Hair Extensions and the Underground Market

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Because of their ever-increasing popularity, virgin human hair extensions have become a high theft item over the past several years. These thefts are usually organized efforts that are planned and executed against local hair and beauty supply stores, and they almost always benefit underground market sellers. These sellers in turn sell the stolen hair extensions to disreputable hair salons and to individual customers online or in person.

The reason these hair extensions are so valuable for thieves is that they are valuable to the everyday consumer. Virgin hair extensions are created from the highest grade of human hair available, meaning they look, feel, and work exactly like the customer’s natural hair would. This is obviously a trait to be desired, especially when you are trying to look your best.

We’ve long been concerned about the rise in thefts and underground market selling of hair extensions. Often, the customers who end up with these stolen goods are unwitting accomplices who are simply looking for a good price on hair extensions. Sadly, they rarely get the quality of products they expected or the level of quality advertised.

It is easy for a shady, underground hair seller to fake higher quality extensions by separating an existing extension, adding cheaper hair, and then selling the whole thing as the higher quality hair. Because there is enough of the original, virgin hair in the piece, the customer rarely knows the difference until they start to use the extension, at which point it’s too late.

Women are always willing to pay a premium to look their most beautiful. We strongly encourage any woman considering adding hair extensions to her beauty profile to find a permanently located hair supply shop, like Sunny’s Hair Wigs, that she can trust. By finding a legitimate, trustworthy shop, you will be able to know for certain that your hair products are always worth the investment you pay