How To Take Care of Your Beaded Weft Hair Extensions

Beaded weft hair extensions are our most requested service. Whether a first-time wearer or an old-school extension veteran, one question we get all the time is “How the heck does washing beaded hair extensions work?” While a simple subject, there are things you need to know. Things like washing pregame, which products to use, the all-important detangling process, and even the proper way to stand in the shower.

What Are Beaded Weft?

A weft is simply a curtain of hair that is sewn together by a machine at the top forming a panel that can then be wrapped unto your head. This sewing method makes for a really durable hair extension option, because unlike glues, bonds or tape, individual strands of hair can’t simply fall out. You have a solid panel that is locked in and not going anywhere!

Washing Beaded Weft Hair Extensions

Before Getting Your Hair Wet

If you want your hair extensions to last, there are a couple steps before washing. Most people treat their hair extensions like their normal hair, which is to say, savage. You know who you are. I don’t have to tell you how expensive an investment your extensions are. 

Brush Your Hair to Get the Tangles Out

Before your hair even gets wet, loosely brush it and get the tangles out. Use one hand to hold a wet brush and use the other to hold your beads. Brush from mid-shaft to end and be gentle.

Pay special attention to the beads. Brush until your hair falls naturally without any tangles. Make sure each section of hair attached to the beads is loose and separated.

Pre-Shampoo Masques Help Extensions Act Like Natural Hair

Your pores naturally emit sebum into your natural hair. Sebum is the oil that hydrates and prevents your hair from dying out. Hair extensions don’t grow from your pores and therefore don’t get the natural benefits of sebum. That’s ok, we will fake it with a pre-shampoo masque.

Once a week you apply the masque from mid-shaft to end, wait 20 minutes, and wash it out. You want to saturate your hair heavily but always do your best to avoid the beads in your wefts. This is true for all products. Chemicals build up and cause your beads to slip or itch.

Taking Care of Beaded Hair Extensions

Once your beaded hair extensions are installed, caring for and maintaining them is next. A lot of people are concerned, thinking that taking care of your extensions is hard, but in reality, it’s really not. One of the perks of beaded extensions is how easily you can maintain them. There’s not much difference to the routine with your natural hair, but there’s definitely a little adjustment that needs to be done once you have the extensions. These are some of the tips that will make your hair and extensions look healthy and last a long time.