How Many Hair Extensions Are Needed?

There are several factors that determined how many hair extensions you will need for a full head, but typically, you can count on around four to ten packs of hair for clip-in style extensions or 3 to 7 packs for the tape-in extensions. Every head of hair is unique and different, so how many packs needed will vary slightly. Packs of clip-in style extensions mostly come with 20 strands per pack, and tape-in packs include ten wefts per pack of hair extensions in Westchester County, NY.

When you are trying to decide on how many extensions to order, you need to take into account the current length and thickness of your natural hair, as well as the desired length. If you go with too few extensions, the finished result will not look natural.

Try to keep in mind that, unless you are only adding extensions for volume or a pop of color, you will need enough hair extensions to make the base thickness, the thickness at the ends of the hair, match the thickness at the roots of the hair. If you add too many, you'll get a poodle effect, as well as too much strain on the roots of the hair. But, if you add too few, you'll get a mullet, or something worse, like jagged strands peeping out from beneath your natural hair.