Human hair extensions
I have concerns about the ethics behind human hair extensions
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I have never been comfortable with this human hair extensions issue. There is just something unnatural about selling something so personal as your own lovely long hair, regardless of where it comes from.
Then when I hear that the human hair extension originated in some poverty stricken third world country, I instantly fear that some middleman somewhere is making enormous profits off the backs of underprivileged women. So, before you spend $3,000 to $4,000 in some overpriced la-de-da yuppie New York hair salon. Please read this article
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Stars including Halle Berry, Victoria Beckham, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez reportedly wear the “temple hair,” pristine locks that once belonged to Indian maidens in their teens and early 20s. Remarkably, these women don’t receive a dime for their trouble - the money goes directly to the shrine. |
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The women sacrificing their hair are often brides-to-be who, according to some critics, are mostly unaware that it is sold for profit. Others regard it as their donation to the temple. |
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It estimates up to 80 of every 100 locks of hair come from illicit dealings where suppliers prey on desperately poor women and pressure them into selling their hair for next to nothing. |
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