Types of Human Hair: What Every Stylist Needs to Know Before Installing Extensions

Types of Human Hair: What Every Stylist Needs to Know Before Installing Extensions

Understanding the different types of human hair is one of the most important skills a hairstylist can develop.

Not all “human hair” is the same. The main categories include:

• Raw human hair
• Remy hair
• Non-Remy hair

Raw hair is the highest quality because it is completely unprocessed and collected from a single donor. The cuticles are intact and aligned, which allows the hair to behave naturally and last longer.

Remy hair is also high quality, with aligned cuticles, but may be lightly processed for consistency.

Non-Remy hair is collected from multiple sources, often with misaligned cuticles, which leads to tangling and matting over time.

If you don’t understand this difference, you risk:

• poor installs
• unhappy clients
• damage to your reputation

Education on hair types is the foundation of becoming a true extension specialist.

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