Plastikhaar vs. Prohair- what’s the diff?

Hey Charlene,

I've only used Dome and PH, but I think PH is at least as good as Dome (if not better), plus the PH wave patterns are a little more natural looking. The price, lengths, color range, texture range, custom blending, customer service, and weft options are all advantages too.

Bridget (Boogiemama) has been using PH on her clients (she formerly used Prostyles) and she posted her thoughts here:

http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30699
http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30385

:)

P.S.  I'm 80% sure that dome monofibre is the same as trimco.. someone please correct me if I'm mistaken.. I'm pretty sure Dome is Europe and Trimco is usa for the same hair.

Charlene - I've worked with Dome, Prohair, Trimco, and a little bit of PH. I think the Dome and Prostyles tend to be a bit shiny and barbie-ish. I think some of the PH colors start off shiny but look more natural after washing. I like Trimco because it matches human hair the most, but the quality on certain colors hasn't been the best lately and they don't have different textures. I'm interested in trying the PH out on myself, but it probably wont be for a while....I already have my next few hairstyles picked out ;)

Scotchyroo - I'm pretty sure that Prostyles / Prohair splintered off from Dome....but I could be wrong.

Between Prohair and Trimco, you should be able to mix any color, it's just convenient that it's already premixed with PH. But also, I'm sure I'd end up mixing premixed colors too, out of habit ;)

-Heather

Thanks Heather;

Hey if anybody is in the NYC, NJ, PA area and would like to do each other's hair extensions, let me know!  We'll save tons of money on each other and at the same time experiment with some cool stuff!

 Charlene

Well. . .it just so happens that I have Prohair and PH in my hair, mixed together, side-by-side, as we speak. (What else is new?)

The lady who installed the Prohair said it performed better than PlastikHaar (i.e. that it had 'memory' and would retain curl after washing) and she had some interesting colors in stock that she wanted to mix in so of course I agreed!  Anyway her assessment is simply not true in my experience.

I like the PlastikHaar better (the 50mm). It seems to have more 'body' to it. It's not heavier, but, for example, when I put the big hot rollers in my hair, the PH responds better and looks more vavoom-ish. The Prohair is much straighter and it's supposedly the same 'wave'.

 

Thanks, that helps.

[QUOTE=plastikhaar]hi there girls

Hi Sara;  First I'd like to say your company is very timely in response to paypal ordering.  I wish more hair suppliers were the same.  Second, I really appreciate your membership in this forum.

Ok so now we know that Plastikhaar & Prohair have the:
"same supplier"
"same kind of hair"
"same kanekalon manufacturar." 

means the same hair! {Bingo!}  Lisa, you said that too!

 Sara; I don't understand one thing, please, "some colours seem to be better quality then others."  Sara, so when ordering colours, which colours are better the natural or the rainbow?

Thanks, Charlene

Edited by CyberMane

mmmmm, Sara, I get it now.  Synth is just like human, sometimes you get a good batch and sometimes you don't.

Thank you so much for your info and for being so honest!  For this reason, I will continue to order from you and refer your hair company.

Charlene

Scotchyroo wrote: P.S.  I'm 80% sure that dome monofibre is the same as trimco.. someone please correct me if I'm mistaken.. I'm pretty sure Dome is Europe and Trimco is usa for the same hair.

Noop. They're definitely not the same company; Dome even has a US side already, so it wouldn't make sense to have a second company for US sales. The corporate differences are huge, too; Dome is very online-savvy and responsive via email, and Trimco, well, you can barely even get in touch with them by phone. The only way I know how to get Trimco hair is ordering from Hairpolice. (On that subject; omg, Heather's here! Rawk!)

The hair is different too. Dome's textures always come coiled up, so they have a slight wave, whereas Trimco is always straight. The quantities and packaging are totally different (for one, Trimco bags are 9oz, and Dome's are 3.5) and Trimco is a way better price. Also, Dome always feels silky, but Trimco fibers seem a little thicker- as in the bag, it feels kind of coarse. It feels silkier once you wear it, but...I dunno, I'm gonna test-drive some Trimco myself in a few weeks to see.

As far as heat-resistance goes; this photo is of curls done in blue Dome Prolin, pink Plastikhaar, and white Trimco, all with a curling iron on low heat and about the same amount of time. They came out pretty much all the same, as you can see. The first photo is just after curling, and the second photo is with the curls brushed so they separate.

-Rae

hmmm yep!
actually there is ONLY japanese kanekalon!
my supplier told me that they have tried to find out another
raw material since japan is an expensiv country.
so i know theres a korean kanekalon copy and theres a chinese
kanekalon copy. but both arent that good as the japanese stuff.
chinese stuff is fine for dreading : )
but i actually worn a whole head of chinese peperoni straight myself
and it holded up very good. but again....it all depens : )

s.