| From the lace wigs inception, hair types were limited | | | | same region, it is comparable in price. Malaysian hair |
| to only a few textures. Today, there are a myriad of | | | | has a similar density to Indian hair but does not have |
| remy hair choices for all ethnicities and backgrounds. | | | | the natural wave. Since it is so straight but thick, it |
| These added options make having a lace wig even | | | | easily replaces yaky texture hair. |
| more exciting as you transform yourself into a style | | | | Brazilian |
| chameleon. | | | | Brazilian remy hair is fairly new but catching on fast. |
| Remy | | | | This texture is soft and rather thick like Indian hair |
| Remy is hair which the cuticle is facing the direction in | | | | but is more versatile in color choice. The hair has a |
| which it grew. There are many different categories | | | | softer wave and is slightly finer. |
| that remy can full under and each one varies greatly. | | | | Many African-American lace wigs are being made |
| The highest of quality for human hair is virgin. This | | | | with Brazilian remy since those who want a straighter |
| hair is unprocessed and was cut in the direction it | | | | texture find it hard to use European remy. The colors |
| originally grew in. Not all remy hair is virgin. Once virgin | | | | of virgin hair offered are typically dark brown, off |
| hair is chemically processed or colored, it simply | | | | black, light brown and medium blonde shades. |
| becomes remy and is no longer virgin. | | | | Chinese |
| The term remy itself is often misused today in the | | | | Chinese remy is very popular for use on stock lace |
| industry to lure those interested in lace wigs. Some | | | | wigs. The hair is straight in texture but very coarse. |
| remy is processed with harsh chemicals after being | | | | The naturally dark color of Chinese virgin remy is |
| collected from mass hair collectors in China and other | | | | great for anyone who wants very dark virgin cuticle |
| Asian countries. Only the finest of remy hair is | | | | hair. |
| collected by a single collector who extracts the hair | | | | There are some issues with Chinese remy that |
| directly from the donor being careful of damaging the | | | | comes out of China. The hair quality is good but |
| cuticle. | | | | some of the techniques used to extract the strands |
| Indian | | | | are not true remy methods and can damage the hair |
| Indian remy is the most popular and produced lace | | | | cuticles. Since the hair is so coarse and can look |
| wig hair. Indian remy can come in a variety of colors | | | | unnatural on those with fine hair, Chinese remy is |
| and lengths. Since most Indian's have very dark | | | | often dipped in an acid bath to thin out and lighten. |
| colored tresses, hair marketed as virgin cuticle hair | | | | For those who want completely unprocessed hair, |
| should also be the same color. | | | | make sure to do your research on the lace wig |
| Indian texture is so popular because it is versatile for | | | | supplier that your company of choice uses. |
| different cultures. It is thick enough without tangling | | | | European |
| easily for many African-Americans while it has a very | | | | European hair is not an actual hair structure but a |
| soft wave to mimic some European tresses. | | | | group name for similar structures. Indian and Brazilian |
| Culturally, Indian women grow their hair very long so | | | | remy would fall into this category as the natural |
| the process of collecting virgin Indian remy hair is | | | | cuticle is rather smooth and gives it a straight |
| very easy. | | | | appearance. If you go to a beauty supply store and |
| Malaysian | | | | request European remy, a store associate can |
| Malaysian remy is quickly replacing yaky hair texture. | | | | plausible hand you Indian or Brazilian and it will be the |
| Many African-American women have yaky or yaki | | | | silky texture you want. |
| lace wigs to resemble chemically treated | | | | If you want a true European hair texture as in from |
| African-American hair. As remy hair is not processed, | | | | Europe, ask for Italian or Russian remy. This is a |
| this posed a problem. While some companies stated | | | | harder hair type to find in stores and may need to |
| they offered yaky with virgin cuticle hair that was | | | | be special ordered or ordered offline. This hair is |
| unprocessed, this was usually untrue as most yaky is | | | | naturally very glossy and bouncy since it is so light. |
| actually processed. | | | | The hair colors are varied from light blonde to dark |
| Malaysian hair is soft and silky. The hair color is more | | | | browns. |
| varied than Chinese hair but since it comes from the | | | | |
