Hair Extensions for Black Women

Countless African American celebrities depend on hair extensions to keep their best look on, but now the secret is on the loose and black women everywhere can achieve the same brilliant hairstyles.

Hair extensions are handy beauty additions that allow you to change your hairstyle or enhance your own hair. Many black women get their hair chemically straightened and relaxed, but this can be very damaging in the long run so it’s a much safer and healthier choice to use hair extensions.

There are many kinds of hair extensions and even more ways of attaching them. However, many of these have proved to be too expensive or too harmful on the natural hair so here’s a brief description of the most popular methods so you can choose for yourself.

Weaves are attached by corn rowing the natural hair, and sewing the hairpiece into place. The biggest advantage of using this type of hair extension is that you can style it just like your natural hair and it will last for about two months. The disadvantage is that with regular activities not only will the weave loosen but it can tug on your natural hair and break it.

Another method is bonding where a strong glue is applied to the weft of hair and then stuck to the root of your own locks. It’s fairly easy to attach but to remove it can be messy and time consuming. Braiding is a popular choice in which a skilled stylist braids extensions into your own hair. It may be time consuming but it lasts a long time. There are many other methods such as fusion but this one in particular is the most expensive and the hardest to remove since a glue gun is used to attach the extension to your own hair.

The simplest method of all is to use clip in hair extensions which don’t require glue, long hours of application or even a skilled stylist to attach them. They won’t harm your hair like other extension methods that can even cause alopecia from pulling on your natural hair for so long. Clip ins are readily available, cost effective, low maintenance and easy to apply or remove, which is why so many black women are turning to them for a natural style and a beautiful look. The best clip ins you can purchase are made with 100% human hair, although these are also more expensive. Nonetheless, clip in hair extensions are the best choice for anyone who wants an instantly gorgeous style without the fuss of visiting a hair salon.