I made $800 chopping off my 32ins hair – how much is YOUR hair worth?
MANY people will be lining up to get a post-lockdown haircut, but could your locks earn you hundreds of pounds?
Alina Brewster reveals how she made $800 (£580.30) selling 26 inches of her hair, and the total could have been more if it wasn't for some split ends.
Alina, who runs the blog The Page Savant, said she often got interest from people wanting to buy her long, blonde hair, before she even knew she could sell it.
She said: “Any time I went in for a trim, my stylist would joke that if I ever cut my hair, she would buy it. I thought, ‘That can’t be real, is it?’”
After researching and realising it was, Alina decided to take the plunge and sell her hair.
Although she was happy with the service she selected, Alina warned people to beware of individuals who try to pressure you into cutting your hair for next to nothing.
This tool also highlights how important it is to care for your hair properly if you’re planning on selling it.
For instance, Alina made $800 USD (£580.30) for 26 inches of hair – however, due to split ends, she had to cut 32 inches off to make sure they had enough to work with.
For the full-length cut, she could have received $882 USD (£639.78).
That means that they know where the hair is coming from and that people are giving up their locks willingly, and they're not being exploited.
Bloomsbury Wigs - the side of the business that makes the wigs - mainly sell to cancer patients who have lost their hair through chemotherapy, alopecia sufferers and members from the trans community.
The amount they will pay you for your hair depends on the length, the colour and the condition.
"It's simple supply and demand," Hair Harvest owner Graham Wake told the Sun Online. "Lots of people want lighter hair and naturally blonde hair is harder to come by.
"Ideally we want virgin hair. Good quality, Caucasian hair. We don't really want to make a wig for someone with real hair that has already been damaged by bleach.
"They have to feel as natural as possible.
"There is a lot more dark hair in the market from Asia and China so naturally blonde hair costs more money to buy."
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