Two things run out. Tabs go every move-up, at one to two packs of 60 each time. Remover lasts longer, at roughly 30 removals a bottle. The wefts don't run out at all, so refills are tabs and solvent rather than hair.
Running out of tabs mid-appointment is a specific and avoidable kind of bad day, and it happens because the two consumables in this system deplete at completely different rates.
Here is how to work out your own interval rather than reordering by feel.
What depletes, and how fast
| Item | Unit | Consumed | Reorder trigger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replacement Tape Tabs | 60 tabs, 30 sandwiches | 1 to 2 packs every move-up | Whenever you open your last pack |
| The Clean Remover | 4.0 oz, about 30 removals | Roughly one bottle a month in daily salon use | At about a quarter full |
| Application tool | One | Does not deplete | Only if damaged |
| Wefts | Per head | Reused across several cycles | When the track thins |
The mismatch between rows one and two is the thing to plan around. Tabs go roughly twice as fast per head as the remover does, so ordering them in equal quantities leaves you with bottles you haven't opened and no tabs.
Working out your own interval
- Count your sandwichesOne full head. Thirty for fine hair, up to sixty for thick.
- Divide by 30That is packs of tabs per move-up. Round up, always.
- Multiply by your move-ups a yearRoughly seven to eight at a six-to-eight week interval.
- That is your annual tab figureFor one head. Multiply by heads if you are working behind a chair.
- Remover separatelyAbout 30 removals a bottle, which is one full head at 30 sandwiches.
For a single wearer that lands somewhere around seven to sixteen packs a year depending on density, and a handful of bottles. For a stylist it scales with how many heads you carry.
Storing what you have ordered ahead
- Cool, dry and out of direct sunlight. A salon room or a house cupboard is fine.
- Not next to a dryer or in a sunny window. Warm storage softens adhesive and tabs bleed at the edges.
- Tabs flat rather than compressed under weight, so they do not bond harder to their own liners.
- Remover capped and away from heat, because it's flammable.
We don't publish a shelf life for either, because we've not tested one. Jaci has never had a bottle or a pack fail in ten years, which is experience rather than a date, and we would rather say that than print a number we made up.
What we do not offer
No subscription, no auto-reorder and no standing order. If you want one, we don't have it yet.
No bulk pricing tiers or minimum order quantities. There is a licensed-stylist discount on proof of licence instead.
No pack size other than 60 tabs and one 4.0 oz bottle. If you need 180 tabs, that is three packs rather than a different product.
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.
- Replacement tape for tape-in extensions. Frames tabs as the recurring consumable in a move-up cycle and works out the annual pack count.
- Tape-in extension removal kit. Argues why a removal kit must include tabs, because a move-up is a removal plus a reinstall.
- Hair extension move-up cost. Breaks down the recurring move-up appointment by time, and what shortens or lengthens it.
- Tape tabs, three-cycle pack. Converts cycle-count buying into pack counts and explains why a fixed cycle pack cannot exist.
- Move-up refill: tabs and remover. Compares the three purchase routes for the tabs-plus-remover combination and names the deciding question.
Questions we get asked
How often will I need to reorder tabs?
One to two packs every move-up, so every six to eight weeks. Work it out from your sandwich count divided by thirty, rounded up.
How long does a bottle of remover last?
About 30 removals, which is roughly one full head at thirty sandwiches. In daily salon use that has been about a month.
Do you offer a subscription?
No. We don't have auto-reorder or a standing order option.
Do tabs and remover expire?
We don't publish a shelf life because we haven't tested one. Stored cool, dry and out of sunlight, neither has failed for us.