| Martin Luther once wrote that "hair is the richest | | | | be found growing on a persons head. |
| ornament of a woman;" as the years have | | | | Housed within the remy hair extensions umbrella are |
| progressed this fundamental observation still holds | | | | six distinct categories, or quality ratings that are |
| true for the majority of women out there. Whether | | | | determined by the degree of processing, strength |
| in a social, professional or formal setting every | | | | and also length of the hair. The top three are classed |
| woman wants her hair and her overall appearance to | | | | in the virgin hair category and the remaining three are |
| reflect positively upon her, so that she may feel | | | | considered to be non-virginal. Virgin hair is has never |
| confident and self assured about how she looks. It is | | | | been coloured, permed or chemically treated in any |
| no wonder then that women from around the world | | | | way shape or form. As such, no stripping or damage |
| are incorporating hair extensions into their look, in the | | | | is done to the extensions, leading to an increased |
| hope of adding a touch glamour to their life. | | | | level of strength and resiliency. Non-virginal remy hair |
| Teenagers, middle aged and elderly alike are using | | | | is still of excellent quality, however it has undergone |
| extensions to add thickness and length to their hair | | | | colour treatment. |
| and as demand increases the variety and quality of | | | | The term remy hair extensions are often used |
| hair pieces does so also. | | | | inappropriately by companies within this industry. This |
| Remy hair extensions have taken great leaps and | | | | is extremely unfortunate as it inevitably leads to |
| bounds in technological advancement in recent years | | | | consumer doubt and mistrust. An authentic remy |
| and are quickly becoming the preferred choice for | | | | product is hair that has been tied or braided before |
| women. Long gone are the days of being self | | | | being harvested from the head; this collection |
| conscious and homebound nursing an ill thought out | | | | method ensures that all the cuticles are arranged in |
| hair style. Thin, sparse or overly short tresses can | | | | the one direction as is found naturally. Remy hair |
| quickly and easily be corrected with the aid of | | | | extensions can either be single drawn or double |
| extensions, allowing women and men alike to | | | | drawn. Single drawn extensions by and large make up |
| experiment with any number of new styles | | | | the majority of hair extensions available on the |
| whenever the mood strikes. | | | | marketplace today, seeing as though they are much |
| As is the case with most products available online, | | | | easier to process. |
| the quality and workmanship of any type of | | | | Single drawn hair basically means that the hair has |
| merchandise is co-dependent upon a number of | | | | been sorted on the basis of length and all notably |
| factors. In the world of hair extensions the quality of | | | | shorter strands are removed giving the hair |
| the product depends not only upon the | | | | extensions a layered, slightly tapered appearance. |
| manufacturer, but also the region in which it was | | | | Double drawn hair is considerably more expensive and |
| sourced, how it was arranged, if it has been | | | | requires much more sorting then single drawn, bearing |
| chemically treated in any way and also the ethnicity | | | | in mind that no short lengths are left in the |
| of the hair itself. Remy hair extensions are considered | | | | extensions and the hair is all of the same length. As |
| amongst hair dressers to be the best in the business | | | | one could imagine this is extremely time consuming |
| due to the fact that the follicles and cuticles are kept | | | | and costly, but nonetheless produces superior quality |
| intact and is arranged in the same direction as would | | | | hair extensions of uniform length and thickness. |
