How Much are Sew-in Extensions?

The lace front wigs have been welcomed by wig lovers for a long time due to their natural-looking and easy installment. But someone may get tired of lace wigs, returning to sew-ins from time to time.

And for others who want to try on sew-ins for the first time, we understand that you have a lot of questions about sew-ins. One of the factors we need to pay attention to is the price of sew-in hair extensions.

What are Sew-in Hair Extensions?

Before we invest our hard-earned money into it, we need to figure out what it is. Sew-in hair extensions, commonly called sew-in weaves or sew-in hair bundles, are installed into the braided natural hair. Hairstylists usually use hair weave needles and thread to sew down the hair extensions onto the customers' cornrows braids.

How Much are Sew in Extensions?

The cost of sew-in extensions, let's take 3 bundles of hair as an example, can vary from $20 to $300. Considering the materials, lengths, colors, and textures, that is why the sew-in hair extensions in the market can sell at $20 and $300 at the same time.

What Decides the Price of Sew-in Extensions?

Materials

• Synthetic Hair

Synthetic hair extensions are made of artificial fibers to simulate human hair in look and feel. Synthetic hair is much cheaper than human hair, but it may look less natural. And the hair reacts badly to heat and dyes, which means fewer versatilities with restyling and coloring. The good thing is that this hair requires less maintenance, and some quality synthetic hair can look just as natural as human hair. But synthetic hair with natural-looking and heat-friendly quality is not budget-friendly.

• Human Hair

Human hair extension, just like its name implies, is made of human hair. The vendors will collect the materials from people's real hair, and the most common types include Brazilian hair, Indian hair, Peruvian hair, Chinese hair, etc. The sew-in human hair extensions usually cost more than synthetic hair, but they come with the most natural-looking and last longer And unlike synthetic hair, human hair bundles can be styled with heat and dyed.

Inches

The longer the hair is, the higher the price is, especially for human hair extensions.

Textures

The sew-in hair bundles come in a variety of textures, including straight hair, curly hair, body wave hair, deep wave hair, water wave hair, etc. The bundles with styles will be more expensive due to the cost of further processing.

Coloring

Natural black sew-in hair is the best option for most people, but changing the colors once in a while is refreshing. The colored bundles usually need to be bleached and dyed before going into the package, so the complicated procedure requires sellers to raise the price to cover their costs.

How Much Does a Sew-in Cost?

The price of sew-in depends on your location, salon, and your stylist. And the price will be also different if you choose a different service. Hair salon usually offers partial sew-in, and full sew including such as shampoo, conditioning, braiding hair, hair net, bundles with closure sew-in, and basic style. The price ranges from $100 to $300 regularly.

And of course, you can do it on your own if you have the skills and someone to help you during sewing. There are tons of sew-in Tutorials on YouTube for you to watch and learn. Our previous blog for beginners was How To Do Sew In With Closure. If you want to have a more natural look, we suggest doing a sew in with leave-out. But you need to take care of the leave-outs.

After getting the sew-in hair extensions done, you need to give your hair weaves and natural hair regular maintenance to keep it fresh and clean. Read our hair care blog How To Care for Hair Weaves.