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“The global hair wigs and extensions market is expected to surpass USD 19.12 billion by 2028” (Arizton Advisory & Intelligence, n.d.). With that in mind, wigs can be both natural and synthetic.

“The majority of human hair used in wigs and extensions comes from India and China. Religious people make pilgrimages to temples such as the Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala, India, where they shave/tonsure their heads in a ritual of devotion. Hundreds of barbers shave a new person’s head every five minutes, leaving “bloody scalps and hair balls” all over the ground. The temple takes these strands, which can get up to 30 inches long, and sells them at auction” (Jung, 2022)

“You can’t untangle hair from economics. Historically, the movement of hair has always gone from the poor to the rich. It’s no different now, where hair comes from China and India, and gets sold predominantly in the United States and Europe, as well as Africa” (Jung, 2022).