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NO CHEMICALS OR HEAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE COLD SYSTEM!
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BEFORES AND AFTERS
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Supplies needed for the Cold Link/loc/ring system:
It will usually take about an average of 200 I tipped strands for volume and length, and it will usually take about an average of 100 I tipped strands for volume
Links or rings of your choice
Threader to thread the links onto
The tools for installation and removal
Do not cut blunt line into hair prior to installation
If hair is cut blunt or if the natural hair has a heavy line, you
should shatter or texturize the heavy line so that the new hair to be
installed will blend easier and you will remove the blunt line
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I tipped Hair
It will usually take about an average of 200 I tipped strands for volume and length, and it will usually take about an average of 100 I tipped strands for volume
Match color for hair extensions to hair color at mid-shaft to ends of natural hair, not hair color at scalp
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All-N-1 Threader
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Hook Threader Pre-load with Dinkie Links™ leaving room at the top of the wire to thread hair through, pull link over the pre-bonded tip & natural hair combined |
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Links/locs/rings
Match link color to hair at scalp, not the color of hair extension
Use of darker link is recommended
For Dinkie Links, load the threader with the flange of the link on the bottom
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Your choice of any Installation and removal combination tools, please see tools and detailed descriptions on tools page
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| Prepare
client’s hair for installation by using a de-toxifying or clarifying shampoo
making sure no conditioner or any other product is used aster rinsing. |
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Sectioning
(1) To determine where the partings will
start, take a comb and place it at the top back of the head. Where the
comb leaves the head is where the parting will start.
(2) Make a parting from that point to the top back of the ear.
(3) Determine
where you want your first track to go. The first row is usually from the
back of the middle of the ear all the way across to the back of the middle of
the ear.
(4) There are many invariable in installing the strands. If the hair
is thin and shorter you may want to "pack them in" the first 2-3 rows;
this describes installing the extensions right next to each other
across the row and section the next row right above the previous row
leaving no hair out of the extensions.
(5) After establishing weight for the first 2-3 rows, you can now
"brick row" the extensions; this described installing the extensions on
every other piece of hair and on the next row above the row you've just
installed you will install an extension above an strand there there is
an empty space with no extension installed there. The effect will be
like a checker board; every other strand will be installed above every
other but moved over by one space.
(6) Continue up
the head until you reach the
top leaving enough hair at the top to cover the last row of extensions. |
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Now that you are finished with the back you can start work on the sides in front.
Make sure all the rows follow the curve of the head.
You will
install about 3-4 rows of "packed in" extensions on the sides in front making sure you do not go all the way to the front hairline.
Start the first row
in the front side just above the corner of the eye matching it up to the corner
of a track coming from the back.
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Installing the link/loc/ring
2 Threader options:
(1) Loop Threader-most popular
(2) Hook Threader
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Load link of choice onto threader of choice
If you are using Dinkie Links with a flange end, load the link flange side down
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Sectioned off 1/4 inch strand of hair
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Hook Threader
(1) Slightly twist 1/4" sectioned hair so there are no renegade hairs and the strand will fit easily onto the hook of the hook threader.
(2) Slide 1/4" sectioned hair onto hook of hook threader
(3) Push up on the link which will close the little latch at the tip of the hook allowing you to slide the link onto the hair.
The hair is now installed ready for the next steps.
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Loop Threader
(1) Slide 1/4" sectioned hair into the loop threader.
(2) Push up on one of the links onto the hair while pulling the Loop Threader tool in a downward motion away from the head
The hair is now installed ready for the next steps.
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Link is now installed and is ready for I tipped hair extension installation
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Loading link onto hair
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Inserting I tipped hairextension into installed link
Rest one hand on the client's head holding the sectioned off hair strand with the link now installed, with the free hand insert the pre-bonded hair strand into the link and hold with the hand resting on the client's head.
Enough hair must be sectioned off to fill the link. Once the pre-tipped hair extension is inserted into the link joining the client's natural hair, the link must be filled entirely and there should not be any gaps. If the link is not fully filled, you may experience slipping. |
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2 methods of installation:
(1) For this method you can use the tool with the hole in the middle.
Using free hand with the installation tool, squeeze down on installed link enough to compress the pre-bonded tip into the sectioned strand. You can compress the top, middle, and bottom of the link until it is securely closed, but without damaging the link.
(2) For this method you can use the tool with the half hole in the middle so you can fold the link.
This can be used for clients that have hard to hold hair. After you close the link flat, slip the link into the divot of the half hole and squeeze together to form a "u" shape which folds it like a taco. Once you fold it like a taco you can close it completely like a book by folding both ends of the now curved link together completely.
Compress the link at the top, middle, and bottom making sure the link is secure. If the link is not compressed properly, you may experience slipping. You may also use the tool with the "half hole" to bend the link like a taco shell, then close the link like a book. Please make sure the client has washed hair with a clarifying shampoo and has no conditioner or any other product in hair. |
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| The link & extension have now been installed making sure that the link is not installed too close to the top of the client's natural sectioned hair strand and that the link & extension are installed straight up and down, not pulled out and away from the head. The bond of the pre-tipped extension should be fully covered by the link, the hair extension tip should not be poking out of the top or bottom. It may be necessary to trim the bond on the pre-tipped extension prior to installation.
Please choose the proper size link for the correct application, read the description of link sizes on the products page to choose the correct size, improper selection of the link size may cause slipping. |
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Removal, Option 1:
This is an installation/removal tool with a hole in the middle.
Place flattened installed link into round notch of the tool. Squeeze gently to re-open link into original tube shape. Push link in an upward motion, link will separate from pre-tipped hair extension. Slide down the hair extension and remove, and finally slide down the link removing it completely. |
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Removal, Option 2:
This is a Pic Remover Tool.
Occasionally you'll find a difficult to remove link, these can be resolved by using the pic tool. You can also remove silicon-lined links with this tool. The tines are inserted into the top and bottom openings of the link and gently squeezing with an up and down motion opening the tube so that the hair extension may be withdrawn. |
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