Hair Extensions Forum

Hi everybody! I just wanted to share some photos from and experiment I just did with straightening/smoothing Kanekalon Jumbo Braid. I hope you find them helpful, even though they're kind of simple!

I wanted to try out some different methods of straightening:



From left to right: Untouched KK Jumbo Braid, Jumbo Braid spritzed with water and straightened with a hair dryer on medium, and Jumbo Braid straightened with steam heat



The steam-straightened sample has a nice shine to it!

I've never worked with KK Silky Straight before, so if anybody can tell me if the texture of my straightened KK Jumbo Braid is similar or comparable to Silky Straight, let me know! Thanks for looking

Looking at the last picture it looks kind of like the silky kk hair, either way they both look great! i love that blue

Silky KK is a lot thicker than straightened jumbo braid, but it's somewhat close

rivetlicker_ wrote:Silky KK is a lot thicker than straightened jumbo braid, but it's somewhat close

Oooh, does that mean that each strand is thicker? Or that there's just more in a package?

I replied earlier, but I think the board ate my post!

I said that each strand is thicker. I guess the finer strands in jumbo make it easier to wave and backcomb, because Silky is a real turd sometimes (especially Kikko, but we now have jumbo braid alternatives).

Pouring just off boil water over if or dipping it in works too:)

I use hair straighteners on a low setting to straighten my Jumbo Braid. Lots of people say not to, but it's never been a problem for me. I used to use boiling water, but it was too much fuss.

I just hung strips on the washing line and poured boiling water over it easy

yeh ive done the boiling water and hair straighteneing method and founf the biling water much easier, so much less hassle and a lot quicker to

i straighten my jumbo braid a lot for making naturals etc and my friend tough me to just use m hair dryer on a cool to medium setting just putting it near the hair, it has always worked for me and i feel like it backcomb's better (for naturals at least) and the tips if left loose look so much more natural hope this helps x

I use my curling iron on low to med. low. It goes alot faster for me and I get lovely results and pretty curls if the mood hits me.

Ooo! When you say you used steam, how exactly did you apply the steam?