What is the difference between human hair and synthetic hair?

Have you heard about human hair and synthetic hair extensions many times? Many individuals struggle to decide whether to buy human hair extensions or synthetic hair, and others may not even be aware of the distinction! Therefore, in this article, Anvihair will reveal the secrets of each and show you the benefits and drawbacks of both types of hair.

1. What is human hair and synthetic hair?

1.1. Human hair.

Human hair is 100% natural hair collected from real women’s head hair. They look natural and so soft, smooth and silky. 

There are three kinds of human hair is virgin- remy and non remy hair, you can click link here to read more detail

1.2. Synthetic hair

Synthetic hair is the fake hair strands which are made out of man-made materials such as acrylic or nylon. The fibers are subjected to a variety of chemical procedures in order to mimic the look, feel, color, and style capabilities of real hair. The quality of the ingredients used to make the fibers impacts how closely a bundle of synthetic hair resembles real human hair.

2. What is the difference?

The distinction between human and synthetic hair is that human hair seems natural and authentic, but synthetic hair feels artificial. Human and synthetic hair may be distinguished by criteria such as pricing, lifespan, style, care, and feel.

	Human hair	Synthetic hair
How long do they last?	Approximately 1 year if proper take care	Approximately 1-3 months
Are they easy to maintain?	100% human hair extensions need much more care than synthetic extensions. Like your real hair, your hairstyle is susceptible to falling out in the rain or moisture.	Synthetic hair extensions have setted to a fixed style which means that the style is not nature and won’t fall out in the rain or humidity like 100% human hair
Can they be dyed?	Absolutely, human hair can be dyed any color you want. Most 100% human hair extensions have already been chemically treated and coloring may affect the hair’s integrity.	No, you cannot chemically treat synthetic extensions because it will cause serious damage.
Can I use heating tools like curling?	Yes. Human hair extensions are heated- friendly and can be styled by using heating tools like you want	Maybe there are some kinds of synthetic hair that can suffer the heat. Most synthetic hair extensions can not because they will melt when exposed to heat.
Do they look natural?	Yes. 100% human hair extensions look the most natural, mix smoothly with your own hair, and reflect light in the same style that your own hair does.	Yes. Synthetic extensions mix in with your own hair to give an almost invisible appearance and are a terrific, less expensive option to 100% human hair extensions.
How much do they cost?	Price Range Approximately: $76.00 – $400.00	Price Range Approximately: $50.00 – $85.00

3. How to distinguish synthetic hair and human hair?

It is difficult to know the difference between synthetic hair and human hair. You can do some tests with them to find out by experiencing by burning: cut a small piece of synthetic hair or human hair you buy. If the synthetic wig is flammable, produces a large flame, and has a tar smell, this is synthetic hair. As for human hair, when burned, there is very little smoke and a characteristic burning smell and the hair ash is thin and smooth without clumps.

Let’s watch our short video to see clearly about the differences between them after burning test!

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✅ No tangle

✅ No shedding

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That is all helpful information for you about distinguish between human hair and synthetic hair extensions. Anvihair hopes that this article will be the good facts you are looking for. Wishes you have the beautiful and shining hairstyle you expect!

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