Friday 10 April 2009

All about hair - Part 1







Fallen Hair is perhaps the most popular and commonly available form of hair. The roots and tips of hairs are all mixed up. Tangling is a problem as a result of this, but still since they are inexpensive, they are the largest selling kind of hair in the world.
Fallen hair comes in two types. They are as follows:
Tangle Free Fallen Hair: This hair is obtained by shaving off the cuticles or the ends. This process reduces the chances of friction among hairs and what remains is tangle free hair.
Normal Fallen Hair: This is generally the least expensive type of hair. The cuticles are present in different directions and the hair is prone to tangling.

Most human hair used for weaves is derived from Asia (China, India, and to a very small degree, Southeastern Russia). Lower-quality "human hair" extensions are often diluted with animal and synthetic hair to lower the price. Yak hair can be curled, permed, relaxed, and colored. Human hair is, however, more versatile than synthetic hair because it can be colored, relaxed, or curled with heating appliances just as one would do with his or her own hair. But, many people are allergic to yak hair so suppliers are using human hair treated to mimic the African/African American texture. As the weave wearer would want the hair to match the texture of his/her hair in its present condition (relaxed, curly, or straight), weave hair comes in a variety of textures: yaki (closely resembles relaxed hair texture), silky (resembling very straight Asian hair), European texture hair straight (Europeans do not generally sell their hair, so called "European hair" usually comes from India or China), curly (ranges from tight corkscrew curls to the varying degrees of wavy), and crimped (very small, sharp waves). There are different grades of hair. The highest grade comes from young donors, is gently processed, careful not to damage the cuticles, and of "Remy" designation. Remy means the hair's cuticles are facing the direction in which they grew.

The same maintenance that one would apply to his or her own hair should be applied to the human hair to keep it in good condition!!!!!!

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