Which is better - tape or capsule building?

Probably, every woman from time to time wants radical changes in her appearance. For this, it is enough to grow hair. These days, there are two main technologies: tape and capsule building.

The capsule extension technique involves the adhesion of native and artificial hair with a special capsule. Depending on the polymer used in the work, several basic building techniques are distinguished.

• Spanish In this case, the capsule is formed by using glue.
• Ultrasonic The keratin capsule melts using ultrasound.
• Japanese Beads and rings act as capsules.
• English The capsule is filled with resin.
• Italian A keratin capsule is used, but it is heated not with ultrasound, but with hot tongs.

This is a cold extension method that involves fixing artificial curls to your native hair using thin, sticky tape. Tape building is available in several versions.

• Express technology. Strands of hair are attached with a fairly wide tape, which significantly reduces the time for the entire procedure.
• German technique Hair Talk. Use strips with a width of not more than 1 cm. This method of building is less noticeable, and correction is usually carried out using specialized correction strips.
• AngeloHair. The technology resembles the previous one, but in this case, the fastening itself is made using keratin, and the adhesive tape is used for correction.

Tape and capsule hair extensions suggest an increase in their length.In the case of tape build-up, the whole procedure takes very little time, but the correction has to be done every month. This method is suitable only for owners of medium-long hair, for owners of short, it is not suitable.

Capsule building is a very time-consuming procedure that takes several hours, while the strands are very neat and the capsules are almost invisible. The undoubted advantage of such a build-up is the ability to create absolutely any hairstyle on the hair, and correction is required no more than once a quarter. Capsule extension is optimal for women with short haircuts.

It is not so simple to answer the common question about which type of building is optimal: it all depends on what result you plan to achieve. If you need long curls for a short period of time, then it is better to opt for a tape technique: it does not take a lot of time, it is quite cheap. In this case, the removal of hair extensions is very quick and easy.

These are basic recommendations, but there are still a number of nuances that need to be considered when choosing a method of building.

For short hair, the choice should be made in favor of the capsule technique. The same option is optimal for owners of thick and dense hair. Capsule technique is strictly contraindicated for owners of oily hair, since fat tends to destroy keratin, and the effect of the procedure will be very short-lived.

Tape technology will be the best choice for women with thin, weakened hair. Due to the fact that the tape captures a rather large strand, the hair is less injured, and in addition, the possibility of tangling curls is completely eliminated, which is always true for thinned hair. For these reasons, tape extensions are optimal for rare hair due to the gentle joining technique.

If you decide on a radical hair extension - be prepared to part with a fairly large amount. Both of these procedures are quite expensive, but still tape technologies are a little cheaper. For example, the average cost in Russia is 17 thousand rubles per capsule extension (when using 100 strands), and 12 thousand per tape unit (price for 40 tapes). The difference is quite substantial.

Tape extension involves simple gluing of finished tapes, because the process itself does not need the exceptional professionalism of the master, but in general, manipulations take no more than 1 hour.

Capsule technology includes several stages:

• polymer melting;
• selection of strands;
• capsule formation.

Both procedures differ in their pros and cons. The benefits of capsule building include:

• the ability to use equipment in the most prominent areas - at the temples, as well as on the back of the head or bangs;
• lack of bans on visiting baths and saunas;
• All care manipulations are allowed, as well as any types of styling (although it is important to prevent direct effects on the capsules).

The tape method is very fast and completely safe due to the fact that it does not expose either the hair or the head to heat. The strands built up using this technique can be easily removed, and after correction they are not reduced in length. At the same time, the technique imposes rather limited possibilities for creating hairstyles: hair should not be taken upstairs, you cannot use a hairdryer, tongs and irons for styling. Any effect is allowed only at the very ends of the curls.

There are some recommendations that will certainly come in handy for all women who want to grow hair, regardless of in what way they decided to do it.

• Choose only the highest quality material, no need to save on artificial curls: low-quality products will look unnatural after a couple of sinks.
• Correct in a timely manner: otherwise, sections of the joints will be visible, and the strands will become tangled, which will by no means add appeal to your appearance.
• In the presence of any skin diseases on the head and alopecia, the extension is not used. And also manipulations are not recommended during antibiotic treatment, during the course of hormonal and chemotherapy.
• Hair extensions should not be worn for more than 12 months: native strands should be given periodic rest.
• Make it a rule to comb your hair after washing, especially if you intend to go to sleep: otherwise it will be almost impossible to untangle the lump formed during the night.

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