How Much Do Hair Extensions Cost?

Ask what hair extensions cost and you will get numbers ranging from a few hundred
to several thousand for what sounds like the same thing. That range is not
randomness. It comes from four variables, and once you can see them you can compare
any two quotes properly.

The short answer

Total cost is the price of the hair plus the cost of fitting it, and then multiply
the maintenance. For a trade buyer, the hair component for a 100 g set of our nano
tip or tape-in runs from US$176 to US$272 depending on length and
colour, before freight. For a salon client, the fitting labour is usually the larger
of the two numbers, and it is the part that varies most between salons.

Anyone quoting you a single figure without breaking it into hair and labour is
not giving you something you can compare.

What the price actually pays for

• The hair itself — length, weight, and whether the cuticle is
  intact and aligned. Cuticle condition is the single biggest determinant of how long
  the hair stays usable, and it is invisible on a screen.
• The method — wefts are the cheapest per gram of hair because one
  row attaches many strands at once. Strand methods (nano tip, I-tip, k-tip) cost more
  to fit because each strand is placed individually.
• The length — longer hair is both more raw material and more
  selective sourcing, because long healthy lengths are rarer than short ones.
• The weight — this is where most quotes quietly diverge. 100 g is
  a standard selling unit, but “full head” is not a weight. Always ask for grams.
• The fitting labour — measured in hours for strand methods and in
  tens of minutes for a weft or tape.
• The refits — extensions are not a one-off cost. Every method
  needs maintenance as the natural hair grows, and a cheap first appointment with
  expensive quarterly refits is not cheaper.

Why two quotes for the same hair differ so much

Because “the same hair” almost never is. The usual sources of a large unexplained
gap are:

What looks identical	What is actually different
“Human hair”	Cuticle-aligned remy versus stripped or acid-treated hair that will mat within weeks
“A full head”	80 g versus 200 g; almost always the real cause of a price gap
“20 inch”	20 in of usable length versus 20 in including the attachment section
“Fitted”	Two hours of strand work versus forty minutes of taping
“Includes maintenance”	One refit included versus none, or a refit charged at half a fitting

Ask for grams, method, and whether refits are included. Those three answers
explain nearly every quote that looks inexplicably high or low.

How the method changes the cost

The pattern is consistent: the more strands a method attaches at once, the less
fitting labour it carries and the less it costs in total, and the less precisely it
can be placed.

• Wefts — lowest fitting labour per gram; one row covers a large
  area. Limited placement flexibility.
• Tape-in — fast to fit and to remove, so low labour; the tape
  itself is a consumable that gets replaced at each refit.
• Keratin / I-tip — strand placement with a heat-formed bond;
  moderate to high labour.
• Nano tip — smallest attachment and the best option for fine
  hair, but the highest fitting labour because every strand is worked
  individually.

Choose the method on the client’s hair first and the budget second. A cheap method
on unsuitable hair costs more in correction than the method it replaced.

Our published trade prices

We publish our trade range rather than hiding it behind a quote form, because a
buyer comparing manufacturers needs a number to compare against. Across the
13 methods we manufacture, a 100 g set runs from US$176 to US$272
depending on length and colour.

Freight is charged on chargeable weight, not a flat rate:
US$35 for the first 300 g, US$20 for each further 300 g, to the
United States and to every country in Europe. Every 100 g set weighs 0.16 kg as
shipped, so a single set ships for $35. There is no free-shipping threshold and no
freight built into the unit price — you can see and audit the freight figure
separately. See the shipping and delivery policy.

For import duty and VAT treatment in your market, the US position changed on
29 August 2025 and the EU position changes on 1 July 2026; the
wholesale overview and the regional pages cover what that means
for a landed cost.

Price per wear, not price per pack

The number that decides whether extensions were expensive is not the invoice. It
is the invoice divided by the number of months the hair was usable.

Two sets at different prices are not comparable until you know how many refits each
survives. Hair with an intact, aligned cuticle can be reused across several refits;
stripped hair mats within weeks and is thrown away. On that basis the cheaper set is
frequently the more expensive one.

This is why we say buy on cuticle condition and weight accuracy rather than on
price per pack — and why the trade price of a 100 g set is a poor guide on its own
until you know how many times it can be re-fitted.

How to compare quotes properly

1. Ask for grams, not “a full head”.
2. Ask which method, and whether the price is per strand or per set.
3. Separate the hair price from the fitting price.
4. Ask what a refit costs, and how often one is expected.
5. Ask what happens if the hair does not match the approved sample.

Our returns position is set out in the
returns and refunds policy — quality issues are
reported within 7 days of delivery, and return freight is arranged and paid by the
customer.

Frequently asked

How much do real hair extensions cost?

“Real” should mean cuticle-aligned human hair, but the phrase is used loosely. The
variable that changes the price is whether the cuticle is intact — see our guide to
what remy actually means.

Why is the same length cheaper from one supplier?

Weight, cuticle treatment and usable length are the usual answers. Ask for grams
and for the finished length excluding the attachment section.

Are permanent extensions more expensive?

“Permanent” is marketing language. Every method needs a refit as natural hair
grows. What varies is how often, and how much hair is damaged getting there — see
which extensions last
longest.

What is a realistic maintenance cost?

Budget for refits at roughly the interval the method needs, plus replacement of any
consumable (tape, rings). The fitting labour, not the hair, dominates this figure.

Do you sell to individual clients?

We manufacture for salons, brands and distributors — see the
wholesale overview. Individual clients are best served through a
salon, who can also fit and maintain the hair.

Next step

Trade buyers: see the wholesale overview for the full range,
the tape-in and
nano tip pages for published prices, or
contact us with the method, lengths and quantities you are
pricing.