Looking for ways to make money online? Business Owl has come up with 101 ways to do exactly that! Number seventeen on the list – make money from selling your hair online.
Someone Wants to Buy My Hair?
You betcha! The human hair trade is worth £60 million in the UK alone. Human hair is used to make wigs, weaves, toupées and hair extensions – while you can find artificial versions of these fashion accessories cheap-cheap, it’s the 100% human hair products which sell for big bucks.
How to Sell Your Hair for Cash
Although many poor women around the world, most notably from India, are exploited for their lovely locks, selling hair remains 100% legit. If you choose to rock the GI Jane look and can find a willing buying for your off-cuts, there’s nothing stopping you. There are, however, a couple of provisos:
- Hair needs to be virgin – that is, never dyed, bleached, permed or straightened with an iron
- Hair needs to be in brilliant condition – shiny and no split ends
- Hair should be at least 10 inches in length
- You should be a non-smoker – the smoke smell lingers in hair fibres.
Hair Auction Sites
This can be an unscrupulous industry, so only deal with reputable hair dealers. Try:
