Occasionally we receive calls asking what is the difference between Natural Color and Virgin Hair. Many times during these calls, the caller would like to know if they can get either of these types of units in a certain color. Here we hope to break down the differences and give all the information that will help you make an educated choice as to which way to proceed with your Full Lace Wig purchase.

Virgin hair means that the hair has not been treated in any manner. There is no chemical processing done to the hair and this includes color. Occasionally you will find a company that will sell a unit listed as Virgin Remy Hair in #4. This is a bit of a contradiction in terms and you should be able to clarify if they mean the hair is “similar” to a #4.

Colors that are “numerical” like #1, 1b or 30 are all chemical colors. They are numbered based on their color composition so that there is a bit of uniformity between all the different companies that create hair color. When you order a Virgin Full Lace Wig and instruct for it to be a #1, it is no longer Virgin Hair as it has to be colored to a #1. However, if you find a color reference in the description that remarks that the hair is “similar” or “close to” this means the company is giving you a reference point as to what the natural color of the hair is similar to. This is often seen in Natural Color Full Lace wigs as it helps the customer know what they are seeing.

Natural color units mean just that. The hair is in the natural state as far as color goes as when it was removed from the donors head. This does NOT mean that the hair is Virgin though often times you will see the two types listed together. ie: Virgin Asian Remy in Natural Color.  You can, however, get many textures of hair in Natural Color. It is always very important that should you NOT be sure, that the company you are purchasing from be able to answer if the hair is Virgin or just Natural Color.

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Every company has the ability to name the lace whatever they choose. Most wig factories use lace made in China, even though they call it “Swiss” or “French”. All of it is technically a nylon fiber netting made to different netting sizes and using different size yarns, which results in a thicker or thinner lace, a larger or smaller hole.

The lace we use in our Luxe wigs is imported from Europe, and is the same quality lace used in theater and film. We don’t classify it as “French” or “Swiss” because both names are names adapted by the wig industry to differentiate between laces, they aren’t technical terms for the type of material used.

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One of the things we struggle with at zarawigs.com is the production time. We give an estimated 6-8 weeks to complete a wig but sometimes it takes longer than that. Many people want to know why it takes so long to make a wig and it’s time that you know.

Part of the process of managing wig production is developing really good relationships with suppliers. Suppliers of hair and of the labor to produce the wigs. As we grew and matured as a company, one of the things we have been able to secure is working with the better wig technicians. A wig factory may have dozens of technicians, but many will be new and less experienced. Working closely with our wigmakers we have created a workflow that allows us to have only the experienced and more skilled wigmakers working on our wigs.

This creates two issues, one is that we have to be sure to provide consistent work to keep these workers busy. Secondly, it also means that sometimes wigs are waiting for a skilled wigmaker to finish their current work before they begin on a new one.

We’ve been in the position of having someone “new” working on a wig. That was long ago and it didn’t create good results. This was something we never wanted to have to deal with again. While many other wigmakers may rush to cut production time and turnaround custom wigs faster, we just chose to take another route. To compensate, we are increasing our inventory of in stock wigs, to serve those customers who need a wig quickly and cannot wait 6-8 weeks.