Travel-friendly Hair Extension Kits

Travelling doesn’t mean you have to compromise on your hair game.

Sometimes travelling comes with the challenge of maintaining your usual beauty routine. A travel-friendly extensions kit can make this so much easier, ensuing your hair looks it’s best no matter where your next trip is. We’ve put together a guide of how to create the perfect travel friendly extension kit.

Choosing the right extensions for travel

Depending on whether you are jetting off for a weekend getaway or an extended sunny holiday, it’s important to make sure you choose the right hair extensions for your lifestyle and travel plans.

We offer 4 different methods in our salon to suit all different hair types, we offer Micro Ring, Micro Bond, Tape and Clip In extensions.

Clip In Extensions – Ideal if you are looking for a temporary method or will be travelling for a long time and won’t be able to make it to the maintenance appointments. They are super flexible, and you can clip them in and out when you need a volume boost. You can book a Clip In appointment in our salon or shop the full range online.

Tape In Extensions  – Ideal if you are looking for a semi-permanent method which lasts for 6-8 weeks and then can be re-fitted. Tape extensions are great for finer hair types and for adding both volume and length.

Micro Ring Extensions – These are a very popular method in the salon as they are permanent method which is re-usable and has a wear time of 3 months.

Micro Bond Extensions – Micro Bond extensions are great if you have finer hair and are looking for a discreet and versatile way of adding extensions. They last for 3 months and then can be removed, and new hair fitted.

Essential Tools and Accessories

Make sure you are prepared with the essential tools and accessories you might need to keep your hair looking it’s best.

A Compact Brush – bring along your favourite hairbrush, we recommend a tangle teezer they are compact and perfect for keeping your extensions tangle free.

Styling Tools – Whether you want to bring along your favourite curling wand or silk hair band make sure you have some styling tools with you. Even bringing a hair bobble will allow you to put your hair in plaits to create heatless waves.

Travel-sized hair products – There are certain shampoos and conditioners that we recommend using for hair extensions and it’s best to decant or bring along travel minis of your most loved products. The shampoos and conditioners provided by hotels might not be the best for keeping your hair looking it’s best. If you’re going to a hot country bringing a long a leave in conditioner or hair oil is a good idea to keep your hair hydrated on the mid lengths and ends.

Maintenance Tips While Travelling

Daily Care

• Brush your extensions daily to prevent any tangles
• Keep your hair hydrated by applying leave in conditioners or hair oil on the mid lengths and ends of your hair.
• If you’ve been in the sea or pool, make sure to thoroughly wash out any salt water or chlorine to prevent your extensions discolouring.

Night Routine

• It can be a good idea to loosely braid your hair as you sleep to minimize friction on your extensions and to create beautiful heatless waves.

By following these tips and packing all your essentials, you will have your travel friendly extension kit ready in no time. Keep your hair looking fabulous no matter where your travels take you and have good hair days along the way.

Heading somewhere hot and sunny, check out our latest blog post for essential tips on protecting your hair from sun damage

Sarah Mckenna

Sarah McKenna is the founder of Vixen & Blush and The London Hair Lab. Sarah graduated as a research biochemist in 2005 and started a career within the pharmaceutical industry, before becoming a hair extensions expert. In 2010, Sarah gained insight into the hair extensions industry and could see that clients had a very poor value/quality proposition. At that time, poor-quality hair extensions were available, at prohibitively high prices. Sarah left her initial career and set out on a mission to improve the hair extensions industry in the UK, using her research and development skills.

Spending 3 years securing a high-quality and sustainable supply of human hair, Sarah then developed new products and fitting techniques to allow long-term refits of the same hair. In this way, Sarah was able to offer hair extensions services at a more affordable price to clients, while improving the quality of the service for her clients.

With Vixen & Blush starting in 2012 as a 1 chair salon in London, Sarah quickly grew the business to what it is today, a team of more than 20 hair professionals working together as London’s leading hair extensions specialists.