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How to verify raw Vietnamese hair before a bulk order
Five checks any buyer can run on a sample bundle before committing to a full shipment.
A sample bundle tells you more than any product page. Before you place a bulk order with a new vendor, including us, run these five checks.
1. Run your fingers against the grain
Hold the weft and slide two fingers from the ends toward the track. Raw, cuticle-aligned hair feels slightly rough going up and smooth coming down. Hair that feels equally slick both ways has usually been coated.
2. Wash it before you judge it
Shampoo the sample twice and let it air dry. Silicone makes processed hair shine on arrival and go dull after the first wash. Raw hair looks the same, or better.
3. Do a burn test on a few strands
Human hair burns slowly, smells like burnt hair and leaves a soft ash. Synthetic blends melt into hard beads.
4. Look at the ends
Single-donor hair has ends that vary a little in thickness. Perfectly even, blunt ends on a raw bundle are a warning sign.
5. Ask for lot photos
A factory that controls its own hair can photograph your actual lot before it ships. We do this for every order.
