Caring for Your Curly Virgin Indian Hair Extensions

No matter what type of Virgin Indian Hair Extensions you decide to you have in your hair, we can provide you with basic hair instruction to properly learn how to care for your curly hair extensions and keep them healthy and strong.

A Quick Review on How To Wash Your Hair:

* Shampoo and condition your hair at least once a week with a deep conditioner from a good product line.

* Rinse thoroughly and dry gently after carefully washing your hair with love. Be sure to shampoo your hair in a downward motion and don’t rub your hair against other strands of hair to prevent hair breakage.

Specific Curly Hair Care:

After you have washed your hair and it's slightly damps, separate it into small sections and either use a brush or a wide tooth comb to gently comb out each section of your locks. Spray your hair now with a leave-in conditioner or curl activator solution. Regardless, your curls will naturally take shape so don't put very much product in your locks.

It is important to remember to NOT scrunch your hair with your hands to reform your curls. The reason why is because if you paid attention to our earlier posts, rubbing your hair against other sections of your hair results breakage of your hair cuticles. Instead run your hands through small sections of your hair at a time, from your roots to your tips. It should be fairly easy since you've already gently combed your hair. If your hair isn't too wet, shake your damp hair back and forth to create more curl.

During this process the goal is to prevent frizz and keep your hair healthy and strong. The best thing that you can do for your hair is to mostly let it air dry and remember that heat is your enemy because it drys out your hair and creates frizz. Conditioning your hair daily with a daily hair conditioner will keep your hair hydrated and moist. However, you don't want to over do it because your scalp and hair can become too oily. Deep condition your hair 3 to 4 times a month as well and it will help keep your extensions last a long, long time.

Another Tip

If your use your blow dryer with your diffuser set on low heat, your curls will also take form. Either way keep the blow dryer set on a low heat setting and on low power. The worst thing you can do is damage your extensions due to overheating your locks and hurting your tips. Harm to the tips of your hair creates split ends from breakage and lack of essential nutrients.

Even with curly hair extensions you can straighten them with a hair straightener. Use a deep conditioning treatment after you've straightened your hair during your next hair wash or a implement a product that protects your tresses while you straighten them. As soon as it's time to wash your hair again, or if you're getting tired of your temporary straight locks, simply wash your hair again and your curls will come back immediately as they dry naturally and you have following our above hair care instructions.

With curls you can be sassy and sweet, or switch back to being a diva going on a night out with her friends in a straight hair do'. Extensions give you a variety of styles to select from and whatever you decide (straight, curly, wavy,) treat your tresses with lots of love and they will stay beautiful and strong in return.

Curly Indian Hair Extensions: What Makes Them Different

Our curly Indian hair extensions have specific characteristics that set them apart from processed curly extensions and that inform how you should care for them. Understanding what makes them unique helps you get the most out of them.

"The curl pattern in our Indian Remy extensions is natural - it comes from the texture of the donor's hair, not from chemical processing. That means the curl behaves like real hair: it responds to moisture, it can be carefully straightened and return to curl, and it gets more beautiful with proper care rather than degrading over time."

- Priyanka Swamy, Founder of Perfect Locks

Washing Curly Indian Hair Extensions

The washing process is where most damage to curly extensions happens. The key principles:

Always detangle gently before washing using a wide-tooth comb or your fingers, starting from the ends. Apply sulfate-free shampoo in downward, smoothing motions - never scrubbing or circular motions that cause tangling. Rinse with cool water. Apply a generous amount of moisturizing conditioner from mid-shaft to ends and let sit for 5 minutes before rinsing. Gently squeeze out excess water with a microfiber towel - never rub. Let the curl pattern re-form as the hair dries naturally.

Keeping the Curl Pattern Defined

The most common complaint about curly extensions is that the curl loosens over time. This is usually a moisture issue, not a quality issue. Here's how to maintain definition:

Apply curl cream to damp hair: After washing, while the hair is still damp, apply a small amount of curl cream or leave-in conditioner through the extension hair. Scrunch upward to encourage the curl to clump and define. Let air dry completely without touching.

Refresh between washes: Lightly mist your curly extensions with water and scrunch in a tiny amount of curl cream to revive the definition between wash days. This takes about 2 minutes and significantly extends the life of a good curl day.

Deep condition weekly: Curly extension hair needs more intensive moisture than straight textures. A weekly deep conditioning mask - left on for 20-30 minutes - keeps the curl elastic and prevents the dryness that causes frizz and loosening.

Drying Curly Extensions

How you dry curly extensions determines how the curl sets. For the best results:

Air dry whenever possible. Lay extensions flat on a clean towel or hang on an extension hanger rather than bunching. If you're drying while wearing clip-ins, let the curl form naturally without touching or raking through while damp. If you need to use heat, use a diffuser attachment on the lowest heat setting - direct airflow disrupts the curl pattern and causes frizz.

Storing Curly Extensions Between Uses

For clip-in curly extensions, storage matters more than for straight textures because the curl can deform if compressed. Store on an extension hanger where the hair hangs freely, or lay flat in the original packaging box. Never store bunched up or in a tight space where the curls get compressed.