Hair Care Tips

How to care for your extensions

To ensure your hair maintains its beauty for years to come you must follow the best regimen for our luxury Cambodian Virgin textured hair extensions.  

This means that it will cooperate the same as your natural hair would. Realistic expectations will need to be set considering the virgin nature of extensions. If not taken care of properly, you will experience dissatisfaction. We realize hair extensions are an investment and we want to ensure that they are properly protected.  

When you receive your Secrets by Roxy extensions, because of the wefting process you may experience a few loose hairs during your first brush or wash. THIS IS NORMAL and should reduce significantly after the first few washes. TIP……wash bundles with zip ties still attached.  

It is recommended to only use moisture rich and sulfate free shampoo (when needed) and a thick, rich moisture conditioner 1-2 times a week to retain hydration and reduce frizz with your hair extensions. 

  1. De-tangle each section of hair with a wide tooth comb working from ends to root. 
  2. Saturate hair with water. 
  3. Use moisturizing/sulfate free shampoo if needed or just use a generous amount of thick, rich moisturizing conditioner to extensions. Brush (Denman brush) hair from ends to root until de-tangled. Leave on 15-20 minutes. 
  4. Use downward motion in manipulating hair when cleansing or conditioning to prevent tangling or matting of the hair.
  5. Rinse thoroughly with chilly water to lock in moisture. For waves scrunch hair to remove excess water and reform wave patterns. 
  6. Apply a small amount of smoothing oil or gloss to reduce frizz. It is recommended to only use ALCOHOL FREE PRODUCTS. 
  7. LET HAIR AIR DRY FOR BEST RESULTS. 
  8. When heat styling to avoid heat damage use heat protection. As with excessive heat styling your original wave pattern may be altered. 
  9. At the end of your day if wearing clip ins, U part unit, or ponytail, it is recommended to store your extensions in a satin or silk bag to retain moisture. If your hair is installed please use satin or silk scarf.

Recommended products for cleansing and conditioning. 

  • Tresemme Deep Clean shampoo/Moisture Rich conditioner 
  • Pureology Hydrate shampoo/conditioner 
  • Moroccanoil Hydrating shampoo/conditioner 
  • Olaplex Bond Maintenance conditioner 
  • Matrix Total Results Length Goals shampoo/conditioner
  • Influence Deep Cleansing shampoo/Hydrating conditioner
  • Nexxus Humectress moisturizing conditioner 

When hair is lacking moisture, it tends to swell and expand, but with regular conditioning your hair will be more manageable and less prone to breakage and frizz.  

Tips for Sleeping with your Cambodian virgin hair extensions

  1. Brush your hair before bed
  2. Tying your extensions into a braid, you will wake up with beautiful heatless curls
  3. Use silk or satin pillowcase
  4. Use silk or satin head scarf or sleep cap (cover extensions completely)
  5. Clip in extensions should be removed before bed daily. Not removing them could result in damage over time by breakage and scalp irritation. The benefit of clip in extensions is they can be removed easily by simply unclipping them and sliding them out of your hair. If your hair is braided w/protective net with clip ins attached, it is okay to sleep in them
  6. DO NOT SLEEP ON WET EXTENSIONS! YOUR VIRGIN HAIR EXTENSIONS WILL EASILY TANGLE. COMPLETELY DRY BY AIR DRYING OR HAIRDRYER TO REMOVE MOISTURE
  7. You can sleep in a loose ponytail with extensions attached if it is a low ponytail, using a soft material hair band that holds the hair gently