What Is Virgin Hair?

If you’re a fan of hair extensions or wigs, you may have encountered this term a lot: Virgin Hair. Whether at your local hair salons or on websites like Alibaba, you’ll often see the sellers claiming their hair is Virgin Hair. Why would they say that? Because many people(including hair sellers and stylists) usually tell us that Virgin Hair is the best hair.

Here’s a hint: We’re all born with it! No matter what gender or race you are, everyone was born with Virgin Hair. So as long as you haven’t bleached, dyed, or chemically processed your hair, in its natural state, it’s virgin hair. Although they are different in color and shape, some people have straight hair, others have curly hair, some have blonde hair, and others have black or brown hair.

What Is Virgin Hair?

From the above, we can define virgin hair as untouched hair. It refers to strands that have never been color-treated or chemically processed. More specifically, it is hair that is completely free from perms, bleaches, color treatments, and dyes, highlights, and ombré hair also count. 

Once you chemical-process or dye the virgin hair, it will never be virgin hair again. That’s right, once you dye your hair, even once, you lose your virgin hair forever. Virgin hair is a colorist’s dream because it’s much easier to dye. Colorists are also excited about virgin hair because of its strength, which is due to the fact that it is never being damaged by chemicals. That’s why so many high-end hair extensions are made from virgin hair.