UKRAINE HAIR EXTENSIONS

Hair extensions are a multi-million dollar industry. The hair of the Slavs is particularly priced because of its distinctive platinum color - or hailed as "white gold".

High demand

Ukrainian women (of the East Slavic group) can make an extra income by selling their hair. Because, the cost of hair extensions Slav up to 1,000 USD and the price of the wig made from Slav's hair is about 3,000 USD

At Mr. Yevgeny's hair salon, inside a shopping mall on the outskirts of Kharkov - Eastern Ukraine, the price of a hair extension is about 60-300 USD for every 100 g of hair. The extensions are glued to the customer's real hairline and this can take all day.

"Women come here to cut and sell their hair but infrequently. On the contrary, our Slavic clients are willing to clean up their pockets to beautify and have long hair. haircut "- the 28-year-old shop owner told The Guardian newspaper (UK).

Yevgeny recounts a special case: "Hair extensions are popular but strongly dependent on fashion trends. A female client with thick and long hair asked me to cut them out because it was annoying. She sold the hair to me, but a week later I came to see me saying she wanted to get her own hair back.

Keeping up with the development trend of hair extensions, besides cutting hair for 11 years in Kiev, Tatiana also exports the real hair that she has cut. The 34-year-old woman said: "I beautify many women. I cut the Slavic woman's hair and put it on short hair clients. As everyone knows, Slavic hair is the best in the world. ". To expand her business, Tatiana advertised on social media Instagram and sold real Slav hair to customers across Europe and America.

The woman experienced in the hair fashion industry said she also advertises women with long hair and sometimes calls her to get a haircut. On average, Ms. Tatiana meets about 4 female clients per week. "Women with long hair often take a long time to take care of and wash their hair so they want to cut them. Many people complain that having long hair in the summer is hot. For women with economic difficulties, selling hair has." However, I often meet people who do not need anything but simply want to change their hairstyles "- she commented.

Among Tatiana's clients are many young women and she has many cases of half-hearted and funny. For example, there are customers who want to make short hair to catch up with modern trends but then regret the moment they cut their hair.

Money is not easy to make

Ms. Alina, 22 years old, said the first time selling long hair for nearly $ 55 (nearly 1.3 million) was an unpleasant experience. This fourth-year journalism student said she works part-time at a media company and sells hair on the website. She confided in herself that she decided to sell hair on her boyfriend's advice while wanting to cut her hair and change her style. However, finding the right people to buy hair is not easy.

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"A woman in another city asked me to mail my hair to the post for nearly 64 USD / 100 g, but I refused because it sounded strange. Then a man offered to cut my hair but said I gave the price. It was also strange that the person who wanted to buy hair did not know the price. After that, he made an appointment for coffee so I felt that he did not really want to buy his hair "- she recalled.

Early realizing the development of the wig industry, Mr. Vijay, 48, exported Ukrainian and Russian hair to New York City - USA, where he has clients for many years. He said the real hair is used to make hair extensions or wigs because many people with cancer have hair loss in New York City. Mr. Vijay revealed that he started a hair business eight years ago and that it could help him earn more money for living or traveling.

Mr. Vijay emphasized that the sale of hair takes place voluntarily, not forcing anything. "Hair sellers are girls who want to change their hairstyles. Many people think that girls are forced to sell their hair, but Ukraine is a very civilized place. Income in Ukraine is quite low, some people work all month only. So if someone sells hair and makes $ 50 or $ 100, that's a lot of money in Ukraine.It's no different in America, where some people are willing to do all kinds of jobs, as "guinea pig" for tests for $ 1,000 or $ 1,500, "he said.