Sectioning Clips
Alligator sectioning clips for holding a clean parting while you work. Extension fitting lives or dies on your sectioning. A wandering horizontal line means bonds at different heights, visible gaps when the hair moves, and a row that has to be redone. These clip the bulk of the hair up and out of the way so the line you took stays the line you fit to.
They are relevant to every fitting method. Nano and micro rows, tape-in sandwiches, weft rows and K-tip placements all start from a horizontal section, and all of them need the hair above that line held firmly for the twenty minutes it takes to complete the row.
Specification:
- Alligator jaw with an interlocking grip
- Size 11 x 3.8 x 1cm
- Polypropylene, black
- Suitable for wet, dry, fine and thick hair
How to use them: take your horizontal parting with a tail comb, sweep everything above it forward, twist loosely and clip flat against the head rather than perpendicular to it. A clip standing proud will get knocked as you move round the chair. Work bottom up, releasing one section at a time, so you never have more hair loose than the row you are currently fitting.
They are equally useful outside fitting: blow drying in sections, sectioning for a wash, or holding hair off the face while you apply a mask. Nothing about them is extension specific, which is precisely why most stylists own a lot of them and still lose them. Order a few more than you think you need. Trade customers can add them to a hair order through a WAVE trade account.
Will these leave a dent in the hair?
Clipped flat against the head and released within the fitting they should not mark the hair. Dents come from clamping a clip hard onto a small twist of dry hair and leaving it for an hour. Twist the section loosely and lay the clip along the scalp rather than pinching it at the ends.
Are they strong enough for thick hair?
Yes. The alligator jaw is designed to hold a substantial section, including wet hair, which is heavier and more prone to slipping. On very dense heads it is still worth splitting the hair into two clipped sections rather than forcing everything into one.
Do I need these if I am fitting clip-in extensions at home?
They make it considerably easier. Clip-ins go in from the nape upwards, and holding the hair above each row out of the way with a sectioning clip is the difference between a flat, hidden row and one that sits crooked.
