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Wholesale Synthetic Braiding Hair from China<\/h1>\n

Synthetic braiding hair is the volume line of the whole hair category. Packs ship by the tens of thousands to braiding studios, beauty supply shops and market traders, and the product itself is simple: kilograms of heat-resistant fibre folded into retail packs. That simplicity is exactly why it is easy to buy badly. Fibre that looks identical in a listing photograph can differ in flame retardance, colour fastness and how it behaves the first time a braider dips it in hot water.<\/p>\n

We have sourced braiding hair out of Xuchang, Qingdao and the Yiwu trading belt for five years. Three failures keep coming back. Colour drifts between production lots sold under the same shade number. Fibre described as flame retardant arrives with no treatment at all. Packs sold as pre-stretched turn out to be plain jumbo fibre run through a cutter, which springs back at the fold. None of these problems are visible in a photograph.<\/p>\n

This page covers what the fibre words actually mean, what belongs on the order sheet, and the checks that separate a packable lot from a returned one. It sits alongside our human hair bundles<\/a> programme, and the wider cluster picture is in our wholesale wigs overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"BlackThe photograph shows a representative pack. Colour, length and finish follow your order sheet, and the pack photograph above is illustrative of the category rather than a picture of your goods.<\/p>\n

Pack types and fibre families<\/h2>\n

Retail packs fall into two families. Jumbo braid is the long, continuous fold that braiders cut and stretch themselves. Pre-stretched fibre has been machine-tapered at both ends so it braids without extra preparation, and it costs the factory one more processing step. Buyers who order jumbo and receive cut fibre, or the reverse, usually find out from their own customers first.<\/p>\n

Inside both families the fibre itself comes in three tiers. Kanekalon is the soft, matte fibre that moves most like human hair and is the default for customer-facing brands. Toyokalon is smoother and springier, popular for loc and twist styles. Generic high-temperature fibre is the value tier: it holds a curled set straight out of the pack, which some markets want, but it is shinier and tangles sooner. None of the three is automatically better; what matters is that the invoice names the fibre instead of saying “synthetic”.<\/p>\n

Specifications and minimum order<\/h2>\n

Our minimum order is 1 piece, so you can start with a single unit and scale up once the sample is approved. Two lots that share a shade number can still differ in weight, taper and treatment, so every line below belongs on the order sheet rather than in a chat message. We do not print prices or schedules on this page because fibre resin costs and factory calendars both move; tell us the pack format, colours and quantity, and we come back with a live quotation and a firm production slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specification<\/th>\nWhat to confirm before you order<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fibre family<\/td>\nkanekalon, toyokalon or high-temperature fibre, named on the invoice rather than described simply as synthetic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pack weight<\/td>\ngrams per pack, because pack count alone does not say how much fibre a braider actually gets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pack format<\/td>\njumbo braid or pre-stretched, and whether the taper is machine-set<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Length<\/td>\nstated per pack, with the tolerance you will accept from pack to pack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flame retardance<\/td>\nthe standard the factory claims, in writing, with the treatment disclosed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colour<\/td>\nshade number plus a sealed physical sample kept by both sides, not a photograph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pedido m\u00ednimo<\/td>\nstated per colour, because every new shade opens a new dye batch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Minimums in this category are moderate by China standards and are driven by colour count more than volume: one shade is one batch. A mixed-colour launch order costs more to set up than a single-shade repeat, which is worth knowing before you plan a twelve-colour range. Our sourcing service<\/a> covers the factory screening and the checks set out below.<\/p>\n

What the fibre words mean in practice<\/h2>\n

Flame retardance is the word most worth pinning down. Treated fibre self-extinguishes when a braider seals a braid in hot water or works near a stove; untreated high-temperature fibre may melt rather than catch, which is not the same thing and not acceptable in markets that test for it. Ask the factory to state the treatment on the invoice, and treat a vague answer as a no.<\/p>\n

Pre-stretched is the other word that drifts. True pre-stretched fibre is tapered over a long section of the strand, so the braid feathers out naturally. Cheap imitations are cut square and will show a blunt end at the tip of every braid. Pull one strand from the sample and look at the taper before you approve the lot.<\/p>\n

Colour fastness matters because braiding hair is washed, sweated in and exposed to sun for weeks at a time. A shade that survives the factory but bleeds on the third wash generates returns. The sealed sample both sides keep is what a claim gets measured against.<\/p>\n

What belongs in the purchase order<\/h2>\n

A one-page specification attached to every PO is what protects the reorder. Cover these points:<\/p>\n