Organic Protein Hair (pic intensive)

Since I can't rename a thread, I'll make a new one.....

What we know so far about Organic Protein Hair:
1. It can be curled, like WaWa, and may or may not be made out of a similar fiber. This stuff claims to be derived from collagen.
2. Two companies make OPH hair: Zury and Sensationnel. Zury makes silky yaky 14" or 18" wefts, Sensationnel makes a 20" euro straight weave and a yaky weave.
3. All are difficult to find.

Both of my local non-Sally hair suppliers carry Zury OPH. One has 14" wefts, the other has 18" wefts. Either length runs $14 or $15. I bought the 18" weave in black wine, shown below. It's more of a reddish #4, if you ask me. I can't compare it to WaWa texture, since I haven't felt that. This is definitely a little coarser than my real hair. It feels like dry Chinese hair (I'm of course referencing my friend, Jenny's, hair). It may be a truer silky yaky. It is also just a tad shinier than my real hair.


These are the washing instructions. This is the first synth I've seen that says to use conditioner.


I tried to curl it dry first, but it didn't come out well. I now think that either my iron wasn't hot enough yet or I didn't apply heat long enough. I put and little water on my fingers, smoothed down the hair and re-curled for about 15-20 seconds. I've included the iron for reference. I think it's 5/8".


Here, I ran it under water, patted it dry, and curled it damp....somewhat equivalent to using a steam curling iron. (Sherrie, according to Conair's website, they still make one!) The curl is a bit tighter, but I also had to keep the iron on it much longer.


I separated the curl, just to see how well it held. Frankly, it's better than how my real hair holds a curl.


Here's the proof that it curls completely dry just fine if your iron is hot enough and you hold it long enough (like 20 seconds).


I then rinsed out the curl and conditioned the piece. Unlike WaWa, the hair does not hold a curl after washing. It behaves just like human hair. Also, this stuff does not feel like synthetic when wet....it feels real. I dried it using my hot air brush.


The tests were encouraging. I have to wait to install because I need to dye my hair this weekend (bye-bye magenta). Then I will install a weft or two to see how well it stands up to real-life wear.

Leia,

I'm just curious: Have you tried to curl the PH too? Because it does curl rather well when wet, and it's pretty lasting. When dry, it can get those frizzies, too. I'm just wondering how the OPH compares to the PH. :)

Leia, if you want, I'll send you a hunk of my WaWa hair so you can compare the two. BM me your address and I'll mail some.

Well, I tried dying it. It did change color, but not much. I used Clairol Colorgloss (semi), which turned my real hair pretty much off-black (the dye is labeled dark ash brown). The OPH hair I said was basically a red-toned #4. Well, the Colorgloss turned it a true #4--the ash dye got rid of the red. It's one shade lighter than my real hair came out.

Of course, dying such a dark shade isn't the best test. Also, I should see if a permanent color has better results. Come to think of it, I have some permanent burgundy black around somewhere. Still the easiest way to test would be to buy the OPH in white (yep, it comes in pure white) and try dying that all different colors. Can you imagine if Special Effects worked on it? I could have any color of the rainbow. =)

Syren, I got the hair you sent today, too.  I haven't had a chance to play with it yet, since I had rehearsal, but the WaWa feels very similar to the OPH, but the WaWa is finer textured, which I think is a plus.

The exact name is Zury (or sometimes Hollywood, same company, though) Organic Protein Hair.  The package pictured is the actual pack I bought.  It comes in 14" and 18" wefts, silky yaky texture only.  I got it from a store in a local mall, as I couldn't find an online retailer.  Here's the product page (it lists all the colors): http://www.royalimex.com/aspx/product_detail.aspx?item=OPH%2 0SILKY%20YAKY&category=&size=


I think the store I went to carried every color in 18" wefts.  Another store in my area stocks the 14" wefts.  And here is the store locator: http://www.royalimex.com/Stores/default.asp  The place I bought it is the only store they list in the San Jose area, but they had lots of it!

If you know of any places that stock a ton of Sensationnel, then it might be worth it to look for their Pro-10 weaving, which is also considered organic protein hair.  It comes in yaky straight and euro straight.  I emailed Sensationnel, and the only websites they gave me did not carry it.

I think if you're trying to decide between something like WaWa or PH and the OPH, it's a matter of how long you want the curl to last.  OPH will wash out right away, whereas WaWa and PH last longer.  Also, the OPH takes a tight curl...as in, the size of your curling iron barrel really is the same as your curl will be, you just might have to apply heat a little longer than you would on human hair.

Edited because I'm having linkage problems.


Edited by leia1979

Hey Em you might want to try the ebonyline thermal fiber. It is slightly more yaki textured. Not quite as silky as the freetress or the wawa.