Raw Material of Wig: How To Tell If A Wig Is 100% Human Hair?

Now the market is talking about real human hair, how can we be sure it is real human hair? There are many categories of human hair. How can you spend money to buy your favorite wig? Now let me introduce the raw materials of wigs。

How To Tell If A Wig Is 100% Human Hair?

According to raw materials: human hair, chemical fiber, animal hair

Human Hair Products

(1) Human hair can be divided into Chinese hair, Indian hair, Brazilian hair, Burmese hair, Mongolian hair, Vietnamese hair, European hair, etc Among them, India's raw material human hair occupies the largest proportion of land and is the cheapest, while Russia's human hair is the closest to the hair quality requirements of the European and American markets, with relatively high quality and price.

- Chinese hair: At present, Chinese hair is the hair with the largest amount of raw materials used for making wigs. China has a large population, and the hair is hard and thick. It can be bleached after being treated with acid, and can be re shaped after being decorated.

- Indian hair: Indian hair is soft, not as straight as Chinese hair, with small wavy curls. It is easy to break after chemical treatment, and its plasticity is not strong.

- European hair: The color of European hair is close to the local consumer market, and it is currently the most expensive raw material. European hair is soft, not suitable for bleaching and dyeing and post-treatment, and more hair is directly used for hair reception.

(2) Human hair can be divided into Remy human hair and non Remy human hair. Straight hair refers to the braid hair cut from a person's head (for example, of course). The hair scales are in the same direction, just like fish scales. The hair scales of blisters are disordered As the raw materials of human hair are expensive, human hair wigs are more expensive. Remy hair is especially expensive.

(3) When judging the quality of wigs, we mainly focus on the raw materials, followed by the amplitude, which refers to the length of the hair. In short: if a hair curtain goes down from top to bottom, if it is thick at the top and thin at the bottom, the range is poor. Therefore, different ranges mean different grades and prices used in feeding. What's more, it depends on the smoothness and feel of the hair.

Human Hair Classification

Human hair products can be divided into primary cutting hair, remy hair and non-remy  hair according to the processing technology and raw material source.

- Primary cutting: Also known as original braided hair, original cut hair, virgin hair, and hair with scales. It is the original hair cut from a girl's head that has never been hot dyed. It is the most expensive material in hair materials. It retains the hair scales of the hair itself, and the ends are not upside down.

- Remy: It's the hair with the root and the root not upside down.

- Non remy hair: The hair with hair roots (foam hair) dropped during combing. The order of hair roots and hair tips is inconsistent. It needs to be treated with acid before use. The hair is generally soft and has a short service life.

- Block hair: Block hair refers to the tidiness of the treated hair, but the quality is high or low, mainly referring to the proportion of long hair in the handle.

Remy Hair Vs Non-Remy Hair 

Human hair products are mainly divided into primary cutting hair and non-remy hair in terms of raw materials. Due to the high cost of braided hair, the current human hair products are mainly made of non-remy hair. With the improvement of modern technology, there is no obvious difference between the two kinds of hair in appearance, but the feel is very different.

The non-remy hair has no scales because of the acid treatment. Although it looks smooth, it greatly reduces the use time. The scales are a protective layer of the hair. The acid treatment can remove 80% or even 100% of the scales, but if the root inversion treatment is carried out, it can largely avoid this situation.

1. Non-remy hair

Raw materials: Non-remy hair refers to all non braided products, which are mainly different from raw materials. The raw materials of hair foaming products mainly include hair eggs, hair cutting, etc. The common ones are hair eggs. The hair eggs are mainly the hair combed from the human head with hair follicles, but the hair is generally soft, and of course there are also hard hair, depending on age and country. Among them, Indian hair is relatively soft, while Vietnamese hair and Chinese hair are slightly hard. The price of raw materials is about the same, but the price of finished products is quite high. Pure Indian hair cannot be bleached into light colors. Many Indian customers import raw materials from China or Vietnam and add an Indian title to make Indian hair. This should be carefully distinguished.

Production process: The Non-remy hair products basically occupy the vast majority of the current market. Because of the advantages of raw materials and the improvement of modern technology, it is difficult for us to distinguish the raw materials from the appearance after production and processing, which also makes many new customers unable to control the quality. But their attractive price is too high for them to resist, so many customers have been used to this hair texture. If you have to really braid hair for customers, it will really backfire. The production process has accelerated the pace of the industry, so that more customers can really afford wigs. 

2. Remy Hair 

That is, the hair root is the hair root, the hair is a little bit of the hair, and the big braids are cut off without upside down or confusion. This is the best material for making wigs. The hair is bouncy.

The distinguishing method is as follows: natural color without dyeing, black root, dull yellow tail, or split. The dyed ones are also relatively elastic.

Chemical Fiber 

- Filamentized fiber: Refers to the fiber made of natural or synthetic macromolecular materials through chemical or physical processing. The chemical filament can be divided into Japanese filament, Korean filament and domestic filament according to the main origin. The chemical fiber can be divided into high temperature fiber and low temperature fiber according to the degree of high temperature resistance. High temperature wire can withstand the high temperature above 170 degrees, with shiny hair, smooth feel and convenient modeling. Low temperature silk has low brightness, natural effect, and thinner and lighter hair.

- Mixed product of human hair and chemical fiber: It combines the durable and lifelike characteristics of human hair products with the advantages of chemical fiber products that do not deform, and is widely used in headgear and hair block products.

According To Country

In China, there are three kinds of chemical fibers: domestic silk, Korean silk and Japanese silk. Different hairlines directly determine the feel, luster, quality and durability of wigs. Of course, the prices of these three kinds of hairlines vary greatly.

a). The price of domestic silk is the cheapest among the three kinds of hair, which is suitable for wigs worn by models or fans.

b). The price of Hansi is in the middle

c). The price of Japanese silk is the highest. The price of Japanese silk of the same grade is more than three times that of domestic silk, which is suitable for making human wigs.

According To Type

a). Low temperature silk: It is used as a filler for human hair curtains. The low temperature silk can be heated at 80 degrees without deformation. The advantage of low temperature silk is that it can make some exaggerated and supportive shapes and reduce the cost of raw materials for human hair curtains. The disadvantage of low temperature wire is that it is flammable and forms a lump after burning.

b). High temperature wire: The high temperature wire can be heated to 200 degrees without deformation. The advantage of high temperature wire is that it can be ironed straight and rolled freely. It is comfortable to feel and natural to wear. High temperature wire is recommended for the length above 80cm. This wig is easy to deform and high temperature wire is easy to recover, while low temperature wire is more difficult.

c). Protein silk: It is the closest raw material to human hair, and its hand feel is the closest to human hair. It is often used as filler in high-end wig products, and it can automatically fire retardant after burning. In the product restrictions of many countries, it is clearly required that wig silk can fire retardant, and many countries have experienced tragedies caused by wig burning.

Animal Hair

It mainly includes ox hair, mohair, horse hair, etc.

The products of the three raw materials differ greatly in hand feel: human hair has the best hand feel, and the wig made of real hair is made of pure human hair after treatment. It has high fidelity, is not easy to knot, can be used, dyed, and permed, and is convenient to change hair styles. The price is high, and the qualitative effect is not too good. The second is chemical fiber (the chemical fiber is brighter). The wig made of chemical fiber has poor fidelity, and it feels itchy after wearing, which is easy to react with the scalp. However, the price is cheap and the shaping effect is lasting; However, this kind of chemical fiber can hinder the metabolism of scalp if used for a long time, so it should not be used for a long time. Finally, it's animal hair. Because the hair curtain animal hair with the same weight is significantly fluffy than the real human hair and chemical fiber hair, and the hand feel is also different. Of course, there is not much difference between chemical fiber and animal hair. But in terms of price, animal hair is a little more expensive than chemical fiber. Another kind is a wig made by mixing the three or both.