A Guide to Indian Human Hair Extensions

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There are numerous options for quality hair extensions. Choosing the right one for you can be quite challenging especially if you are a newcomer to hair extensions. While many companies online sell human hair extensions, very few of them provide details on these products. You may have heard people say that they prefer natural hair because they are natural. They tend to last longer than other alternatives provided that the root end of the hair, also known as the cuticle is intact.

Indian hair extensions are also growing in popularity. They are thin and healthy. It is said that women donate their hair as part of a sacrifice to their gods during prayer. The purpose of this sacrifice/donations so that they can get good things from their gods for example as an exchange for healing for their loved ones or so that they can get pregnant. If their loved one gets healed or they become pregnant, they assume that their prayer has been heard and answered. They then donate their hair to their god as a form of gratitude.

Pure Indian hair is unprocessed, untreated and all natural. After the woman gives it at the temple, it is washed to ensure that it is as clean as possible. This s what people consider as virgin hair. Once the natural hair has been chemically processed or colored in any way but without removing the cuticles, it is referred to as Remy hair. Regarding hair quality, Remy hair is categorized as premium hair. To avoid tangling in Remy hair, the cuticle should remain intact and should run in the same direction. The purpose of the cuticle is to protect the hair from any damage for example from matting or tangling. The cuticles make the hair appear tangle free, silky and smooth.

There are important aspects of human hair extensions that you should know. Virgin cuticle is hair obtained directly from the scalp, and the cuticle runs in a similar direction.
Remy cuticle is colored virgin hair or natural hair that has been chemically treated. The cuticle remains intact and runs in a similar direction.

Remy single drawn refers to Remy hair taken from the scalp after shaving the head. The cuticle is also left intact. People take a lot of caution in removing the short hair together with the longer hair to maintain a uniform length of hair, give or take an inch.

Remy double drawn is the best quality having hair of equal length arranged together.

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