Raw Braids
The material at the beginning of the process: collected hair before sorting and production.
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A material choice becomes meaningful through the work that follows it. See how Chinese donor hair moves through our production system.

Chinese donor hair · production journey
Real production footage, placed beside the step it documents. No substitute product imagery.
The material at the beginning of the process: collected hair before sorting and production.
Hair is organized before the next production steps, with hands-on combing and separation.
Sorted hair is prepared into bundles for the agreed production brief.
Length distribution and fullness are evaluated against the intended specification. The weighing image shown separately is evidence of a weight check, not a ratio measurement.
Agree the ratio with the product brief.
No unverified percentage or measurement is presented.The hair moves through cleaning before further processing.
A dedicated drying stage follows cleaning.
Color work follows the required shade direction and approved reference.
The hair is made into the selected extension format. Here: weft construction on the production floor.
Finishing and preparation precede final batch checks and comparison with the retained reference.
One material. Different professional formats.
Wefts, tapes, strand systems, toppers, temporary systems and bulk hair—with the specification agreed through sampling.
Northvale Reference System
Your first sample order becomes more than an introduction. We retain a matching sample in your customer file, giving future production a physical standard to return to.
Repeat orders, checked against the retained reference sample.
Designed for consistency—not a promise of identical natural hair.
Your first reference
Define the product, evaluate the sample and establish a retained reference for repeat orders.