Who doesn’t want full and thick hair with gorgeous length? With tape-in hair extensions, you can make it happen! Many of us who have shorter, fine, or thin hair just want that little boost of added hair confidence. Our team at Big Kizzy has worked with tape-in extensions for years, and it’s one of the most popular methods for stylists and their clients.
After tape-in extensions are applied, eventually (in about 4 to 8+ weeks), it’ll be time to remove and reapply them. If you’ve heard of our Big Kizzy hair extension remover, you might have noticed we have different hair extension remover options. Each hair extension tape remover has its own purpose, which we’ll cover ahead! But first, let’s take a look at the different tape in hair extension remover types: alcohol vs. oil based.
What Are the Different Hair Extension Tape Remover Types?
No sticky residue here! We’re getting down to the details of both oil and alcohol based remover solvents. Depending on your hair needs and adhesive types, using oil to remove tape in extensions might be more effective than alcohol to remove tape in extensions or vice versa. In some cases, using both is necessary, especially if you have extra stuck extensions or heavy residue.
Here’s what you need to know about each tape in hair extension remover type:
Alcohol Based Remover Solvent
These solvents use alcohol to remove tape in extensions. They work well to dissolve adhesive effectively when removing tape-in hair extensions. The alcohol evaporates after removal, so there’s no messy clean-up for this hair extension tape remover after removal. However, it may take a couple sprays of an alcohol based remover to dissolve the adhesive completely. Overall, they can be slightly slower to break down the adhesive compared to oil remover solvent, but helps avoid a lengthy cleanup after removal. You can also use the alcohol based remover to spray to adjust the extension bond during tape application, since the alcohol temporarily neutralizes the bond and allows you to move the weft before the alcohol evaporates. But dont wait too long, as once the alcohol evaporates then the adhesive is sticky again and you wont be able to adjust the weft.
Here are our Alcohol Based Remover Solvents:
Remover 1- Our classic remover product comes with eight ounces of extra powerful alcohol based remover with a fresh spa fragrance leaving your customer feeling invigorated.
Pro Remover- Pro Remover comes with four or eight ounces of remover product and was specially formulated for stylists. This unscented remover will have your clients in and out of your chair quickly. This remover is comparable to Bellami, Hairtalk, and Hotheads' alcohol remover products.
Blue Bond Remover- This alcohol based remover was designed to be used for extra strong adhesive tape, hence the trace amounts of oil included to further help the bond breaking process. This remover comes in a cool blue color and is comparable to Babe and Donna Bella's alcohol removers.
Purple Bond Remover- Similar to the Blue Bond remover, this alcohol based remover was designed to be used for extra strong adhesive tape, hence the trace amounts of oil included to further help the bond breaking process. This remover comes in an exciting purple color and is comparable to Babe and Donna Bella's alcohol removers.
Oil Based Remover Solvent
On the other end of the spectrum, oil based solvents use oil to remove tape in extensions. When using oil based tape in hair extension remover, it works fast and usually only needs one application to remove your extensions. Oil based Solvent is gentle on the hair and fast acting. This is why your stylist will always caution you to avoid using hair oils or any products with oils near your tape-in attachment points. The hair tape adhesive is designed to disintegrate with oil, which will leave a sticky residue behind and loose extensions. Unlike alcohol based tape in hair extension remover, oil based solvents will require you to wash the oil out of the hair after removing the hair extensions, which can make a removal and application take longer. These are the oil based removers that we carry:
Remover 2- This oil based remover is a BIG KIZZY original. 4 ounces of pure oil, which quickly yet gently breaks down hair extension tape without damaging your hair. This product also works amazing to remove any leftover residue from removals with alcohol based adhesives.
Bond Breaker Remover- This oil based remover comes with four ounces of hydrocarbon for a quick removal of extra tough adhesive. This remover solvent comes with a slight fragrance. This product is comparable to Babe and Donna Bella's Oil Remover product.
Yellow Remover- BIG KIZZY's version of the classic orange scented oil remover. This Yellow colored remover comes with a pleasant orange scent and works great removing tape in hair extensions. This product is comparable to beautify's C22 Solvent product.
What Remover Should I choose?
Now you might wonder, which type of remover should I use? It all depends on your personal preference and what works best for your needs. No need to overthink it because all of our Big Kizzy hair extension removers work on tape in and keratin extensions, so it just comes down to the small details! If you want a quick removal and application, go with the alcohol based. If you want a thorough and gentle removal process, go with an oil based remover. If you want to play it safe and stick with your brand's type of remover, we have a remover products to match your favorite hair extension brand too!
Head to our Big Kizzy online shop for our removers, hair tapes, tools and more essentials all in one place. If you have any further questions about tape in hair extension remover, send us a message, we’re here to help!