without tiying my hair back the list goes on,it was like my own hair in every respect!

when i had them removed with the gl bond remover they just slid out,you have to remember with this brand you have to use there product or you wont get them out without loads of agg and maybe bald spots!!
the only problem with gl is that unless you have done there extension course you cant buy there products hence why salons can charge loads for extensions with gl.
if the price tag wasnt so offensive id still have them now but im afraid its back to fusion and hairy socks through shedding!!!
looking into cinderella extensions as they will sell to jo public and are suposed to be as good as gl,but again get there remover!!

[cUpCaKe <3]

I HAVE GLUE HAIR EXTENSIONS... CAN'T GET IN TOUCH WITH HAIR DRESSER AND AM DESPERATE TO REMOVE THEM.......WHAT PRODUCTS CAN I USE........

HELP

heyy omg well i have those extensions too i thought they were so cool at first and then like 2 weeks later i started to get knots i was so tired of them and the best thing is vinegar and then wash your hair with dishsoap so the smell can come out and then with your regular shampoo and conditioner !!

[hairman]

I have read through these problems and I am horrified. Extensions cost a lot of money and well applied (using any system) they should do the job.
Unfortunately there are too many people out there with no idea except how to rip people off. It is too late for most of these people BUT always got to a salon so you have recourse under the law and always find out exactly what they are doing.

Clearly some people are using the wrong materials for the glue. The right stuff is easily removed and you shouldn't get any tangles or hair damage. I am a supplier of hair to the trade. I do not supply any of the companies mentioned but have years of experience with hair extensions in the US and UK

[mazza]

Ok everyone !!

I have the solution that would fix and get rid of this problem very easily !!!
forget about all these solutions its still harsh on your hair.
I had extentions in my hair with keratin and was oversease when I had them removed .
Suprisingly they used this amazing product that easily removed my extentions in less time without pulling or ruining the hair but again removed instantly !!!!!

cheers ..

[joolz72]

I've been using Great Lengths for years now and wouldn't use anything else. Yes they are expensive but as most things in life you get what you pay for. As for removing the extensions, you need to go to your salon as they have the Great Lengths removal solution and it removes them instantly with no pain or damage to your hair. I suppose if you try to remove them at home you are going to have problems as Great Lengths don't sell to the public.

[Guest]

I am a hair stylist and all though great lengths are beautiful they are extremely hard to remove the advice given above is the best option considering the alternative is cutting them out. and why would we wanna do tht when the purpose of extensions is to get length...

[OZ Noodle]

Hi I just wanted to reply to the Great Lengths Removal, I've done Great Lengths for 5 years, and have a solution formulated to remove the bonds for my clients, and professional removal is recommended! In a bind, you can use Alcohol, 90 percent is going to work the best, you can use isopropyl, or even pure grain alcohol (the kind you can drink) saturate the bond, and then smash the bond with a needle nose plier (make sure the plier doesn't have a wire cutter on the inside, it will cut your hair), the bond will break down to a powder, and be released out of the hair, I removed my last set this way in front of the T.V.

Hi,
I also wanted to say that I, up to recently, had Great Lengths hair extensions for almost 6 months. The best advice I found was from the above quote. I used less than 125ml of Isopropyl to take off a full head of extensions with no pain and very very minimal damage to my own hair, if any. I used a bottle which had a pump top, sprayed twice directly onto the bond then used a pair of flat nosed pliers to crush the bond... my boyfriend actually took off most of the back ones which I couldn't see/reach, and we know how rough guys can be, but I was no less comfortable if I had done those myself... it was so easy! Just make sure you crush the bond fairly well, hold onto the base of your own hair near your scalp, then with your other hand, gently pull the extension away... just crush the bond a bit more if it doesn't slide out easily. My full head of extensions took approx 2 hrs to remove, in the comfort of my own home watching the tv, NO SALON NECESSARY. And my own hair? Just needed a short 'baby' trim to even out the wispy bits, as I would've needed even if I didn't have the extensions!

[imdat127@yahoo.com]

anyone else have any good advice for removing them?

babyoil

[imdat127@yahoo.com]

anyone else have any good advice for removing them?

babyoil or conditioner

[hairqueen]

Removing hair extensions is such a serious isssue and they must be done properly.

There is a new product on the market called Take Down Remover Cream for Fusion(keratin bonds) Extensions and Weave bonding hair glue. It really is effective in getting the excess glue off your hair or scalp and it doe not make your hair thin after all the extensions are out.

Also if you leave your extensions in tooo long and your hair gets a matted at the roots, the Take Down Remover detangles your hair from the tangled extensions. We really have to SAVE our hair and rusing to take extensions out is definetly not the answer.

cheers