You might be very surprised to find out where your favorite Hollywood celebrity’s hair extensions came from.
Temple Hair
It’s a little known fact in the West, but every year, tens of thousands of devout Hindus in India donate their hair. It’s as an act of devotion to their gods, and the proceeds go to the temple. In fact, the Sri Bhavani Amman Temple in Chennai cuts more than 3-tons of hair every year, earning the temple $150,000 yearly to continue their services to the community.
Once the priests cut the hair, It’s sold, treated, then sold to a wholesale human hair distributor who exports it all over the world. The distribution chain is certified by the Indian Government, to ensure the safety and cleanliness of the final hair products. In fact, there are hundreds of hair processing factories in the city of Chennai alone.
The Reason Why Indian Hair Rules
Countries in East Asia, such as China, Vietnam, Burma, and Cambodia also have a robust human hair industry. However, East Asian hair differs in quality from European hair; Asian hair is thicker and stiffer, it’s not as soft as European hair. By contrast, Indian hair falls somewhere in between; it’s softer than Asian hair, but has more body than European hair. Once the Indian hair is processed, it can match European hair in texture exactly. Also, the natural hair can be dyed any color, including blond, as well as curled or straightened with heat.
Remy Hair Distributors is a wholesale human hair distributor that only sells real, high-quality Indian temple hair.
