This is perhaps one of the most important questions you can ask when seeking hair extension services and for reasons that go well beyond the texture and quality of the hair.

Great Lengths sources our hair exclusively from the Temples of India where Indian pilgrims sacrifice their hair in “Tonsuring” ceremonies. Most do this twice in their lifetime as religious ritual to pay tribute to their God or Goddess.

This hair is the most desirable in the world because it’s virgin hair that has never been subjected to chemical treatments such as color or perms. It’s available in enough quantity that it can satisfy the global demand of the GL market and most importantly, Indian hair possesses the most desirable characteristic associated with healthy, shiny, beautiful hair.

The hair extension category is unregulated and there is a great deal of money to be made by hair brokers. Therefore there are many claims about hair sources. Unfortunately, most are FALSE. There are many popular claims of hair origin such as “European hair”, “Russian Hair”, “Italian Hair” and the most popular “Finest hair available”.

Unlike ANY other hair extension brand marketed in the States, Great Lengths International does not work with brokers. GLI directly employs those responsible for procuring the hair from the Temples. From India, the hair goes to the Great Lengths International Factories in Nepi, Italy and all processes are performed in-house. This is very unique in the hair extension industry as the overwhelming majority of hair processed for extensions, regardless of brand, is performed in China and Indonesia. If these Countries can’t be trusted in their production of food, children’s toys and building materials as has been widely reported in all news media, why would one believe their production claims regarding the unregulated hair extension industry? We’re just saying…

In the past 5 years the ethicality and traceability of human hair has become a focus of human rights and consumer watchdog groups because of the rampant false claims made by many hair processors and because of the unethical manner in which some hair is collected. As a matter of fact, it was recently reported on The Oprah Winfrey Show that only 25% of the hair imported into the States is of known ethical origin.

As the global leader in the hair extension industry, Great Lengths International has implemented the “Setting Fair Standards” program that encourages that all hair extension companies begin to provide documented traceability of their hair origin.

Great Lengths International Guarantees the following regarding our Indian Temple hair origin.

• Every strand has been donated willingly and with full consent of the donor
• The donor has been treated with respect and care
• A fair and reasonable price is agreed for the hair and the money used to procure the hair is used solely for charitable endeavors, not for personal or individual profit
• A company representative procures the hair to cut out unreliable middlemen and ensure full and direct knowledge of the origin of the hair
• Exclusive in-house production process is used from procurement of the hair to wholesale selling the extension to ensure full traceability