A tape-in station needs more than tabs and solvent. Sectioning clips, a rattail comb, a way to press tabs and somewhere safe for a flammable bottle are all part of it. We make three of those things and are straightforward about the rest.
Most supply lists in this category are a product catalogue with a headline on it. This one is the actual list of what sits within reach during an install and a move-up, with the things we do not make named as such.
It is short, which is the point.
The station list
| Item | What it does | Us |
|---|---|---|
| Double-sided tabs | The bond. 60 to a pack, 30 sandwiches | Yes |
| Tape solvent | The removal. Matched to the tabs | Yes |
| Application tool | Pressure across the full tab | Yes |
| Sectioning clips | Holding rows out of the way | No |
| Rattail comb | Sectioning, and separating a sandwich | No |
| Shears | Cutting in and blending | No |
| Wefts | The hair | No. We don't sell hair |
Four items on that list are ordinary salon stock you already have. Three of them are ours. One of them is hair, and hair is a different business.
Ventilation, which nobody puts on a supply list
The remover is alcohol-based and flammable, and a salon is a room with irons and dryers running in it. That makes ventilation a station requirement rather than a safety-label formality.
- An openable window or extraction at the station where removals happen.
- A habit of capping the bottle before an iron comes back on. Habit, not a sign on a wall.
- Storage away from heat, which usually means not the shelf above the dryers.
- A conversation with anyone at the station who is sensitive to solvent vapour, before it becomes a problem.
What a move-up needs within reach
- Solvent and a clear binOld tabs come off sticky and need somewhere to go that is not the trolley.
- Fresh tabs, still lineredPeel at the moment of use. A batch peeled in advance collects dust and loose hair.
- The toolPressure is what forms the bond and this is the step most often under-done.
- Clips and a rattailMost of the hands-on time in an install is sectioning.
- ShearsThe natural hair has grown since the last move-up, so the blend has moved too.
What we aren't
Not a hair supplier. We have no wefts, no colour ring and no view on which hair to buy.
Not a general salon supplier. Clips, combs and shears come from wherever you already get them.
No wholesale tiers or minimums, which for a high-volume salon may make us the wrong supplier on price. There is a licensed-stylist discount instead.
And we've not published a safety data sheet for the remover yet. For a professional buying a flammable solvent that is a fair thing to ask for, and it's a gap.
What we sell for this
Close to this question
- Bulk tape-in extension supplies. States the absence of wholesale tiers and covers stock-holding arithmetic for a station.
- Tape-in extension tools. Tool-by-tool breakdown, arguing that pressure application is the one tape-specific tool.
- Tape-in extensions, professional. Written for the working stylist: turnaround economics and the four skills that separate professional work.
- Tape-in extension removal kit. Argues why a removal kit must include tabs, because a move-up is a removal plus a reinstall.
Questions we get asked
What supplies do I need for tape-in extensions?
Tabs, a matched solvent, something to press tabs with, sectioning clips, a rattail comb and shears. Plus the hair, which we don't sell.
Do I need special ventilation?
The remover is flammable and alcohol-based, so an openable window or extraction at the station is sensible, along with keeping it away from irons and dryers.
Do you supply wefts?
No. We make the tape, the tabs, the remover and the application tool. The hair comes from elsewhere.
Is there a trade account?
No trade accounts and no wholesale tiers. There is a licensed-stylist discount of around 20 percent on proof of licence.