Stranded Blog

Different Types of Hairbrushes (And How To Use Them)

These days, there are so many different types and styles of hairbrushes on the market, and we understand it can be a little difficult to get your head around them all. Surely they all do the same t...

How To Care For Your Hair Extensions

Looking after your clip-in hair extensions and keeping them healthy is essential to making them - regardless of whether they’re made of synthetic fibre or human hair. Just like you care for your ow...

Trendy Braid Hairstyles [2025 Update]

Let’s be honest - a lot of the time, when you think of plaits and braids, your mind instantly switches to six-year-old school girls with French plaited pigtails. Often, the internet thinks you want...

What are Heat Resistant Hair Extensions?

When investing in a new hairpiece, whether that be a wig, a ponytail or clip-in extensions, you will find a wide range of materials and terminology used to describe the product and its features. On...

Grey Hair: Explained

Everyone’s heard the term ‘going grey gracefully’, but that doesn’t mean you have to. Noticing grey hairs can be a pivotal moment in a woman’s life, and it can be especially worrying if you’re noti...

Guide to Ponytail Extensions for Thick Hair

Ponytail extensions can be a way forward; a way to master the perfect updo without making your hair any thicker than you want it to be. With different attachment styles suitable to your volume of h...

How To Deal With Postpartum Hair Loss

During pregnancy, everything tends to be great hair-wise. It’s after giving birth that things can then begin to decline; hair coming out in clumps, noticing considerable thinning, maybe even bald s...

How To Wear a Bun Extension

Whether you’re a mum who never stops or a student with a hatred for her hair down, updos are not only incredibly functional, but are also a staple, stylish hairstyle. Whatever your reason for lovin...

10 Trendy [2025 Update] Bun Hairstyles For Every Occasion

No matter who you are, what you do and where you are - a bun is comfortable. It keeps your hair up, out of your face and helps you get through the day without worrying it’s in the way. But buns don...

How to be a Confident Woman 

We’ve all been there, searching the internet for answers on how to be the best version of ourselves. Maybe you’ve been through a tough break-up, motherhood has taken over or you’re just feeling a l...

Hair Extensions For Long Hair: Everything You Need To Know

Whether you’re looking for extra length to those luscious locks or needing a boost of volume to give your tresses their full potential, hair extensions seem like the way forward for many women. But...

Stranded Hair Colours: Find Your Perfect Shade

In this blog, you will learn the difference between Stranded Clever Fibre and Stranded 100% Human Hair, how to colour match your hair with Stranded and what colours we have to match your natural sh...

What Is The Best Sun Protection For Your Hair?

Whether you’re setting off to Spain or living it up in Costa Del Manchester during a heatwave, protecting your hair and scalp against sun damage is paramount! Keep reading to find out why it’s so i...

Benefits Of Tape Extensions: Everything You Need To Know About Tape Hair

Tape hair extensions are rapidly becoming the preferred choice for clients and hair professionals across the globe, let alone just in the UK. Are you ready to jump on the trend and embrace the new ...

How To Colour Match Hair Extensions

Buying a set of extensions is such an exciting feeling! You’ve done your research, you have the style in mind and you’re ready to buy… but then you get stuck at the final hurdle, asking yourself ‘W...

Hair Extensions On Holiday: Top Tips To Protect Your Hair

Going on holiday with hair extensions can feel quite daunting. Whether you’ve just stepped out of the salon with a fresh set of professional extensions or have a trusty set of clip-ins, we’ve compi...

A Beginner's Guide To Wigs: All You Need To Know

The world of wigs seems to be such an exclusive place, when in reality, wigs are available to every woman, for any reason, at any budget - you just don’t have the information and education to make ...

How To Use a Teasing Brush 

In this blog, you will learn everything you need to know about teasing brushes, including; what is it used for, all the ways you can use it and whether or not teasing will damage your hair. By the ...

Ponytail Extensions for Thin Hair - Everything You Need To Know (2025 Update)

At Stranded Hair Extensions, we are committed to making our customers feel like their most confident selves, regardless of what hair type they may have. Keep reading to find out how you can turn yo...

What Are Hair Masks? Everything You Need To Know

Hair masks are the hottest trend right now in hair care, and for good reason! These luscious creams drench our hair in a goodness a conditioner could never do. Women all over are sharing their stor...