Synthesitic hair and human hair

 

 

Heating appliances such as curling irons and strainghtening combs generally should never be used on synthetic hair. There are newer versions of synthetic hair from some brands that claim to allow styling with lower temperatures of heating appliances. Generally people should steer clear of such claims because the golden rule with synthetic hair is that heat is not an option. Synthetic hair is better used for shorter wigs.

In the hair industry, the only way to obtain the very best hair (with cuticle intact and facing the same direction)is to use the services of hair collectors who cut the hair directly from people’s head, in the form of a ponytail. This hair is called virgin cuticle hair, or just cuticle hair.

Daily Suggestion:Never apply heat on synthetic hair extensions,hair extensions,if human hair,that will be ok!

 

Most human hair used for weaves and wigs are derived from Asia (perhaps mostly China, India, Korea). It is collected from the barber’s floor or Indian temples floor and aggressively treated with acid, and other chemicals which destroy the cuticle partially or totally. (Lower-quality “human hair” extensions are sometimes even mixed with animal and synthetic hair to lower the price.) In the hair industry, this hair is commonly called processed hair.

Synthetic hair is made of a wide array of different synthetic firbers. Synthetic hair, just as human hair, comes in weave (weft) and single strands for braids. Synthetic hair does not last as long as human hair because it gets quickly damaged from the sun.The quality of hair varies greatly, and if well maintained, synthetic hair can last up to a year. It will never look as human hair, as it is stiff and not bouncy at all. Synthetic hair is much less expensive than human hair. The costs can range from $10 to $20 per package,depending on quality of hair, length, brand, etc.

The “remy” designation originally meant that the cuticles are facing the direction in which they grew. However this terminology is no longer accurate. The word remy is being abused on the market, and generally accompanies processed packaged hair.

Human hair Synthetic hair

Typically when the synthetic hair is shaped it is best not to change it, it is “What you see is what you get”.