Everything You Can Do to Raw K-Tips: Re-Tip, Color, Perm, Curl, and Flat Iron

One of the questions I hear most: "Can I do anything to my K-tips, or do I have to leave them alone?" With raw hair, the answer is freeing. You can re-tip it, perm it, color it, curl it, and flat iron it. You can do everything to it, because it's real hair with the cuticle intact.

PART ONE: WHY RAW HAIR CAN HANDLE IT

Raw hair has its cuticle intact and aligned in one direction, root to tip, just like healthy natural hair. That's what lets it respond to color, heat, and chemical services the way your own hair would.

Lower-grade and processed hair is different. When the cuticle has been stripped or the hair is blended with fibers, color and heat can leave it dry, tangled, or matted. That's why raw hair is worth it if you want options.

"You can re-tip this hair, you can perm this hair, you can color this hair, you can curl it, you can flat iron it. You can do everything to it." — Bianca Blanco, BLONC founder

PART TWO: WHAT YOU CAN DO

Service	Raw K-tips
Re-tip and reuse	Yes
Color	Yes
Perm	Yes
Curl	Yes
Flat iron	Yes

Re-tipping

When it's time to remove your K-tips, the hair can be re-tipped with fresh keratin and reinstalled. That's how one purchase becomes install after install.

Coloring

Raw hair takes color like natural hair. Have a professional handle color services so the result is even and the bonds are protected.

Perming and curling

Want more curl than the texture you bought? Raw hair can be permed or curled with hot tools, just like your own.

Flat ironing

Straighten it, smooth it, style it. Keep heat away from the bond area, and let the hair be the part you style.

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PART THREE: KEEP THE HAIR HEALTHY THROUGH IT ALL

The more you do to hair, the more it needs care. With raw hair, the more you shampoo and condition, the better it performs and the longer it lasts.

• Shampoo and condition often, especially after color or chemical services
• Use quality products like Joico; avoid harsh clarifying and cheap grocery-store shampoos
• Finger comb gently from the ends up instead of always brushing
• Tie it in a loose pineapple at night

PART FOUR: CHOOSE THE RIGHT STARTING POINT

Even though you can change the hair later, it's still best to start close to your goal. Pick the color and texture that match your finished look, and you'll need fewer services down the road. We offer any color and any texture by custom order. Read Custom Raw K-Tips.

BOTTOM LINE

Raw K-tips can be re-tipped, colored, permed, curled, and flat ironed, because the cuticle is intact like healthy natural hair. Keep heat away from the bonds, leave color to a professional, and shampoo and condition often. Treat it well and raw hair will handle almost anything you want to do.

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