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Wigs
Origins of Wigs
Wigs or hairpieces that were manufactured from artificial or human hair to fully or partially cover the head go back to the earliest recorded history. The use of wigs for religious or professional reasons, for personal disguise, to cover hair loss or for personal endorsement is a practice that has been engaged by both men and women. Wigs have also been used for health and hygiene purposes when natural hair has been infected with lice or when bathing was infrequent. People during that era simply shaved their heads and wore a wig instead.
The Making of Wigs
Over the years, Wigs have been made from horses and other animal fur, cotton, wool,
plant fibers, grasses and human hair. Human hair was usually obtained from slaves,
the deceased or people who chose to sell their hair.
Some wigs were dyed with an
indigo color which gave natural hair a bluish black tone. Other wigs were dyed with
Henna or the mignonette tree, a flowering plant used as a coloring agent. Wigs made
after 1150 A.D. had bright colors of red, green and blue.
Wigs History
The ancient Assyrians, Egyptians, Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans were some of the
earliest examples of people wearing wigs. Both Egyptian men and women wore wigs
to protect their heads from the blazing dessert sun. Wigs were also placed on the
heads of the deceased prior to mummification as a ritual.
Actors in Ancient Greece
wore wigs to go with their masks and makeup for theatrical purposes. Patrician women
or women from aristocratic families of Ancient Rome had wigs made from golden curls
of hair which were cut from the heads of slaves captured by Roman soldiers. During
the Roman Empire around 27 B.C. to 476 A.D., women had human hair wigs to cover their
own thin or damaged hair as a means to make them more physically attractive. Many
wore blonde human hair wigs made from real hair of captured Germans. However, in
the Far East such as China and Japan, people rarely wore wigs except for theater.
Wigs Today
Wigs are popular items around the world today. Millions of men and women wear them to hide hair loss or as a fashion statement. Wigs can be made from human hair, synthetic fibers or both. Hair extensions have been growing in popularity especially with the celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow. Most wigs today are manufactured in and imported from China.
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There are over 1,000 companies in China involved in the making of wigs. Each year more than 2000 tons of human hair are collected in China and used to manufacture wigs, toupees and other hair pieces. Customers include politicians, celebrities, and the fashion conscious.
Henan Rebecca Hair Products Co. located in Central China's Henan province is one
of the top makers of human hair wigs in the world. Almost 70% of Rebecca's revenue
is from North American companies importing wigs from China. Rebecca exports twice
as much as second ranked wig company, Longzeng Hair Products Company.
For importers
looking to import wigs from China, Henan Rebecca Hair Products Company and the Longzeng
Hair Products Company should be on your wigs supplier list to explore.