The simple definition

Raw Hair is virgin hair before it is processed, and uses absolutely 0 chemicals.

Here at Weave Finesser, our raw hair has simply been steamed into several patterns. You may be a little confused on what we mean by this, but let us explain. For starters, steam processing refers to using hot water vapor to create a consistent curl pattern in the hair, no chemicals are used. We should emphasize that steam processing does not diminish the quality of the hair. Because it does not do any harm to the hair, the biological makeup of the hair remains the same after steam processing. And the steam processed natural hair is still considered raw hair since no chemicals are involved.

It should also be known that steam processing is sometimes necessary. As we know, natural human hair is distinct, and no two heads of hair are the same. But after setting and steaming, the hair will have the same beautiful curl pattern from root to tip in every single bundle. Conversely, there are also raw hair textures that aren’t steamed into any specific texture, you will have to spend your own money and time to process them to be the same pattern before installation. Steam processing also kills any germs and bacteria, which is an important step when packaging hair for sale. Those are also the reasons why steam processing has always been a necessary procedure since the modern hair industry started.

Q: If steam processing is necessary, why do some sellers choose to sell unsteamed raw hair?

Some sellers start to sell the unsteamed raw hair, because it looks more natural. And they believe that will help them to convince the consumers to believe that what they sell is genuine raw hair. And for marketing purposes, they emphasized it as “RAW HAIR”.