Where do they get the hair to make human hair extensions?

i've always wondered lol. are there people that grow their hair and sell it or what?Where do they get the hair to make human hair extensions?
i watched a program on the bbc (english TV channel) called wheres my hair form anyway? and it was a famous african female singer presenting in (cant remember who) any she was trying to find out where hair extensions come from.





first they went to russia where young girl (10-16) where offering to sell their hair for a few pounds (about 拢4.50 or $5).





next they went to india where women men and children (as young and 2) went to get there heads shave- this part of the program was particularly disturbing and there were children screaming and crying because they didn't know what was happening to them but what made it worse was they didn't even get much money for it and in india hair is the symbol of beauty so without your hair your were considered ugly!





and that where hair extensions come from most of the time it is people donating there has because they get a few pound for it.Where do they get the hair to make human hair extensions?
That I know of, there are two ways:





1) People grow out their hair and donate it. Many donate it to organizations such as Locks of Love, who then make it into wigs and extensions for cancer patients.





2) People grow out their hair and sell it to companies, who then make it into wigs and extensions.





Either way, the person who donates/sells their hair has to have a few requirements, like healthy hair and the length has to be a minimum of 10 inches.
Some hair is synthetic like the stuff they use for wigs, I have heard some use horsehair (no lie) and some of course is sold to companies that actually clean it and sell it to salons, Sometimes family members will donate hair so that a person in their family that has problems in growing hair can use it.
Hair extension hair is often sold by people in counrties such as india.


this is because many of the people do not have much money and selling their hair (often long as they dont really get many trips to the hairdressers) is a good way to make some money





the hair is also sometimes taken from horse tails and mains.





hope i helped.








ps. this is why there expensive. its from oversea usually.





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Indian hair is the best hair! You buy the bulk hair and then get it wefted Or you can buy wefted hair.


www.egoextensions.com sells Indian hair Wholesale you can go to the site to request a pricelist they are also known as Ego Extensions L.A. google them.
I can tell you that Great Lengths buys the hair from India. Actually, they buy the hair from the temple. Women shave their hair off for sacrifice, for blessings. Like fasting.





You can go to my website and see it for yourself.





http://getgreatlengthshair.com
A lot of it comes from India. There was an excellent TV documentary about it on BBC3 last month.





http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/jamelia-wh鈥?/a>
from india or somewhere in china, they sell their hair and have to get all their long hair shaved off only leaving a buzz cut on their head :(





im a guilty human hair exstention user.
Weeeeelll my friend Yazmin has asian hair, like, black extensions.





And someone said that they shave random people's hair and they get paid for it.
From barber shops, hair salons, people that sell it, hell they might get it from corpses.
Kids in orphanages in places like Romania are forced to sell their hair..I think it is cruel.
Monkeys butts? lol umm. they get it from HUMANS! People sell there hair to companies that make wigs and extensions.
A woman friend sells hers about every 15 months..Has to be a certain length and healthy..
pubes.. thumbs me up please