The Hair
The material is the argument.
Good hair doesn't need a story. It needs a process you can stand behind at the chair. This is ours, start to finish.
Where it starts
The hair comes from East Asia, bought directly from women who are paid fairly for it. No middlemen. No mixed lots. It arrives raw, cuticle intact and aligned. That's what Remy actually means, and it's why the hair holds its shine, resists frizz, and takes color evenly instead of grabbing.
Drawn by hand
On arrival the hair is graded, then double-drawn. Someone sits and pulls the short strands out by hand. What's left is full from the seam to the ends: a row that holds its density for the life of the install instead of thinning at the bottom.
Washed, not stripped
We wash with mild surfactants. The hair comes out clean and keeps the natural lipids that make it soft and elastic.
Two things we don't do.
No acid baths. That's the industry's shortcut, and it leaves hair weak and short-lived. Ours keeps its strength through long wear.
No silicone coatings. Silicone is borrowed shine. It feels perfect in the box and washes out by week two. Uncoated hair drinks conditioner, feels smooth because it is smooth, and holds its color longer. Ours feels the same after five washes as it did out of the box. That's the test worth running on anyone's hair, including ours.
Color, taken slowly
Every one of our 21 shades gets its own process. Light levels lift slowly, at 20-volume peroxide or less. Slow costs more time. It also keeps the strand from turning cottony, which is why we do it.
Salon-grade oxidative dyes, never textile dyes. We lift only as far as the level requires, so the hair keeps enough natural pigment and protein to hold full color. Ashy, red, copper, and chocolate tones get a double pigment saturation. That's why the cool and warm shades read rich at the chair instead of muddy.
The colorists doing this work have been dyeing human hair for over fifteen years. Patience is most of the craft.
Sealed and finished
Four steps close every batch.
- An acidic rinse, pH 4 to 4.5. Closes the cuticle, locks the color, leaves the hair smooth.
- Protein and lipid restoration. Real repair of what lifting takes out. Not a silicone mask over the damage.
- Low heat, under 50 °C. The hair never bakes, so it never turns brittle.
- A UV and antioxidant finish. Sun and air fade everything eventually. This slows them down.
How a Genius weft is built
The attachment edge is 1 to 3 mm thin. Narrow enough to disappear under a fine-haired client's own hair.
- Laid in a single layer, roots aligned. The foundation of a smooth, tangle-free weft.
- Sewn with a double needle. Ultra-fine seams. A water-soluble thread holds the shape while it's stitched, then dissolves.
- A reinforced spine runs along the stitching and secures every strand. It's the reason a Genius weft can be cut to width without shedding.
- Washed, oiled, dried low, and inspected piece by piece for density and fastness before it ships.
Every step is watched by hand. If a batch doesn't hold the standard, it doesn't become Sax & Ro hair. Good hair and patience. That's the house.
Sax & Ro Hair process
We ethically source our hair from countries in Eastern Asia, in which women are compensated fairly in exchange for their hair. Afterward, the factory grades the raw hair, which is double drawn and undergoes a rigorous sorting process to assure the highest quality hair is used for Sax & Ro extensions.
Once the hair has been sorted, the raw hair is double drawn, a process in which the shorter hairs are removed by hand to ensure even fullness throughout the entire length of the hair.
Next, the double drawn hair is washed and thoroughly disinfected without the use of any added silicon or other chemical additives. This ensures healthy, smooth hair that doesn't tangle or pull.
Once the hair has been carefully rinsed, the coloring process involves meticulously pigmenting the hair. Each individual color undergoes a unique dying process to assure consistent quality across the board. Lighter colors require a slightly more intricate coloring process, which is reflected in pricing.
Sax & Ro is committed to employing skilled workers devoted to providing outstanding results. Our fastidious dying process results in radiant, long lasting colors that do not wash out or fade when shampooed.
Finally, the hand tied method is used to create each weft. This is an entirely manual process, which takes about an hour and a half to tie a ten inch weft. Full time skilled workers can produce about six wefts per work day. This method requires immense attention to detail which protects the integrity of the hair. This may take longer than other methods, but the results speak for themselves.