Individual bonded extensions are popular because they are so versatile when it comes to styling. But it’s a service that requires a professional for both installation and removal, as the bonds are more difficult to break up and take out. You also have a higher risk of hair damage if they are not removed properly.
The individual bonds are made of keratin, which is a protein naturally found in hair and nails.
If you’re by yourself, the best thing you can do is just keep using whatever brush your stylist recommended you brush your hair with, brush your hair very gently, and make sure your extensions are not tangling at your root area.
If you happen to be isolated with someone, I suggests contacting your stylist and asking if they have something specific they can order to help your friend with the removal process, which she emphasizes will take time and patience because you have to remove the extensions one by one.
You will also need a tool to break up the bond after the removal solution is applied to the tip.
You need to push away any hair that’s surrounding the bond, get it out of the way, put the solution on the bond, and then you use the plier-looking tool to break up the bond. You’ll gently clamp at it and it kind of starts breaking up into little pieces and then you can slide it off the hair.
If you’re doing this alone, you can’t really see your entire head, so you risk clamping down onto your own hair and causing breakage, which is why I suggest waiting for a professional, if possible. This also goes for individual micro link extensions that use plastic or metal tips.
I would suggest very low manipulation to your hair.
Try not to pull on the hair too much, especially if you feel the links are grown out more than you're used to because that can cause more tension. Washing is okay, but just be mindful of the new growth.
Unlike tape-ins, your hair should definitely be dry if you’re going to attempt to remove individual bonds. For whatever reason, when it’s wet, it makes the bond harder and it doesn’t break up as easily. And remember too that when hair is wet, it’s elastic, so it stretches. If you’re trying to pull that bond down, you have a greater chance of it snapping.
