The House of Roskosh

Care Rituals

Extension hair no longer has a scalp to feed it. Everything it receives from now on, it receives from you - which is why care is not maintenance here. It is the difference between a year and a season.

Your own hair repairs itself. This does not.

Once hair is cut, it is no longer fed by the scalp's natural oils. Nothing replenishes it, and nothing repairs damage after the fact. Cared for properly, virgin Slavic hair will outlast almost anything else on the market. Cared for carelessly, it will dull and tangle no matter what you paid for it.

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The rhythm

How often, and how much

Daily

Brush and protect

Brush morning and night, gently
Brush again before washing
Tie loosely before bed
Leave-in on mid-lengths and ends
Oil the ends as often as they ask for it

Two or three times weekly

Wash

No more than three washes a week
Cool to lukewarm water only
Dry the attachment points first
Never sleep on damp hair

Weekly

Treat

A light mask on mid-lengths to ends
Keep all treatment away from the roots
Rinse thoroughly and completely
Never let a mask reach the roots

The wash

Six steps, in this order

I

Brush first, always
Detangle thoroughly before water touches the hair, working from the ends upward. Hold the hair above the attachment point as you brush so nothing pulls at the root.
Wet hair is at its weakest, and a knot that goes into the shower comes out worse.
II

Wash downward, standing
Let the hair hang straight down under the water rather than piling it on top of the head. Cool to lukewarm - never hot.
Piling and swirling is how matting begins at the roots, where you cannot see it.
III

Shampoo the scalp only
Work a sulphate-free shampoo into the scalp with your fingertips, not your nails. Let the lather run down the lengths as it rinses - that is enough to clean them.
Scrubbing the lengths roughens the cuticle, and the cuticle is the reason this hair behaves as it does.
IV

Condition from mid-length down
Keep conditioner, masks and oils at least five centimetres clear of every bond, tape or weft. Rinse until the water runs completely clear.
Conditioner at the attachment point is the single most common cause of slipping. It is designed to make hair slippery.
V

Blot, do not rub
Press the water out with a microfibre towel or an old cotton t-shirt. Never twist the hair up in a turban.
Rubbing lifts the cuticle and tangles the lengths; twisting drags on every attachment at once.
VI

Dry the roots first
Blow-dry the attachment points until they are completely dry, on a cool or medium setting, before you do anything else. Air-drying the rest afterwards is fine.
Damp bonds weaken, damp tapes lift, and damp wefts breed odour against the scalp. This step is not optional.

What to use

Chosen properly

You need fewer products than you think - but each has to be right. What matters is what is not in them.

A sulphate-free shampoo

Look for a gentle, clarifying-free formula intended for coloured or treated hair. It should lather modestly rather than richly.

Sulphate-freeSilicone-freepH balanced

A lightweight conditioner

Moisture rather than protein-heavy repair, and light enough to rinse clean. Heavy conditioners weigh the hair down and dull it over time.

Silicone-freeLightweightRinses clear

A leave-in spray

Used daily on mid-lengths and ends. This does most of the work of keeping the hair supple, since nothing else is feeding it now.

Alcohol-freeDetanglingDaily use

A heat protectant

Non-negotiable before any dryer, iron or wand. Choose one rated to at least 200C, applied to dry or damp lengths.

To 200CLight finish

A soft-bristle brush

A soft, flexible-bristle extension brush passes over bonds and wefts without catching. An ordinary paddle brush with ball tips will pull at them every time.

Soft bristleNo ball tipsFlexible base

A silk pillowcase

Not indulgence - cotton creates friction all night, which is where much of the dullness and tangling at the nape comes from.

Silk or satin

Partnerships with premium aftercare houses are coming soon - so that what we recommend, we can also put in your hands.

What to avoid

The short list that undoes everything

Sulphates

Listed as sodium lauryl or laureth sulphate. They strip colour and the natural oils this hair can no longer replace.

Silicones

Anything ending in -cone or -xane. They coat rather than condition, building up into a dullness no amount of washing quite lifts.

Drying alcohols

Alcohol denat and isopropyl alcohol high in an ingredients list. Common in cheap sprays and dry shampoos.

Product at the roots

Conditioner, mask, oil or leave-in near any bond, tape or weft. The single fastest way to lose a piece early.

Purple shampoo, weekly

On blonde extensions it is a monthly tool at most. Used often it turns the hair flat, and eventually faintly violet.

Chlorine and salt water

Rinse and saturate with leave-in before swimming, tie the hair up, and rinse thoroughly afterwards. Never let it dry in seawater.

Sleeping wet

Every time. Damp attachment points and a night of friction is how a fitting fails months before it should.

Removing it yourself

Whatever the method, removal belongs to a professional. Home removal takes your own hair with it.

Maintenance

When to return

Every method grows out with your own hair and must be moved up before it pulls. Your stylist will set your interval; these are the usual ranges.

Method	Move up	Notes
Keratin, stick and nano tips	8 - 10 weeks	Hair can be re-tipped and reapplied more than once.
Invisible tapes	4 - 6 weeks	Re-taped each time; the hair itself is reused.
Hand-tied and genius wefts	6 - 8 weeks	Refitted and re-tensioned as your hair grows.
Clip-ins and ponytails	As worn	Store flat or hanging, never crushed in a drawer.

One last thing

Register your piece

Every piece we make is one head of hair, and no two are alike. Registering yours means that if you come back, we can find its match rather than guess at it.