{"title":"Raw Hair Closures","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSingle-Donor Raw Lace Closures — Cuticle Intact\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA closure finishes the top of a sew-in. Instead of leaving out your own hair to blend, a lace panel is sewn over the crown and the hair is parted directly on the lace, so none of your own hair is exposed to heat or tension for the life of the install.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA raw closure is that same panel made from single-donor hair that has never been chemically processed — no dyes, no relaxers, no silicone coatings, cuticles intact and all running one direction. That matters more on a closure than anywhere else on the head, because the closure sits where the light hits and where people look. Processed lace hair fades and coarsens on a different schedule than raw hair does, so after a few washes the part stops matching the rest of the install.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy the closure from the same tier and the same texture as your bundles. Raw with raw, virgin with virgin. It is the single easiest thing you can do to keep a sew-in reading like hair that grew out of your own head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRaw Hair Closure FAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat is a raw hair closure?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lace panel — most often 4x4, 5x5 or 2x6 inches — hand-tied with single-donor human hair that has never been chemically processed. It covers the crown of a sew-in so you can part the hair directly on the lace instead of leaving out your own hair to blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat is the difference between a raw closure and a virgin closure?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe donor, not the chemistry — neither is chemically processed. A raw closure is hand-tied with hair from one head, so every strand is the same age and the cuticles run one way. Virgin lace hair is chemically untreated too, but it is routinely blended across donors so a batch matches. On a closure the difference shows up in how it ages: single-donor hair lifts, fades and coarsens on the same schedule as the raw bundles around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhich closure is best: 4x4, 5x5 or 2x6?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose by how you part. A 4x4 gives a simple middle or side part with the least lace to blend, which makes it the easiest to melt. A 5x5 adds an inch on every side for the widest parting range short of a frontal. A 2x6 runs front to back, which is the size to buy for a long, deep part. All three replace leave-out entirely and none of them changes how many bundles you need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDo raw bundles come with a closure?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo — bundles and closures are bought separately, and a closure does not reduce the number of bundles you need. Three bundles plus a closure covers a full head at 18 inches and under, four plus a closure past 22. Buy the closure in the same texture and the same raw tier as the bundles so the part matches the install.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow long will a closure sew-in last?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix to eight weeks before it should come down, and a raw closure can be reinstalled several times after that. The install length is about your own hair and scalp, not the closure — leaving a sew-in past eight weeks is what causes matting at the braid base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow long does raw hair last?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo to three years across multiple installs is typical with careful washing and a satin bonnet at night. The intact cuticle is the entire reason raw hair lasts that long, and high heat plus harsh shampoo is what strips it. Closures wear faster than bundles because the parting area gets handled the most, so treat the lace gently at wash and take-down.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/shop.mayvenn.com\/collections\/raw-hair-closures.oembed","provider":"Mayvenn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}