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5 Types of Hair Extensions, what is

the best quality?

When it comes to the hair used in Hair Extensions many people assume that all hair types are relatively the same, or conversely there are those who believe that one hair type is more superior than the next.

Premium Hair, Virgin Hair, Yaki Hair, Synthetic Human like and Cuticle Remy.

In this article we will explore the aforementioned types of hair extensions, their benefits, challenges and cost.

This will allow you to determine “what is the best quality” for you!

1.Premium Hair

Made from 100% human hair, double-drawn at the weft for added durability, premium hair features mono-directional roots and tips that help prevent tangling and comes in a large variety of lengths, colour, and styles.

• Benefits: Large range of colours, length and styles
• Challenges : Chemically Treated
• Cost: Splurge

2. Virgin Hair

Virgin hair is unprocessed 100% human hair, which is collected from a single donor. The virgin hair has not been altered by dyes, perms or bleach.

• Benefits: Natural, no chemical processing
• Challenges: Limited colours usually range from black to light brown.
• Cost: Cost effective

3. Yaki Hair

Yaki hair refers to its texture, in that this hair resembles chemically treated or processed hair. Yaki hair may be from a synthetic or 100% human hair source and the hair is collected from various sources rather than from a single donor. Yaki hair comes in a large variety of lengths, colour, curl patterns and styles.

• Benefits: The largest range of colour, curl patterns and styles. Often use in magazine shoots as it is easy to accomplish most styles
• Challenges: Not long lasting
• Cost: Budget friendly

4. Synthetic Human like

Human-like high temperature synthetic hair extensions are a new development in the industry. High temperature fiber is sometimes referred to as Heat Resistant Fiber. This hair can be curled using curling irons or straightened using ceramic straighteners at a maximum of 300 degrees Fahrenheit and behaves very much like human hair extensions. Synthetic human-like comes in a wide range of colours, textures, curls and styles.

• Benefits: The range of colour, lengths, textures, curls and styles are endless
• Challenges: Has a lower max to heat styling and shorter usage life-span
• Cost: Discount

5. Cuticle Remy

Cuticle Remy Hair, has the longest life span of all the human hair extension products on the market. Cuticle Remy means the hair's cuticles are kept intact and always lined up in one direction. Cuticle Remy hair feels smoother, is longer lasting and considered tangle free. This type of hair comes in two subcategories; European (Russian) or Indian/Asian. The European (Russian) hair is a very costly option, as the hard to achieve ash tones and blonde colours are attainable with this hair type. The most common length with Cuticle Remy European (Russian) is 16”-20” as 20 plus inches are harder to access due to low supply. Longer lengths 20” and over are usually more readily available in the Indian/Asian hair type of Cuticle Remy, but only in the darker warmer colours and tones.

• Benefits: Long life-span, can achieve ash tones and blonde colours
• Challenges: Hard to access / low supply
• Cost: Investment

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