Vietnamese hair is human hair that SA sellers describe as strong, soft and full, and the bundles we found were mostly double drawn or bone straight, priced at R260 to R4,200 a bundle depending on length and store, checked 6 Oct 2026.
There is no universal standard for "10A" or "12A", and none of the Vietnamese bundles in our check carried a number grade. They used drawn labels instead: double drawn, super double drawn (SDD) and bone straight. Those are seller labels too, with no fixed share of full length strands behind them. Judge the weight, the ends and the tests above.
| Length | Double drawn or bone straight | Curly | Products priced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8" | R260 to R650 | Not listed | 13 |
| 10" | R320 to R883 | R480 to R540 | 16 |
| 12" | R400 to R983 | R600 to R660 | 17 |
| 14" | R500 to R1,094 | R700 to R760 | 17 |
| 16" | R600 to R1,269 | R800 to R860 | 14 |
| 18" | R770 to R1,389 | R1,050 to R1,150 | 15 |
| 20" | R930 to R2,500 | R1,250 to R1,350 | 12 |
| 22" | R1,230 to R2,800 | Not listed | 5 |
| 24" | R1,710 to R3,100 | Not listed | 4 |
| 26" | R2,050 to R3,400 | Not listed | 3 |
| 28" | R3,500 | Not listed | 1 |
| 30" | R4,200 | Not listed | 1 |
| Vietnamese | Brazilian | Peruvian | Cambodian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Textures in SA stores | Straight (double drawn, super double drawn, bone straight) and curly | Straight, kinky straight, natural, body, water and deep wave, jerry, kinky, deep and afro curl | Straight, natural, body, water and deep wave, burmese, jerry, deep and afro curl | Straight, deep wave, water wave and curls, on wigs and frontal units only |
| How sellers describe it | Strong and soft, full from top to ends, 12 to 24 months or longer (Remore Hair); famous for volume, shine and durability (Hair Majesty) | Often a brand's second quality tier, about 1 year (Hair Majesty); an afro curl said to last up to 2 years (Volure) | Often a brand's top tier, 1 to 2 years (Hair Majesty); not as thick as Cambodian or Indian hair (Volure) | Thicker than Peruvian (Volure); patterns from straight to tightly coiled (NBC News, 2019) |
| Lengths in stock | 8 to 30 inches | 8 to 30 inches | 8 to 26 inches | Wigs and units, 10 to 28 inches |
| Price, 20 inch bundle | R930 to R2,500 | R700 to R1,200 | R850 to R1,860 | Not listed as bundles |
| Stores with bundles | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 (2 sell wigs and units) |
Each passport will show where the supplier says the batch came from, who supplied it, how it was drawn, and what it measured and weighed, with photos of that batch. Not a grade sticker: the facts. The values shown here are examples.
On 6 Oct 2026 we found 17 Vietnamese bundle listings at four SA stores: Silky Hair, Remore Hair, The Hair Trader and Universal Dealers. Fifteen were straight and sold as double drawn, super double drawn (SDD) or bone straight. Two were curly, both at Silky Hair. Lengths ran from 8 to 30 inches, and only The Hair Trader sells past 26 inches.
Sellers describe the hair in similar words. Remore Hair says Vietnam bundles are known for their strength and softness, and can last 12 to 24 months or longer with proper care. Hair Majesty calls its Vietnamese and Peruvian double drawn hair famous for volume, shine and durability. Silky Hair says its super double drawn bone straight bundles have a glass smooth finish and full ends from root to tip. These are sales descriptions, not measurements, and we have not tested any of this hair.
Origin needs the same caution as everywhere else. Silky Hair says its bundles are crafted from premium raw Vietnamese hair, and The Hair Trader calls its bundles virgin Vietnamese. We did not find a supplier name or a collection record on the product pages we read, and a bundle cannot prove where it came from.
A 10 inch straight Vietnamese bundle was R320 to R883, a 16 inch was R600 to R1,269 and a 20 inch was R930 to R2,500. The two curly bundles were R480 to R540 at 10 inches and R1,250 to R1,350 at 20 inches. Across all lengths from 8 to 30 inches a Vietnamese bundle cost R260 to R4,200. The low end is Silky Hair's natural black bundle, and the high end at long lengths is The Hair Trader.
The spread comes from the store as much as the hair. At 20 inches Silky Hair's natural black SDD bundle was R930, Universal Dealers' Vietnamese bone straight DD was R1,400, Remore Hair's double drawn was R1,782 and The Hair Trader's SDD was R2,500. The Hair Trader's 8 to 18 inch bundles were at half their crossed-out price that day, which is why its prices jump between 18 and 20 inches. Colour also moves the price: at Silky Hair the 20 inch ombre chocolate brown was R1,020 against R930 for natural black.
Only The Hair Trader states a weight on its page, 100 g a bundle. Silky Hair, Remore Hair and Universal Dealers do not on the pages we read. Ask before you compare, because a cheaper bundle may hold less hair.
Double drawn and super double drawn are sorting labels, and the shares behind them are not fixed. Shara Hair says double drawn hair has about 85 percent of strands the same length, and describes its super double drawn Vietnamese raw wig as the thickest, with about 85 to 90 percent. Anka Hair gives 60 to 70 percent for double drawn and 80 to 90 percent for super double drawn. When a store gives no share, ask for one.
Bone straight is different. It describes the texture, a very sleek, straight finish, and The Hair Trader lists it that way. In our check every bone straight Vietnamese bundle was also sold as double drawn or super double drawn, which is why the table puts them in one column.
Hair Majesty defines raw hair as unprocessed hair from a single donor with the cuticles aligned. In our check raw Vietnamese hair was sold as finished pieces, not loose bundles. Shara Hair lists a raw Vietnamese wig from R4,050, and The Wig Factory lists raw Vietnamese bundles with a closure from R2,474. We left both out of the per-bundle table because the price covers more than one bundle. If you see a raw Vietnamese bundle priced like ordinary double drawn hair, ask what makes it raw and whether it came from one donor.
Vietnamese hair reaches SA through a long chain that you cannot see from a product page. Reporting from 2018 describes the first link. VnExpress International reported that village women sell their hair to collectors, and quoted one woman who said the most she had been offered was VND70,000, about US$3. It reported that foreign traders scout villages for virgin hair that has never been dyed or straightened, and that no one really knows whether the hair is willingly donated.
The ABC reported the same year that a Vietnamese office worker sold 40 cm of hair through a Facebook broker for VND400,000, about US$23. Both reports are from 2018 and describe individual sellers, not the supply of any SA store. If Luxora sells hair, each hair passport will record the origin as the supplier states it, show what paperwork the supplier gave us, and say plainly when there is none.
Some people searching for Vietnam hair suppliers want to import in bulk. We do not list, rate or recommend overseas suppliers and we have not visited any. If you buy from one, ask in writing for the weight and length of each bundle and for photos of your own batch with a ruler and a scale in the frame.
On 6 Oct 2026, Vietnamese bundles at four SA stores cost R260 to R4,200 depending on length. A 10 inch straight bundle was R320 to R883, a 16 inch R600 to R1,269 and a 20 inch R930 to R2,500. Prices are shelf prices that day, and some were on sale, so check the store page before you decide.
Both are sorting labels with no fixed standard. Shara Hair says double drawn hair has about 85 percent of strands at the same length and calls super double drawn the thickest, at about 85 to 90 percent. Silky Hair and The Hair Trader sell Vietnamese bundles as SDD, while Remore Hair and Universal Dealers use double drawn. Ask each store which share it means.
Hair Majesty defines raw hair as unprocessed hair from an individual donor, with the cuticles intact and aligned. A bundle cannot prove that. In our check raw Vietnamese hair was sold as a wig from R4,050 at Shara Hair and as bundles with a closure from R2,474 at The Wig Factory, not as loose bundles.
At the top end, yes. At 20 inches Vietnamese bundles were R930 to R2,500, Brazilian R700 to R1,200 and Peruvian R850 to R1,860. The cheapest Vietnamese bundle, Silky Hair's natural black, was cheaper than some Peruvian ones. Store and weight matter as much as the origin label, so compare grams too.
We do not list or rate overseas suppliers. The SA stores in our check that sold Vietnamese hair were Silky Hair, Remore Hair, The Hair Trader and Universal Dealers, and none named its supplier on the pages we read. If you import, ask in writing for weight, length and batch photos with a ruler and a scale in the frame.
Bone straight is a texture, a very sleek, straight finish with no wave. The Hair Trader lists it as the texture of its Vietnamese SDD bundles, and Silky Hair says its super double drawn bone straight bundles have a glass smooth finish and full ends. It is a seller's description, so judge it by feel and by how full the ends are.
A bundle cannot show that. VnExpress International reported in 2018 that village women sell to collectors for small amounts and that no one really knows whether hair is willingly donated. None of the SA store pages we read named a supplier or collection record. Luxora does not sell hair today, so we have no supply chain of our own to vouch for.
Volure Hair, an SA seller, says its 100 g bundles need two bundles for 10 to 14 inches, three for 16 to 22 inches and four for 24 to 30 inches. Shara Hair says double drawn hair, being thicker, may need fewer bundles than single drawn, but gives no number. Ask the store what it would use for your length.
One message if we sell Vietnamese bundles, with a hair passport for every batch. Nothing else.
