Yes, you’ve found the perfect 100% human hair clip-in extensions, worn them a few times and maybe even styled them. Amazing! But then… after a while, just like your own hair, the extensions long for a nourishing wash. Which shampoo and conditioner are best to use for extensions? Of course, we all have our favorites, but we’d love to help you along with some of our favs! ☺️
Do not wash your extensions too often
We recommend not washing your extensions too frequently. The guideline we suggest is to wash them after every 15 to 20 wears. If you regularly use a lot of products on your extensions, such as hairspray, you may need to wash them more often. Only wash your extensions when it’s really necessary to ensure they last as long as possible. Zascha hair extensions naturally have a darker color (Indian hair) and undergo an intensive treatment process in the factory. Therefore, your clip-ins require proper care. For the best results, it’s advisable to use all products from the same line.
Which shampoo do we recommend?
After extensive research and numerous tests on extensions, we discovered Era Tua. Era Tua is a Dutch brand, founded within the hairdressing industry with an eye for detail and a nose for the perfect scent. Not only do extensions respond exceptionally well to these products, but using Era Tua is a wellness experience in itself, and these products are also perfect for your own hair. We offer various lines: Daily Moisture, Colour Protection, Repairing Structure, and Pure Volume. We’re also thrilled to offer No Orange and No Yellow lines to better match your extensions with your natural hair. Here’s some information about the different lines and what you can expect from the products.
Fresh Linen Daily Moisture
Ingrediënts: Shea butter, aloe vera, rice oil, natural active ingredients.
Rich Cocoon Color Protection
What Colour Protection does: Protects and nourishes colored hair to ensure it remains vibrant and healthy.
Ingrediënts: Jojoba oil, grape seed extract, rice bran oil.
Repairing Structure
Got a little too enthusiastic with salt spray or styling tools? Era Tua is here to help! The Repairing Structure line restores your hair’s softness for a more vibrant feel.
What Repairing Structure does: Rejuvenates, repairs, and softens the hair for a healthier and more vibrant feel.
Ingrediënten: Argan oil, jojoba oil, shea butter, natural active ingredients.
Pure Volume
While our extensions provide full ends, the Pure Innocence Volume line from Era Tua adds volume at the crown and extra hold. This gives our extensions better grip at the roots of your hair and helps curls/waves maintain their shape more effectively.
What Pure Volume does: Adds volume and lift to the hair for a voluminous effect.
Ingrediënts: Ceramide, wheat protein, calendula.
No Orange
No matter how hot warm tones can be, if you’re an ash queen, you don’t want any warm hues from styling tools in your extensions! No Orange protects your hair color from warming up and removes unwanted orange/red tones from your hair.
Ingrediënts: Grape seed extract, aloe vera, natural active ingredients.
To prevent color from becoming too intense, we recommend reading our blog before use. This color is exclusively for brown hair tones. This No Orange Shampoo pairs perfectly with the Fresh Linen Daily Moisture conditioner.
No Yellow
Have your extensions become slightly more golden/yellow with use? Then this wonderfully scented shampoo is exactly what you need to say goodbye to that unwanted gold tone! The products from Era Tua are also perfect for use on your natural hair!
Ingredients: Grape seed extract & Aloe vera.
Step-by-step
Now that we’ve introduced you to our favorites, it’s SHOWTIME! Take your time, put on some singalongs and go for it!
- Wet the hair weft by weft with lukewarm/warm water.
- Apply a small amount of shampoo to your hand. You can adjust the amount as needed, but we recommend not using too much, as everything you apply will need to be rinsed out.
- Take a weft in your hand, and gently start making circular motions at the top of the hair with your thumbs. Make sure it lathers well and work your way down. Do not rinse out this weft yet; set it aside for a moment.
- Grab the next weft and repeat this step until you’ve done all of the wefts.
- Now, carefully start rinsing out each weft one by one until you no longer see any foam.
- Grab your conditioner and apply it in the same way, but this time don’t start at the roots of the wefts, but to the mid-lengths of the hair, working your way down to the ends.
- Rinse out the conditioner weft by weft with lukewarm/warm water.
- Pat your hair dry, avoid rubbing heavily. This will tangle the hair and cause frizz.
- Detangle the hair by gently combing it with a wide-toothed comb, always starting at the ends and slowly working your way up.
What is the best way to dry my clip-in extensions?
It’s extremely important to let the hair air-dry. This prevents frizz and dehydration. When you’ve finished rinsing the hair, you can pat it dry with a towel or squeeze out the excess water. It’s important to avoid friction by rubbing heavily. This will damage the hair. You can hang them on the Styling Unit or lay them on your heater with a soft towel underneath.
Store, Protect & Travel
Neatly storing your hair is just as important as the proper care. This is why we’ve designed the Velvet Storage Bag. The Velvet Bag is made of a luxury velvet fabric, decorated with golden details. The hanger is made of wood with a soft strip on the inside, to protect your extensions. The luxury travel bag that makes life easier. Travel and store in STYLE!✨
Want the finishing touch for your hair care? Pamper your extensions by leaving the Era Tua conditioner on for 5 to 10 minutes after washing.
Here is a litte how to:
- Apply the conditioner to the mid-lengths of the hair and work your way down to the ends.
- Make sure to remove excess moisture from the hair.
- Leave it on for 5 minutes (or a bit longer!) and then rinse thoroughly.
Speaking of Styling:
Before you dive in with your straightener or curling iron, we recommend applying some Dry Oil Mist in the ends of the hair. The special thing about this product? The Dry Oil Mist is a treatment AND heat protectant in one! This delays the dehydration process in the ends, so you can enjoy your luscious locks even longer. The Dry Oil Mist is 147ml excl. packaging.
The Dry Oil Mist is free of parabens and sulfates, and protects up to 230 degrees. When used in the ends only, it won’t weigh the hair down. What are you waiting for!
Our extensions are ‘Natural Straight’, which means that the hair is straight upon delivery but might become slightly wavy after washing. All our extensions are made of 100% real human hair and therefore you can curl and straighten them with curling irons or carmen sets. There are a thousand and one ways to curl and straighten your set. We’ve explained the most used way in this blog:
Finally
Hopefully, we’ve been able to educate you a little on the world of haircare products. We are very enthusiastic about the above mentioned products. If you prefer to use other products, please make sure to use a nourishing shampoo. We definitely recommend using shampoos with ingredients such as Argan oil! Do you use a shampoo with keratine for your own hair? Avoid using this for your extensions. We’ve learned from experience that our extensions don’t react well to this.
Run into anything unexpectedly? You can al-ways reach out for help! Please send us an email via info@zascha.nl. Of course you can also reach us via Facebook or whatsapp on 085-2250281. We’d love to help!
