Why Beads?
While a professional stylist should still be recruited to install, move-up, and remove these extensions (more on that shortly), the advantage of beads is that you don’t need chemical removers or excessive heat to work on them, so those with particularly sensitive hair and skin can benefit from a beaded method, rather than tape or fusion hair extensions.
How Long Do Microbead Extensions Last?
Microbead hair extensions can last for a long time, but as with any other method, it depends on the quality of hair and care routine. ronbeautyamazement I-tip Extensions last for three to six months, which is a good benchmark for most good quality beaded extensions.
As you wear the extensions for a few weeks, your hair will grow as it normally does, and that growth causes the bead and hair extension to move further and further away from the scalp. That’s why it’s important to go in and have them moved up every few weeks.
How to Install Beaded Hair Extensions
The bead is threaded onto a small section of hair near the scalp. The tip of the hair extension strand is placed into the bead, and a special hair extension tool is used to crimp and flatten the bead, so it stays in place.
After installation, the stylist blends and trims the hair so the hair and the extensions blend together and look natural. The attachment points are hidden by the top layers of hair, so no one can tell the beads are there.
When it’s time to take out all the extensions, the stylist uses the hair extension tool to uncrimp the beads and slide the strands out of the beads.
How Many Beaded Extensions for a Full Head?

As with how long they last, how much hair you need depends on quality and simple packaging differences from company to company. Ronbeautyamazement I-Tip extensions, however, are a good benchmark once again.