The solution appears to be pretty straightforward at first glance: they are more affordable. And that is, without a doubt, the case. But in point of fact, the cost of Eastern European hair is not all that much more; the amount required to produce a nice wig may be purchased for between 30 and 50 US dollars in Poland or the Czech Republic. If you are planning to spend several hundred dollars on a wig, then that amount is not exactly a fortune. What exactly is the catch, then?
On the supply side is where the problem lies. In comparison, the population of Eastern Europe is only 200 million, while Asia has over 2 billion people. The majority of people in Eastern Europe do not have to sell their hair for financial reasons, hence this practice is not common there. In addition, there is no need for me to highlight how uncommon it is in the wealthy countries of Western Europe for people to sell their hair. This is the reason why European hair is so hard to come by and it explains why local wig producers only buy the amount of hair that is required for their own production. Because it is so difficult to come by, the best European hair, sometimes known as "raw virgin hair," commands an exorbitant premium in markets outside of Eastern Europe.
Hence The vast majority of wigs created from human hair are constructed using Asian hair. This hair is sold under a variety of brand names, including "human hair" and "remy hair." You can be one hundred percent certain that you are dealing with Asian hair if the manufacturer or a sales person does not mention directly that the hair is only sourced from Europe.
The natural color of Asian hair is quite dark (black), and it has a highly straight texture and is typically much thicker than European hair. The natural sheen and resiliency of the hair are both compromised when it is subjected to the laborious process of having pigmentation removed. Before it eventually makes it to you, it will go through multiple dying processes with man-made chemical compounds, the likes of which you would never put in your own hair. This kind of hair has a propensity to take on a shade that is either dark or red. Because of this, it needs to go through a process of being bleached and colored multiple times before it can be used. It is possible to achieve any hue with this method, but the hair structure will be compromised in the process. It is no longer pleasant to the touch, and in as little as twenty weeks, it will lose its shine and turn matte.
One more problem is how the hair is collected in the first place. The creation of wigs was not part of the original intention when we started this project. In a variety of hair salons, haircuts are performed. There are other ceremonial practices that involve cutting the hair as a sign of transitioning into maturity. This results in the loss of some of the hair. This hair, as a result of the excitement of the ceremony, falls to the ground, where it is subsequently collected up and arranged in a large heap. During the process, the hair is turned against and in the opposite direction of each of its individual strands, and it is not layered in the same manner as before. This does modify the essential relevance in the quality of your wig, despite the fact that at first glance it may not appear to do so.
Each individual hair has a rough cuticle that, in the event that the strands are piled in the opposite direction, will adhere to the cuticle of the adjoining hair. In practice, the hair is winding itself up into a knot and tangling itself, making it extremely tough to comb out. The only way to solve this issue is to entirely remove the natural cuticle, which is then replaced with a silicon cuticle that gives the hair its shine. This procedure is the only one that has been proven to be successful. It is a harsh and destructive process, and after going through it, a wig will only keep its gloss for a period of four to twelve weeks at the very most. After that period of time, hair loses its luster and its attractiveness.
India and Pakistan are the two countries that produce the best hair in Asia. In point of fact, it is not significantly better than the hair that was mentioned previously. The benefit of this hair is that it is less rigid than other types of hair and may have a natural inclination to naturally form modest waves. Because of this, many manufacturers assert, incorrectly, that it possesses the same properties as European hair, which is not the case.
If only there were more people from Eastern Europe, both the lives of wig makers and the people who buy their products would be easier, right?
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