Please email for your exact price quote. At times ordering hair can be very confusing. We will gladly walk you through the ordering process, always looking out for your best interest, and keeping price to a minimum. We take all credit cards using our secure server Paypal. It's very easy, place your order with us, we send you a Paypal invoice which you can pay securely with any credit card over the internet. We advise clients to send hair color samples using USPS Priority Mail 2nd day air. When shipping to Hawaii it costs approx. $4.00 and is very reliable. Our European Indian hair samples are free, but we do request you pay $4.00 for shipping. This amount will be deducted from your order.
European Indian Hair
75-679 Huaai St.
Kailua-Kona
Hawaii 96740
USA
808 640-7742 srr@aloha.net
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EXPLAINING CUTICLE DIRECTION
All human hair has a cuticle layer on the outside, much like fish scales. These scales will catch on each other if any are turned in opposite directions.
Most commercially processed hair is from China and has been processed with a type of acid to remove the cuticles. One of the reasons cuticles are removed has to do with how the hair is collected. Another reason acid is used is to thin out each hair strand. At this time Caucasian hair is the most popular in extensions, and wigs. By removing cuticle the hair strand becomes finer resembling Caucasian hair.
The hair is then sorted into lengths, colored, and usually permed. In the factory it will pass through a lot of hands from start to finish. When hair is passed on from one person to the next without strict quality control some of the hair can easily become inverted. It's extremely easy to turn the hair, even for professional wig makers, there is always that possibility. When working with hair you cannot tell which way the direction is by looking, all the hairs look the same. This is where strict quality control, and continually testing the hair with each step, from start to finish comes in.
In the long run it takes more time for quality work, but is well worth it. The amount of companies who are offering custom hand tied wefts are diminishing quickly. Assembly line hair is made on industrial sewing machines and will always be less expensive, sacrificing quality for profit. Some companies claim their hair is the same cuticle direction but they strip the hair anyway. This doesn't make sense, and is counterproductive. If the hair is truly all in one direction why strip it? The only reason is poor quality control. Removing cuticle will make the hair useable for a few weeks although the process to remove cuticle makes the hair lose its luster, and compromises the hairs natural beauty.
Once the hair has been processed it will need a silicone layer to bring back shine, and keep the hair from feeling scratchy. This silicone layer does wash off in time, meaning generally you must buy all new hair every 8 to 12 weeks. Human hair growing from the scalp is always roots to ends in the same direction. The type of hand tieing we do is from roots to ends, and only done on the best quality unprocessed human hair.
In processed hair the silicone layer wears off, and you will notice the hair becomes dull and tangles easily. At approximately 1 to 2 months time the tangles form into mats at the top of the weft. You will never see processed hair in actual custom made hand tied wefts. There's far too much work, and time involved to custom make wefts with a lesser quality of hair.
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