Work in a well ventilated area and wear gloves to protect your skin and nails.This technique will of course not be necessary for good quality hair extensions but works well to give lesser quality extensions a new lease of life.īefore you start gather the following supplies: Essentially the bleach bath works by actually melting the top cuticle layer off thereby reducing tangles.
When hair is tangled, it is usually because of mis-aligned or rough cuticles. Sound familiar? Well do not throw that hair away, there is a way to revive it close to its original state! Giving your hair extensions or wigs a bleach bath will immediately give it new life, melting the tangles away, smoothing and giving renewed shine. Later on when I reach for hair I’ve worn in the past and pull it out, it is tangled, a bit matted and basically kind of old looking. I keep my hair stored in ziplock bags in a large plastic bin. I try to always place my wigs on a Styrofoam head, but sometimes I must admit I get a bit lazy. If you are anything like me, you have not perfected the art of storing your hair extensions and wigs.
