I went and had hair extensions done and the women gave me a relaxer before she gave me pre-bonded fusion hair extensions and the hair was lord and cliff she styled it and I told her to spray with hair spray now it is matting and tangling badly. What should I do? Will my hair be damaged when I remove them? I paid a lot of money to have them put in and I don’t want to take them out they looked good, but they are tangling, should I just have it shampooed?

Hi Jaxxy - Sorry to hear about your unfortunate hair extension experience. The most common reason for tangling is that the hair was not Remy hair. Remy hair is hair that the cuticle runs in the same direction, just like your natural hair does. Always use conditioner but only on the ends not hear the scalp area. Even the days that you do not shampoo, apply conditioner on the ends. Don’t bend over to wash or rinse your hair, let the water fall from your front hairline then down. During the day, try using a good leave-in conditioner. When detangling hair, use a wide tooth comb or a good boar bristle brush. Start at the ends first, then proceed up the hair shaft. Never sleep with loose hair. Make two braids or put it in a loose pony tail. Hopefully, these tips will help with your problem.

I have permed and heat damaged hair. I was born with black, curly, wavy, long, shiny beautiful hair. But I got ringworms and I had sulfur 8 and tons of perms. Now my hair is dull, not growing, short, tangled, hard and thick! My question is, how can I repair or treat my damaged hair (and I’m mixed with black, white, indian, irish, chinese).

Hi Britney - Healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp. You cannot grow beautiful flowers if the soil is bad. Nioxin has an in-salon scalp treatment called Scalp Remedy. It removes dead scalp cell build-up, hair product build-up from the scalp. It also removes follicle build-up from the hair follicles so that they can breath. Just like anything that lives, if it cannot breath it dies. When a follicle dies, it is dead forever. Next, I recommend Joico’s K-Pak Shampoo, Conditioner and Reconstructor. There is also a great breakage treatment by, Aporgee. It is very popular with black clients with breakage. Do not add any stress to your hair such as rubber bands, pony tails, etc. Let your hair rest. Good Luck.

I have naturally strawberry blonde (close to ginger) coloured hair. I would like to lighten it to a blonde colour without losing all the ginger. Is it right to use "Go Blonder" shampoo’s to do this or is there another way.

Go Blonder shampoos will not give you the effect you require. I would visit a professional hair salon in your area and have woven highlights introduced in a very subtle way to give you what you want.

To go lighter you have to have a lightener applied. You should not have to have bleach as high lift tint should get the tone you require.

Your hair sounds gorgeous so ensure you get a professional stylist to keep it this way.

I would also recommend investing in an FHI Nano Fuzieon hairdryer . This will leave your hair like silk and help maintain its condition while styling.

The wrong colour was applied to my guests roots whilst I was away from the salon and now she has a dark band. As tint doesn’t lift tint will this only be corrected with a bleach bath or will a high lift tint lift it?

Before you try a bleach bath use high lift tint first to see if that will resolve the problem if not then a bleach bath may need to be applied and carefully watched.

Back in January I got my hair trimmed back into its bob cut but now I’m tired of it and its really not growing fast. I’m going to college in August and want to get a wave perm which goes a little past my shoulders before I go. Is there any reasonable way to get hair to grow without getting extensions?

There are many vitamins that can help with hair scalp skin and nails conditions however getting hair to grow is a natural thing it may differ from person to person. Normally though good conditioned hair tends to grow more quickly.

I have long thick straight hair. No matter how hard I try, I can’t get my hair to stay curly when I use a curing iron without using a gallon of hairspray that makes my hair hard and sticky and unnatural looking. Also, I have so much hair, it takes an eternity to curl my hair with a curling iron. By the time I’m done, all my curl has fallen out. Is there any way I can curl my hair quicker and get it to stay looking natural and soft without using hairspray? Is there a specific product that you would recommend? Also, would hair rollers work better than a curling iron?

Your hair may be becoming too thick and too long for a curl to stay in, try having a haircut that may need layers or weight taking out to help sustain the curls in your hair, then products for curl boosting, rollers or tongs may help with creating the right curl for you.

I have been having my hair highlighted for about 3-4 years now. I have recently had a child and have no time or money to go to a salon to keep having it done. I thought I could put on an all over colour with toners but I am not sure which one to use. I have blonde and dark blonde highlights.

Before you try putting on your own colour it may be wiser and cheaper to visit your local salons and enquire if they do model evenings, not only will they be professional they will be cheaper than you think and the colour will be correct first time.