How to choose hair extension forceps?

Today, modern beauty salons offer a lot of different services that not only allow you to look like the client wants, but also do not bear the slightest harm to health. Hair extensions are tightly integrated into modern life, it is used almost everywhere. This procedure has not been considered difficult for several years, especially if the craftsmen work on proven and professional equipment using high-quality tools. Next, we will examine in more detail which hair extension tongs and related materials are best to choose.

Before proceeding to the selection of suitable forceps for building, we consider the current techniques that are used today. So, there are hot and cold strand extension techniques. Next, we consider each of the techniques in more detail.

The advantage of this building technology is that it uses special materials that melt under the influence of high temperatures. That is, due to melting, the material is soldered to natural hair. Curls that grow in this way are considered very durable, they are worn for a very long time and are easy to care for.

As for cold technology, compared to hot technology, it is considered more sparing. When using this technique, slightly different materials are used that allow you to attach hair extensions to natural without using high temperatures.Cold building can be performed in Japanese, Spanish, Hollywood, African American or tape methods. Each of the methods has its own nuances, pros and cons, and also differs in the varieties of materials used.

The choice of tools and equipment for hair extensions primarily depends on the technique that will be used by the master. When choosing a hot extension, a classic set of tools is used.

• Gun with a special adhesive. As a rule, this is a heated resin, which allows high-quality fastening of the material with natural curls.
• Nippers for building. Most commonly used in Italian technology.
• Nippers for removal of the increased material. This tool is used after softening capsules with hair extensions. With their help, you can delicately and safely remove donor strands.

For cold building in the arsenal of the master should be the following equipment:

• tongs for fastening the finished material with natural curls;
• hook for convenient work with bunches of hair;
• clip for fixing hair bundles during the procedure.

Today, the market for tools for stylists and hairdressers presents a huge variety of tools for high-quality hair extensions. In a large assortment there are also tongs for building, which come in different types and modifications.

I would like to note right away that the forceps must be selected taking into account which extension technology will be used.

• Mechanical tongs. Considered the most inexpensive and profitable, they were developed before all other types. In appearance, they are very similar to pliers for repair. As a rule, they are used in Japanese and Italian extension methods, they carefully fasten the beads of the material with natural hair. With their help, you can neatly form a capsule, but if the master self-taught person or is just starting to deal with hair extensions, then using such forceps you can only aggravate the situation by making the capsule very noticeable on the head, in addition, it will not hold well.

• Ultrasonic forceps. This species is considered the safest for hair structure. Their principle of operation is that an ultrasonic wave is converted into thermal energy in contact with keratin. These forceps do not act on natural hair, but only on the polymer component. It is very comfortable to work with high-quality ultrasonic forceps. They have special indicators that allow you to control the entire process of work, while not harming even more damaged hair. Using these ultrasonic forceps, you can create completely imperceptible and invisible capsules that will be worn on average for 4-5 months. The disadvantages of this type include the fact that with its help you can only do the extension, these forceps are not suitable for correction.

• Nippers for hot building. The principle of their work is quite simple: they fasten artificial or natural material with the hair of the client. Such forceps come in three different modifications: with a recess for special capsules, with rounded ends and with a flat cloth. Nippers for hot building are available with or without a temperature controller, on which, therefore, the price depends. Of course, it is best to choose tongs with a temperature regulator, since they allow you to choose the optimal temperature without harming natural hair.

Any nippers for building can vary among themselves with the body, surface, quality, type of metal used and other functions used. On average, tongs for building and removing curls cost from 2.5 to 20 thousand rubles. There are more expensive options from foreign manufacturers.

The master should select the tongs for building and removing artificial curls, taking into account:

• modifications of the device, its capabilities and characteristics;
• own preferences for the most comfortable work.

Moreover, this kind of product should be purchased only in trusted locations. With Chinese tongs, you should be very careful. Despite the fact that they are very affordable, they are short-lived and in some cases can harm your hair. However, this does not mean that all Chinese firms are bad. We list the most popular brands that produce tweezers for building.

• Loof. In this brand, you can find several varieties of forceps. Here, compact micro-forceps, and ultrasonic, and universal. Nippers from this brand are suitable for working with keratin and any kind of resin.
• Hairshop. This brand has inexpensive tongs for hot building. They are made of durable and high-quality steel, with their help you can easily form keratin capsules of almost any size. The weight of most models is no more than two hundred grams.
• Moser Mini. This German brand is very much appreciated for its quality hair extension equipment. Devices for building do not spoil even the most fragile strands, allowing them to be extended by an average of 10 cm.

Whatever brand is chosen, sometimes it’s more convenient to purchase a ready-made kit that includes everything you need. Best when all tools are from the same firm.

As for the devices for building, they are ultrasonic and laser. The advantage of the first is that they can grow several strands at once compared, for example, with the most ordinary tongs, which lengthen each strand individually.

For complex and time-consuming work with building, you can purchase ready-made sets or kits, which include:

• professional tongs;
• hair dividers and clips;
• comb (usually metal);
• special liquid for softening and removing keratin;
• glue for fastening strands;
• keratin capsules;
• artificial or natural locks of hair.

On average, the price of a set from a good brand is 3-5 thousand rubles, but there are more expensive options, reaching 25-30 thousand.

A good master, who is a true professional in his field, will always take care of his reputation, and therefore it is very important for him to acquire high-quality and proven products for hair extensions. So, the hair extension procedure is expensive, it requires a large concentration of attention and special skills, which is why there is absolutely no point in saving on high-quality supplies and equipment.

The same goes for forceps. It is best to purchase safe and versatile forceps that not only allow you to fasten the strands, but also carefully remove them in the future. However, one should not forget that it is very important to consider which extension method is chosen and which hair the client has. Some masters have in their arsenal several types of forceps that are adapted to the most diverse needs of customers.

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