TTD set to sell Rs 45 crore worth hair
Thursday May 31 2007 00:00 IST
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20070530105246&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+-+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0 - http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20070530105246&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+-+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0

 

What I want to know is what constitutes the various grades they mention.  That would be interesting to know since we have had discussions here about some of the hair that originates in India.

 

It makes sense if the demand for their temple hair is going crazy that they might not want to raise the price rather than lower it.

 

But I guess only time will tell.  :-)

 

Information copied from http://www.headkandy.com/ - www.headkandy.com/

People often wonder how you can tell the difference between Grade A, B, C & D human hair. 

Examples talk of 18inch clip in hair -

 

Our Hair is true -

Grade A - 100% Human hair, hand selected remi, cuticle in place and aligned.  95% of the hair is 18inches in length.  Which means that the ends of the hair extensions are as thick as the middle and top.  This type of hair is perfect for clip in hair extensions.

Grade B - 100% Human Hair, remi, cuticle sometimes in place and sometimes non aligned - causes tangles.  70% of the hair is 18inches in length.  This means 30% of the hair on the extension may only be 10inches, leaving a thinner end, the hair is sometimes stretched to make it appear longer, this is unacceptable for hair extensions.

Grade C - 100% Human Hair, non remi, no cuticle.  40% of the hair is 18inches in length.   The hair is sometimes 'stretched' to make it appear longer. This means very thin ends!

Grade D - Yaki hair, synthetic and human mixed. 40% of the hair is 18inches in length.  Thin ends and poor texture.

A good check idea is to ask a supplier to explain what makes their grade A clip ins 'grade A.'  Ask for all the details about width as well as length.  A great supplier will always be happy to give you all the information you require.

 

Ive pasted just the section about the categories of hair since the article is so LONG

 

the full article is here: 

http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2808/context/archive - http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2808/context/archive

 

Five Categories of Hair

Wholesalers sort hair into five categories. The kind that is black and longer than 6 inches is the most sought after. This "remy" or "black gold" category sells for as much as $160 per kilogram.

The second category of black hair, between 8 and 16 inches long, sells for around $44 a kilogram. The third category of black hair, shorter than 8 inches, sells for under a dollar a kilogram. The fourth and fifth categories are gray hair shorter than 8 inches, which sell for about 10 cents a kilogram.

Once exporters have bought hair they re-sort it into straight, wavy, silky and curly hair. The hair is then shampooed, dried in the sun and combed.

Every year hair worth about $136 million is shipped from India, one of the largest exporters of human hair, to factories in China. There, Chinese hair is mixed with Indian hair to make wigs and hair extensions for Western markets.

While China is the biggest market for Indian hair, Jaswanth Soundarapandian, regional director of the government's council on hair export, says other countries are also important. He told Women's eNews that hair worth $82 million was exported to the United States during the 2004-05 fiscal year, 30 percent more than the previous year. He said that for the three-quarter period between April 2005 and December 2005 exports fetched $54 million.

"There has been a steady rise in demand from China," he says. "However, while it remains our biggest buyer, the burgeoning hair fashion trends in countries like the United States of America and European countries have helped to expand trade."