| Hair extensions are made from one of two materials; | | | | need minimal or no styling after washing. It is made |
| real human hair, or synthetic hair. The latter is the | | | | from materials such as nylon, polyester, kankalon or |
| cheapest option and is proving fairly popular within | | | | modacrylic and do not respond well to heat or |
| the hair extensions industry. | | | | friction. Synthetic hair is also used for manufacturing |
| In a nutshell, synthetic hair is basically plastic and will | | | | wigs, hair pieces and one piece pony tails. |
| never look as real as human hair. It is however, great | | | | Human hair -Usually of Asian descent, is the most |
| for dreadlocks and certain other styles. Synthetic hair | | | | versatile of all the hair types. It is available in a huge |
| is less expensive; however extensions made from | | | | variety of colours, lengths and grades. Human hair |
| human hair tend to give a better result, naturally. | | | | extensions have the advantage of looking more |
| Since getting extensions from a salon requires time | | | | realistic as part of your own hair but are quite a bit |
| and money, many people are finding clip-in hair | | | | more expensive. This is generally because it has been |
| extensions to be the fastest, easiest, and cheapest | | | | grown and cut off specifically for this purpose, |
| way to have multiple hair looks, and you don't have | | | | therefore making it more valuable than synthetic hair. |
| to be a Hollywood "It" girl or movie star. Synthetic | | | | It is then cleaned, and processed ready for sale. |
| hair is more fragile, and should be worn as they | | | | Human hair extensions can vary in quality as the hair |
| come, with little tinkering about or styling. You should | | | | is categorized into grades. The quality depends on |
| NEVER use heat (blow dryers, curling irons, or | | | | the origin of the hair, and the age of the person it |
| straighteners) or apply too much styling products to | | | | has come from. The cheapest hair generally comes |
| synthetic hair. | | | | from China and other Asian countries, and is thick and |
| Synthetic hair is made from man made materials and | | | | originally very dark, prior to processing and colouring. |
| can be reproduced with very little variation. It can | | | | European hair is one of the best, because of its light |
| usually be shaped into styles by using the steam | | | | weight, strength, texture and high protein content |
| from boiling water to set the hair. Also, synthetic hair | | | | which gives the hair longevity. Indian human remy hair |
| colours usually run a shade darker than human hair. | | | | remains the best grade human hair, with what is |
| Synthetic hair is generally used to for bright, funky | | | | referred to as 'virgin' hair, being the ultimate in human |
| fashion colours, such as pinks, greens and blues. | | | | hair for hair extensions. |
| Generally speaking, if you are wanting to achieve | | | | It is recommended to see both hair types before |
| natural looking hair, then you should opt for 100% | | | | proceeding with hair extensions to see what you |
| human hair extensions. | | | | prefer. It all boils down to one thing at the end of |
| Synthetic hair is very easy to wear, and requires little | | | | the day, and that is personal preference, so a little bit |
| maintenance. Unlike human hair the synthetic fibres | | | | of thought beforehand would be wise. |
