Do Clip-In Hair Extensions Damage Your Hair?

There are some pretty scary pictures of hair extensions flying around the internet, terrifying us with those at home get your friend to stick them in glue-in horrors. We see you, Britney 2007! But we don’t want you to think it’s all doom, gloom and bald patches.

Often these disasters stem from not applying or looking after your extensions properly rather than from the extensions themselves. One quick method of getting gorgeous long locks can be with Clip-ins, they are actually the least damaging of all extension types and way less maintenance, and expense than the permanent kind.

The great thing about your Beauty Works Clip-in hair extensions is that you can remove them after a few hours and give your hair a break. In case you’re still worried, we’ve decided to break down the biggest concerns to give you a bit more peace of mind.

The clips will pull your hair out...

This is so not true! The clips that are used feature a protective silicon layer on each clip to cushion your natural hair and protect breakage. As they have a strong hold, they won’t pull or snag at your hair or cause any damage.

The Beauty Works clip-in system has been cleverly designed using a unique three piece system, using a lace weft structure the hand selected hair is compacted onto three easy to use flat weft strips. Allowing you to wear your hair in a variety of hairstyles that our completely discreet and lightweight.

If you have fine hair though you could always sew extra clips onto your wefts to distribute the weight even further.

Sleeping in your clip-in extensions will cause damage...

We cannot shout loud enough about how damaging it is to sleep in your clip-ins. As you roll around at night you’ll be pulling the hair and putting a strain on the clips.

This could lead to snapping and can cause patches if you make it a habit. One of the main benefits of clip-ins is that you can give your hair a break so your locks stay healthy.

We always advise that you take your Beauty Works Clip-in hair extensions out, store them in the box and leave your hair to dream free.

Hair extensions can cause traction alopecia...

Clip-in extensions don’t cause any more damage to your hair than wearing it in a super tight pony. However, we don’t advise you wear them everyday or for a really long length of time. If you use them occasionally and look after the condition of your hair you won’t see any damage at all. All hair extension methods cause tension on your strands but the best thing about clip-ins is that you can take them out to avoid any damage. If you want to wear them more often it’s worth considering a shorter and lighter set or even a more permanent solution that will be more gentle on your strands.

They stop hair growth...

Clip-in extensions won’t stop your hair from growing. In fact, most people use hair extensions while growing out a haircut they don’t like or until their hair gets to the length they want. As long as you don’t cause any damage to your hair by making any of the mistakes above, your hair will grow exactly as normal.

If you wear your extensions every now and again, remove them when you’re sleeping and keep them in good condition then they won’t damage your hair at all. Have some more questions about clip-ins or other methods then pop us a DM on our instagram page?