A Beginner's Guide to Quality in Hair Braiding

When you are paying to get your hair braiding orbeen altered in any way with chemicals or treatment.
weaving done, you want to make sure that you areIf you are familiar with the discussion of hair quality,
getting what you are paying for. Fortunately, thereyou have probably heard about the distinction
are many, many different types of hair to fit everybetween Remy and non-Remy hair wafts. When it
budget and style you want! Also fortunate for you,comes to weaving, Remy hair is top quality. It has
this is a handy guide to picking and choosing what'sbeen chemically altered, but the cuticle of each hair
best for you to have the maximum level of healthy,has not been removed.
beautiful hair:Whether you are dealing with Remy or non-Remy
In terms of extensions...hair weaving, there are two basic types: single drawn
You need to keep in mind exactly what you want toand double drawn. These two types do not have as
do with the hair before you even think aboutmuch to do with hair quality as they do with the
different kinds of quality for your weaving. Are youlength of hair. Single drawn will use many different
going to want to color it? Use braiding techniques?hair lengths, some short and some long.
Chemically alter it in any other way? If so, you needSynthetic Hair
to keep in mind the strength of the hair you want toThe obvious upside to synthetic hair is that it is
use. Quality plays a big part in how well the productmuch, much less expensive. Depending on what you
you use will hold up to treatment.want to do with the hair and whether or not you
Real Human Hairwant to use it for hair weaving or hair braiding is
You are probably using extensions to avoid doing anyvery important when deciding if you want to use
serious damage to your natural hair, but you still wantsynthetic hair as opposed to human hair.
it to be healthy and natural looking, right? Real humanIf you want human hair but don't want to spend the
hair comes in a variety of styles and colors simplymoney, a good alternative or compromise is to mix
because it is donated from actual humans. Thesynthetic strands with some human hair. This is good
freedom of choice this provides means that you canfor braiding and makes weaving a much more
get exactly what you want, especially if you areaffordable process.
going to later style your hair using braiding or otherRegardless of what you choose, taking good care of
treatments. Human hair will be more expensive thanyour hair extensions is the most important part of
synthetic one, especially if you want virgin hair forkeeping their quality consistent. No matter what you
your weaving.choose, healthy habits and good grooming skills will
Virgin hair is just what it sounds like-it that has notmake sure you get your money's worth.