Know Your Hair Extension Type Before You Buy!

 

Hair extensions are a trendy choice among women who love to change their look, but unfortunately, many companies are selling synthetic Hair as Human Hair. If you want to avoid being swindled by slick marketing, it's critical to do your research so you know exactly what you're getting before making a purchase.

 

As with anything, the price you pay for your extensions will generally reflect the quality of the product you receive. However, the extension market is renowned for being highly unregulated, so this cannot be taken as gospel.

 

This series of articles is designed to educate you as a consumer, so you can make an informed decision about the type of hair extensions that will choose to transform your look. Adding length and volume to your hair with Sassinahair extensions.

 

Origins have nothing more to do with the quality of extensions that you will receive other than the texture; however, this still plays an important part in how our hair extensions look. We must also understand that companies will sometimes treat the Hair using chemicals to change the texture, affecting the quality.

 

Everybody's natural hair texture is different. Although not imperative, it is a good idea to look at the type of extension origin of your natural Hair texture before buying.

 

Let's look firstly at probably the cheapest and most readily available; Chinese Hair. This has a very coarse/ thick texture and comes in dark colors, mainly black. With Chinese Hair, you have much more chance of it being put through a chemical process; manufacturers know that extensions are trendy for Caucasian Hair, so they will strip down the cuticle to make the Hair resemble this texture.

 

Next, we must remember that any extension color other than black with Chinese Hair will have to go through some color stripping process to reach its desired color. This typically means you will use some bleach products to affect quality, especially with the lighter colors.

 

It has such a coarse texture, and it is not well matched to the majority of Caucasian types of Hair. It is your preference as to whether you are happy wearing this Hair. For example, my Hair is quite OK with lots of layers and, as I prefer a thicker, coarser look and my hair extension stylist is very good at blending, I do not see much of a problem using Chinese Extensions. But, again, I reiterate that personal preference is key!

So then we move up the scale to Indian Hair. This is a much similar texture to Caucasian Hair but will still have the same issues coloring-wise as naturally it is found in very dark colors and blacks.

Indian Temple hair is Hair that is sacrificed in temples throughout India. It can be seen as a perfect type of Hair to use as long as it is not over-processed. Good Indian Temple Hair will cost a bit more to buy but will be worth the investment.

Then we move on to European Hair. This can mean it is collected from countries within the EU, a massive area with many countries in it. However, not many where people cut their Hair off and sell it! Consequently, we are narrowing down the availability already. Again texture-wise, this is much more suited to Caucasian Hair. However, you will find that countries where Hair is available from, for example, Spain, will also be in the darkest colors. We need to also bear in mind that companies will label their extensions as, e.g., 'Spanish Hair' when the Hair has been sourced from China but processed in Spain, giving its apparent 'Spanish' origin!

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Russian Hair is another origin of Hair where supply is minimal and consequently cost high. This is because a lot of time and money has to be spent traveling through isolated Russian villages to find hair donors. Russian Hair is classed as the most delicate best quality hair suited to Caucasian Hair that money can buy. Please note the last section of this sentence; Hair is from one of the most expensive origins. Russian Hair comes in various natural colors, meaning the need for dying and bleaching is limited, if not non-existent. It is also renowned for being soft and silky to touch; therefore doesn't need any processing, so there are no problems with drying or matting after washing.

Again we must watch for these companies that will use only a percentage of Russian Hair in their extensions and sell as Russian Hair and companies claiming their Hair is Russian when it has just been processed in Russia and nothing else.