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Buying hair extensions can range from heading down to your local beauty supply store to investing in top-of-the-line hair extensions that will last for a long time to come.

Whatever you pay, you don't want to waste money, so caring for your hair extensions is key to helping them endure a little longer. Right now, hair extensions aren't meant to be disposable, but don't count it out - as something like this will probably make its way onto the marketplace sooner rather than later.

Caring for your hair extensions is easy. You pretty much care for them just as you do your natural hair. You'll wash it - but not every day (more like every 2-3 days). You'll also condition it and you can buy conditioner that's specifically made for hair extensions, too! Washing them helps keep bacteria at bay.

Be careful with your hair extensions. Tugging at them and being harsh with them (even if you're "hard-headed") can damage the strands. Every 6-8 weeks, remove the hair extensions and check them for damage (unless they're the kind you can take out daily).

You can use curling and straightening irons on human hair extensions, but if you buy synthetic hair extensions, you have to be careful because some will melt. Chemicals can also damage your hair extensions, so you have to be careful about swimming in chlorine or dying the extensions.

Can you cut them? Sure! It doesn't matter if it's human hair or synthetic, hair extensions can be trimmed, cut, and styled just as you would your own hair. Many people take their hair extensions to their professional hair stylist and have them style the hair just as they would their own.

Hair extensions come in two forms - individual strands and wefts.

Individual strands are seeded all over the head by using about 50 strands of human or synthetic hair and attaching them to your natural hair.

The individual hair extensions strands can be attached by weaving, gluing, clipping, or fusing the strands to your hair. If you do anything other than clip the extensions on, then you'll need to prepare your hair by protecting it with a chemical to keep the damage minimized.

Individual hair extensions don't last as long as wefts. Once they begin aging, they have to be removed and replaced, which can be a painful experience that leaves your natural hair with a lot of damage.

Weft hair extensions are far safer and help you maintain healthy natural hair in the process. A weft is a group of strands attached to a clip. Some are made by hand while others processed by machines.

A weft can be applied two ways. Some people create a horizontal braid under the crown of their hair and then attach the extensions to it like a train on a track. Other wefts can just be clipped right onto your existing hair.

The easiest and healthiest option is to invest in clip-on hair extensions like the ones Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson wear and promote.

You can find a vast array of styles and colors by visiting affordable hair extension sites.

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