synth curly dread extensions

[plum poison]

I'm making a set of curlies for a girl who wants them as extensions as apposed to falls, now i've not ever had curly extensions before and just want a bit of know how about them

1. how long before they tend to droop (bearing in mind they will be sealed like a mofo)

2. is there any way to prolong the life of the curliness (with regards to sleeping in them too!)

3. washing- increases droop? and any method of minimising this?

4. any other advice anyone can give

[Vicsarina]

The longer they are, the quicker they droop. The heavier they are, the quicker they droop.

If you keep them light, and tied up, they won't droop as quickly. But make sure your method of curling them is thorough. If they are thick, steaming them on a pole won't last long. Boiling water, will. Make sure you leave them until they are totally dry though. (May take a couple of days)

[candycovered]

it really depends on the hair type/brand.
I made a curly set recently using all Buyhair: Aqua (shiny finish) & Baby Blue (matt finish) among others.
I had these dreads in for about a month.
the Baby Blue curls fell out literally within about half an hour of installing them.
the Aqua ones remained pretty perfect for the entire month.
if I were you, I'd recommend posting a thread including all the colours you intend to use so that the girls can offer some feedback. other wise it's impossible to know which brands/types will hold the curls !

[plum poison]

buyhairs baby blue is crap though anyway. if you got the annoying waxy feeling one which doesn't seal for s**t. i think i generally have a good idea of which colours seal well and those that don't now anyway. ta for the advice

[Freckles]

My birthday curlies I first did round a super thin pole and they were like super curly! I suppose if you start off them them mega curled it'll take longer for the curl to fall. I re did them round something thicker and took them off before they had totally dried as I didn't want them super culry. I wore them for a week, they were about boob lenght and quite thick. I took them out and washed them and the curl was still in them. I pored boiling water over them which seems to be the best method.

Again like you were saying it depends on the hair. I wouldn't seal them too tight though as I did and you get like creases in the dread as you wrap it round. Do them a bit looser.

[Miss Liberty]

I wear mine mostly as falls with a few braided in around the hairline. The droop after a few wears, but honestly not terrible. I kind of like them better after they relax more too.

[UvKITTY]

you could always print out little mini insturctions for her, if she experiences droop-i-ness with her dreads, then she'll know how to tighten the curls herself.