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100% human hair

Our Hair

Every texture, every lace size, every cap we make. What follows is the standard we hold to, and the whole catalog laid out so you can find the one that fits.

The standard

Virgin and raw are not adjectives

Two words carry most of the weight on this site. They are not marketing language. They describe how the hair was cut and how much was done to it afterward — which is the whole reason one bundle lasts a year and another lasts six weeks.

Virgin hair is 100% human hair with the cuticles intact and all lying in the same direction. It has not been dyed, permed or stripped. Because that outer cuticle layer is unbroken, it takes color evenly, holds a curl, reflects light instead of dulling, and does not mat at the ends the way processed hair does.

Raw hair is a premium single-donor grade, steam-set into its pattern. The exception is Raw Temple Indian Wavy and Curly, which are left in the natural texture they grew in. It is the closest you will get to hair that reads as your own.

Every product on this site is one or the other, and it is printed on the spec line of every product page so you never have to guess. What you will not find is synthetic fiber blended into a bundle, closure, frontal or wig to bring a price down.

A Mayvenn customer wearing a curly human hair install
Human hair holds its pattern, takes color and comes back after a wash. Fiber does not.

The two words on every product page

You can filter the entire catalog by these.

  • Virgin Hair

    Cuticles intact and aligned in one direction, no chemical processing. Steam-set into the texture you ordered, so a body wave bundle bought today matches the one you bought last year. This is most of what we sell.

  • Raw Hair

    Single-donor and steam-set, a step up from virgin. Raw Temple Indian Wavy and Curly are left in their natural texture. Heavier in the hand, and the longest-lasting hair we carry. Offered in bundles, closures, frontals and a run of glueless wigs.

  • Never synthetic

    We do not blend synthetic fiber into human hair, and we no longer sell synthetic wigs at all. Synthetic melts at roughly the temperature human hair styles at, which is the short version of why.

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01 — Bundles

Bundles: start with the texture

A bundle is a weft — hair sewn onto a track that a stylist sews or bonds into cornrowed hair. It is the oldest format we sell and still the one that gives you the most length, the most volume and the most control over the finished look.

Mayvenn recommends 2 bundles for installs up to 14 inches and 3 bundles for 16 inches and longer, paired with a closure or frontal. Every Mayvenn bundle is 100 grams.

Texture is the real decision. Straight and yaki straight sit flat and sleek — yaki is textured to blend with relaxed or pressed hair. Kinky straight blends with blown-out natural hair. Body wave, loose wave and Spanish wave give movement without a defined curl. Deep wave and water wave hold a tighter, wetter-looking pattern. Curly, jerry curl, Burmese curly and afro kinky curly are for matching a natural curl rather than smoothing it.

Every texture is 100% human hair and can be flat-ironed, curled and colored. Pick by the hair you already have, or by the look you are after.

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Natural black virgin straight hair, side part, worn long

Every bundle we make

Three ways in, then the full texture range.

02 — Closures

Closures: the part that looks like scalp

A closure is a small piece of lace with hair hand-tied into it. It covers the top of a sew-in so you are not leaving any of your own hair out to blend — which is the part that takes the heat damage.

Two things vary: the size of the lace and the type of lace.

Size decides how much parting space you get. A 4x4 gives you a middle or a side part and nothing more. Move up through 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7 and the parting area widens until you can part almost anywhere on the crown. A 2x6 goes the other way — narrow, but running six inches back, built for a long center part.

Type decides how the lace disappears. Transparent lace is a light, neutral mesh that suits most complexions and is the workhorse. HD lace is thinner and finer, so it melts closer to the skin and photographs better — it is also more delicate and wants a gentler hand.

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A deep wave install showing a natural-looking part through the closure

Closures

By lace type, then by size.

03 — Frontals

Frontals: a whole new hairline

Where a closure covers the crown, a frontal covers the front — ear to ear, thirteen inches across, with enough lace to build a hairline that moves.

That is the trade. A frontal lets you pull the hair straight back, wear a high ponytail and part anywhere across the front. It also takes more skill to install and more maintenance to keep laid.

The second number is depth. A 13x4 gives you four inches back from the hairline, which is plenty for most styles. A 13x6 gives you six, and with it a deeper part and more room to swoop.

Same lace choice as closures: transparent for durability and everyday wear, HD when the melt matters most.

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Curly human hair worn with a full lace frontal hairline

Frontals

Sizing

How much lace do you actually need?

Lace is sold by inches. The first number is how wide it runs across your head, the second is how far back it sits. Here is what each one covers, viewed from above.

  • 4x4 Closure lace shown in position on a top view of the head FRONT NAPE

    4x4 Closure

    4 in x 4 in

    The standard. One middle or side part, nothing more. The most affordable way to close a sew-in.

  • 5x5 Closure lace shown in position on a top view of the head FRONT NAPE

    5x5 Closure

    5 in x 5 in

    An inch more in every direction. Room to move the part without exposing track.

  • 6x6 Closure lace shown in position on a top view of the head FRONT NAPE

    6x6 Closure

    6 in x 6 in

    Part almost anywhere across the top, including well off to the side.

  • 7x7 Closure lace shown in position on a top view of the head FRONT NAPE

    7x7 Closure

    7 in x 7 in

    Covers nearly the whole crown. Frontal-like freedom without a frontal install.

  • 2x6 Deep Part Closure lace shown in position on a top view of the head FRONT NAPE

    2x6 Deep Part Closure

    2 in x 6 in

    Narrow but deep. Built for one thing: a long center part running six inches back.

  • 13x4 Frontal lace shown in position on a top view of the head FRONT NAPE

    13x4 Frontal

    13 in x 4 in

    Ear to ear. A full hairline, four inches deep. Pull it back, part it anywhere across the front.

  • 13x6 Frontal lace shown in position on a top view of the head FRONT NAPE

    13x6 Frontal

    13 in x 6 in

    The same hairline, two inches deeper. More room for a deep side part or a swoop.

Diagrams are drawn to relative scale, not to your head. Lace is measured flat, so a piece always looks smaller laid out than it does installed. If you are between two sizes, the larger one buys you more parting freedom — and costs a little more to install.

04 — Wigs

Wigs: pick the cap, then the hair

Everything above gets installed. A wig goes on and comes off. The differences between wig styles are almost entirely about the cap — how it attaches, how much hairline it gives you, and how much work it takes to put on.

Glueless wigs use adjustable straps and combs instead of adhesive. Nothing to melt, nothing to remove, and you can wear one out of the box. Ready to wear takes that further — pre-plucked, pre-bleached, pre-styled.

Headband wigs skip lace entirely: a fabric band sits at the front and you leave a little of your own edges out. Fastest to put on, least convincing up close. U-part and half wigs also blend with your own hair, leaving out a section at the top or the front — the most natural-looking option if your own hair is healthy.

Lace front, closure, 13x6 and full lace wigs are the lace constructions, with the same distinctions as closures and frontals above built into a cap. Full lace is the most versatile and the most expensive: the entire cap is lace, so it parts anywhere and wears up. Bob wigs are a shape rather than a construction, offered across several cap types.

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A model wearing a body wave wig with curtain bangs

Every wig we make

Grouped by how the cap is built.

05 — Clip-ins and ponytails

Nothing to install, nothing to commit to

Clip-in wefts go in at home in about ten minutes and come out the same night — the least damaging way to add length there is. Ponytails clip or wrap around your own gathered hair for a sleek pull-back you did not grow.

06 — Braiding and crochet

Protective styles, in human hair

Bulk braiding hair has no weft — it is loose hair you braid straight in, which means knotless braids, twists and locs can be made of the same 100% human hair as everything else on this site. It can be washed, curled, straightened and reused, which synthetic braiding hair cannot.

Three models wearing Mayvenn human hair in straight, blonde and wavy styles

Still deciding

Start with the texture. The rest is on the spec line.

Every product page carries it — virgin or raw, lace type, lace size, length and weight — so nothing about what you are buying is a guess.

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