Hey everyone, day 8 with my custom system and already having a bunch of issues that seem to be getting worse. My salon is not giving me any answers really so Im turning to you guys. This is going to be a long post. please bare with me, I really need some advice.
Ive redone the hairline 4 times already (not including a redo on day 2 back at the salon) and have had to redo some of the sides twice now already. I have a pretty curly system and am a rough sleeper, and despite a satin pillowcase I am experiencing MAJOR knotting in the back and sides area around the crown. I cannot tell if there is glue stuck in the hair or if its really just in an unbreakable knot, but Ive been trying to come it out for over an hour with no luck.
I am using a full bond on top, walker tape ultra hold. I know its incredibly messy, but my ghost bond touchup on day 2 didnt even last until the next day without starting to lift. Now, i am nervous that the glue residue has caked my side and back hair, and im not sure how to remove it. I am hesitant to spray the hair down with the C22 remover I have, as I know it is very rough on the hair itself and I dont want to dry it out even further (it already feels much dryer than when I got it installed, I shampooed/conditioned today for the second time).
The salon is insisting that Friday is the earliest they could see me for a de/re. I dont even want to think about what its going to look like at that point. I have already pulled out a decent amount of hair by trying to comb through it.
Unfortunately, there aren't many resources out there specific to curlier hair systems. Any advice you can offer me would be much appreciated. I am absolutely in panic mode right now. I paid nearly $1200 for the piece, install and cut (New York City prices) and I do not have any backups at the moment. Not feeling good at all.
TLDR: My new custom system is aggressively knotting and lifting, trying to fix it seems to make it worse. What can I do?
Ive redone the hairline 4 times already (not including a redo on day 2 back at the salon) and have had to redo some of the sides twice now already. I have a pretty curly system and am a rough sleeper, and despite a satin pillowcase I am experiencing MAJOR knotting in the back and sides area around the crown. I cannot tell if there is glue stuck in the hair or if its really just in an unbreakable knot, but Ive been trying to come it out for over an hour with no luck.
I am using a full bond on top, walker tape ultra hold. I know its incredibly messy, but my ghost bond touchup on day 2 didnt even last until the next day without starting to lift. Now, i am nervous that the glue residue has caked my side and back hair, and im not sure how to remove it. I am hesitant to spray the hair down with the C22 remover I have, as I know it is very rough on the hair itself and I dont want to dry it out even further (it already feels much dryer than when I got it installed, I shampooed/conditioned today for the second time).
The salon is insisting that Friday is the earliest they could see me for a de/re. I dont even want to think about what its going to look like at that point. I have already pulled out a decent amount of hair by trying to comb through it.
Unfortunately, there aren't many resources out there specific to curlier hair systems. Any advice you can offer me would be much appreciated. I am absolutely in panic mode right now. I paid nearly $1200 for the piece, install and cut (New York City prices) and I do not have any backups at the moment. Not feeling good at all.
TLDR: My new custom system is aggressively knotting and lifting, trying to fix it seems to make it worse. What can I do?