How to Wash Clip-In Hair Extensions ?

Now that you are a proud owner of your very own set of Julia Hair extensions, it is important to care for them properly to ensure they remain looking luscious, smooth, and shiny. If given the proper TLC they deserve, Julia hair can last anywhere from 3-6 months, or even up to a year or longer!

Julia Hair extensions are made with 100% remy human hair, however, since they don't receive natural oils from the scalp like our own hair does, they don't need to be washed as often as your own hair. In fact, we recommend to only wash your Julia human hair every 15-20 wears or when there is a lot of product build-up to the point where they become unmanageable to style.  

Step 1: Brush your extensions

The first and quite possibly one of the most important steps is to brush your extensions out before getting them wet. This helps minimize the possibility of tangling during and after you have washed the hair. When brushing your extensions, we recommend starting from bottom to top in order to gently remove any tough knots without pulling the hair out. We recommend using a wide-tooth comb or a soft bristle brush when working on your extensions.

In preparation for the wash, neatly place your wefts on top of each other in a bundle, similar to the same way as when you first received them. This will help ensure the hair does not tangle with the clips during the washing process. 

Step 2: Prepare your sink

Ensure your sink is squeaky clean, plug the drain and begin to fill it up with lukewarm water - we don’t want the water to be too hot or too cold.

Squirt about 2-3 pumps or a small handful of shampoo into the water and wave the water around to ensure the product is evenly dispersed. When working with your clip-in extensions, we recommend using hair products that are alcohol-free, sulfate free and designed for colored treated hair or extensions in order to ensure the color is preserved.

Step 3: Shampoo each weft

We recommend to split your set up into small, manageable chunks of wefts (for example, collect all of your one clips wefts into one bundle) to ensure every weft gets washed thoroughly and equally. Alternatively, if you’re short on time, you can bundle up the entire set and wash it all in one go.

Hold the top of the wefts in one hand, dunk them into the water and start washing them. Gently work the shampoo into the hair with your fingers with light strokes, as we don’t want to tangle the hair.

Once you’re finished that bundle of wefts, set them aside neatly on a towel and repeat the same thing to the rest of the extensions. 

Step 4: Condition your extensions

This is a very important step as it helps ensure that your extensions remain moisturized, nourished, and soft. You can use regular conditioner or a deep conditioning hair treatment - either one will work.

Take a generous amount of conditioner or hair treatment and apply on each bundle of wefts from top to bottom, massaging the product thoroughly into the hair. 

Step 5: Let the extensions air dry

Before setting up your extensions to dry, be sure that the hair is completely wringed of water. We highly recommend to air dry the extensions in order to prolong their lifespan, as opposed to using heat. This is because using heat on hair that is not being constantly revitalized at the scalp can harm them in the long run. If you do decide to use a blow dryer, be sure to use a heat protectant spray and set it to cool air to prevent damage.

Lay out all of your wefts separately on a towel on a flat surface. A trick to preventing any frizz once the hair drys is to apply a small amount of hair oil to each weft to ensure the hair remains manageable and silky smooth. 

Step 6: Comb each weft

Typically, we never recommend to comb through wet hair as it’s more elastic and can break easily, however, in order to ensure that your extensions dry straight with little to no tangles, we recommend to gently brush through each weft with a wide tooth comb from bottom to top.

And that’s it! If you follow these 6 easy steps when washing your clip-in extensions, they will last longer and maintain their beautiful look.