I don't know what this topper is made of, and I would really like to know. It has qualities of both synthetic and human hair, and some other qualities that don't seem to match either.
So what on earth is it?
1. It is unnaturally shiny, like synthetic hair, even after lots of washes.
2. It is a uniform colour and from root to tip, like synthetic hair, or dyed human hair.
3. It does not tangle much, no matter what I do it. It is strangely slippery, unlike synthetic OR human hair. (I have an authentic virgin European hair topper from
designbyflora.com, and it does not behave like this. It is soft, but it tangles like real hair - because it is!)
4. It has a red cast to it, like oxidized or colour processed human hair.
5. It repels hair dye and hair bleach, like synthetic hair.
6. It appears to melt when held over a candle, like synthetic hair (although one specialist told me this can also happen with highly processed human hair).
7. It confuses various hair/wig experts, who seem to think it's real hair at first, and then become convinced it isn't after they try to work with it. But it's good enough that they cannot determine what it
is, in spite of being highly educated in this field.
It's a truly mysterious fiber! Whatever could it be?
My guess is that it is some kind of blend of human hair and synthetic fibers, and that the human hair fibers are not "virgin" at all, but highly processed. Maybe it is Indian or Mongolian hair? I'm thinking it was a darker hair that was bleached a LOT to create that reddish hue, but also bathed in a chemical that made it lose its cuticles, because it is so slippery and non-tangly. It may also have been coloured with textile dye, I am told, which could be the reason it won't take regular hair dye.
The funny thing is that it's a pretty nice product and if Isadore had gotten my colour right, I never would have known it wasn't virgin European hair! The funny thing is that I would actually BUY this product again if:
a. - it wasn't being sold by a woman who treated me like garbage after stealing from me
b. - it wasn't being misrepresented, and I was to pay for its
actual value
So I am left with a mystery that is unlikely to be solved. Because I do not know what this topper is made of, I do not really know how to take care of it or how long it will last. As time goes by I may learn more based upon how it ages.
