thanks for all your replys... i did not mean to start controversy...i have always just wondered the diiference as i like to know all there is to know about extensions... again thanks for all the relpys and happy holidays!
How funny..... I e-mailed a few of the biggest suppliers of "remi" and "bohyme" hair..... no one could get their stories straight.... I'm still waiting on a few responses but here are some that I have gotten:
rom Hairz.com: Hello, Basically Remi hair is made of youthful hair only. Hair must be cut from sources retaining the original direction. Even though cuticles are removed from hair, remaining cuticles are the main reason for tangle. By aligning cuticles the same direction just like your hair, it reduced the tangle significantly. Thank you. Regards,
Hairz Online Support Team
rom ebonyline.com: Hi, How are you doing. The remi is the trade mark of Bohyme. Others cannot use the word, the remy explictly. The remi means that hairs are arranged by the same direction, one end is the root and the other hair end. By arranging hairs in the the same direction, it prevents tangle and promote better feeling. Most of hairs are not arranged by the same direction. Even though other company cannot use the remi word, there are some remi hair. We carry only two brands of remi, Bohyme and Fusion Hair. Even Black Diamond is not Remi hair.
The Cuticle is not defined exactly but is the circular look of hair. The health hair has smooth cuticle that has no damage on hair. You imagine hair is a long round tube. If the hair is damaged, the surface of hait is not round hair. Then you can say the cticle is damaged. Simply, think the cuticle is a single hair. I am not sure about virinn with a single word. In Bohyme hair, we select hairs from only healthy young people which gurantee the quality.
rom hairandextensions.com: Thank you for your inquiry, If the hair is collected from one donor and sewed , it is called Remy hair(also called virgin hair). Usually hair cuticles are on different directions before treated and causing tangled hair. These cuticles are treated to make all these cuticles in one direction. When the cuticles are in one direction, the hair becomes tangle free.
The quality of hair is the same in both Remy and Bohyme but manufactured by two different companies
Bohyme is a brand name...
I thought the response from ebonyline.com was interesting.... I never noticed that there was "remi" and "remy"
ristin, Remi hair is virgin hair, and Bohyme hair has cuticles. They are the same in the sence that they were bothe cut from the head rather than colected, so all of the hair is going in one direction; which means the hair will not tangle easily and will in turn last longer. I hope this has been helpful, please write back to us at this address or call us toll free at: 888- 947- 9447 for any other questions or concerns.
Hi, (my name) as you may not have known we do not suggest placing any product in the hair at all. If for any reason you find that you did need a product we offer a variety of such that works well on our hair. If you do not wish to purchase our product then we always offer an alternative which is Herbal Essence or Biolage. These products do not have a concentrated protein base if any at all. Protein will breakdown the hair as it is no longer attached to a folical. So since we do not know which proteins are good and which ones are bad we say be careful and stay away from high concentrated shampoos and conditioners with proteins.Especially Nexxus.From this point forward just wash the hair and let it dry naturally. When brushing the hair please start at the bottom section by section. Do not stress or stretch the hair. If the SSMOOTH does not hold a curl to your liking stick with what you know. And if the body wave is your choice then go for it. Ultimately the decision is yours and I can only give you the information on hand. i can't say one way or the other what is best for you. Consult your local stylist maybe they can give you a better direction. We hope our advise helps you.
Thank you,
Super Hair Factory sales & Support
I found the above exchange on another site about what products to use on Bohyme hair. Interesting. Looks as if products with high protein amounts breaks the hair down.
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I don't understand why they say they take this painstaking effort to ensure the cuticles are in the same direction only to remove them? If they're going to remove the cuticile It doesn't matter what direction the cuticle lies in.
They are using creative wording if you ask me.
Thanks for the pic. It clearly shows hair where the cuticles have been removed or "cleansed".. how they can call this hair remi, I have no idea.
My Bohyme should be here today or tomorrow. I can't wait to try it and compare it to true remi hair. I'm anxious to see how it cooperates.
Hey Kristin, I saw that. I don't know if I'm 100% convinced of it though. I notice the trademark copyright next to Bohyme but not next to the word Remi so you'd think they'd have it there too. More research.
But if it's a play on words, I think that's misleading.
I also noticed that it said it's the first 100% remi hair available on the market. What does that mean? I do know that Virgin Hair, with cuticles intact and facing the same direction is not in the market place(Like at Beauty Supply Stores) you have to know specifically where to order it from.
Here's what I think. I think Bohyme Collects this hair and honestly does try to line up the cuticles, but knowing that this is probably near impossible because it's collected from multiple donors, they've come up with this really good process to strip the cuticles but what makes their hair so much better than BSS hair is their valiant effort to align the cuticles in the first place. Thus cuticle-free hair with the majority aligned is somehow better than cuticle-free hair with no attempts to have it aligned.
I also think their copyright of Remi is a play on words. I think REMY, means one donor, cuticles aligned and intact. And I think REMI is Bohymes attempt it capitalize on the reputation of REMY hair.
I think they're able to get away with it because they have managed to continue to make really good hair.
I've heard few complaints about Bohyme so I'm eager to try it for myself. If it's good, to be honest I don't care what they call it. They can call it Bohyme Boogers and I'll be their biggest spokes person.
To anyone in the NYC area, you should definitely stop by Cyberparlor. Isaac has done my hair several times and aways does an awesome, nondamaging job at a reasonable price with no B.S. And he uses really good quality hair, too. I can't recommend him highly enough.
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