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Micro
Rings
(micro
links, micro tubes,
metal shells etc. silicone lined, rings with "teeth")
Type
of
Hair used:
"I"
tip, loose (rare)
Tools
needed:
rings, pilers
designed for micro rings, threader.
Recommendations: Silicone-Lined
Rings
These are small metal (sometimes
copper) discs, usually found
in
colors blonde, dark blonde, light brown, dark brown, and black.
Installation:
Slide
the
rings onto a threader, slip a strand of your natural hair
through the threader and side up the ring to the top of your hair just
about 1/4" away from your scalp , insert the "I" tipped extension hair,
and clamp shut with the pilers.
Removal:
Grab
the
pilers, take the flattened micro link and press gently to
"reopen" the micro link into it's naturally round shape, then slide out
the "I" tipped hair.
PROS:
- Easiest
individual strand method.
- You can keep the "I" tipped
hair
after removal.
- No heat nor glue involved.
- Easiest
removal for individual strand method.
- Great for DIY installations.
CONS:
- Rare
allergys to metals or copper.
- Can
be painful if installed incorrectly.
- Can
be hard to find an exact ring color match for hair.
- Non-silicone
rings will slide out.
- Non-silicone
rings with teeth have been rumored to cut natural hair when attached.
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