Hair salon in Cape Town: braids, wigs and installs

What braids and installs cost in Cape Town

Where to buy hair in Cape Town

Hair salons in Cape Town, and what they charge

Hair salons in Cape Town, before you book

If you are looking for a hair salon in Cape Town for braids, a wig install or a sew-in, start with the prices. Luxora does not list stylists here yet. We list a stylist only after we have checked their work, prices and WhatsApp number, and no Cape Town stylist has passed that check. What follows is what public price lists showed on 6 Oct 2026, so you know what is normal before you pay anyone. It is not a ranking, and it is not advice to book any salon.

What braids cost

On Fresha's Cape Town braiding pages, plain knotless braids ran from R450 to R700 across six listings. A Woodstock listing starts shoulder length knotless at R450, a Lansdowne listing is R450 for four hours, a Brooklyn listing charges R500 for five hours, another Woodstock listing is R650 for four hours, a Flamingo Vlei listing is R695, and a listing on Fresha's Claremont page is R700. Boho styles cost more, from R650 (a bob with the hair included) up to R1,600 for long boho braids at a city centre salon.

Box braids are listed less often. Two salons show jumbo plaits from R300, and medium and long box braids at R550 and R650. Cornrows and straight back styles sat mostly between R250 and R400, with a full range of R150 to R550 across eight salons. Many of these are 'from' prices, and a listing does not always say whether the hair is included, so ask for the final price in writing.

Wig installs, sew-ins and extensions

Of ten wig install prices we read, the middle half sat between R350 and R550, and the full range was R150 to R870. A city centre listing has a basic install at R360 and an install with styling from R550, and another lists wig edge styling at R240. Frontal ponytails are priced separately: R650 at one city centre salon and R950 at a Lansdowne salon.

Sew-ins ran from R400 to R900 across nine salons, and the middle half was R450 to R500. A Mowbray listing says its R500 sew-in excludes the hair, so check what you are buying. If you want weft extensions instead, the labour is priced differently: a Rondebosch listing shows a beaded weft installation at R250, a Maitland listing R750 for two wefts, and a Kensington listing R2,500 for a new weft installation. Ask whether the hair is included.

Where to buy hair and wigs

Cosmetic Connection's own store finder lists two Cape Town branches, on Hlathi Drive and at the Eerste Rivier Shopping Centre. In the city centre, The San Hair has a branch at 161 Long Market on Long Street, and Exclusive Virgin Hair lists a Claremont shop at Stadium On Main. Wigs.co.za lists a Cape Town location in Bloubergstrand. Clicks lists X-pression braiding hair and satin bonnets online, and Dis-Chem lists braid sprays and edge gel, so call the branch before you go. We have not visited any of these shops.

Cape Town weather and your style

Cape Town has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. Winter rain falls from June to September with strong north-westerly winds, and the south-easter, known locally as the Cape Doctor, blows in spring and summer. Winter highs average 18 degrees and summer highs 26. If you wear a wig or a frontal in a windy city, ask your stylist how they secure it and how often to come back for a refresh.

How to book, and what to ask

The Fresha listings show the price and the time, and the venues we opened offered 'instant confirmation', so you can book without a call. Many other salons publish only a phone number. Ask three things before you pay: is the hair included, how long will it take, and is there a deposit or a cancellation fee. The listings we read did not state deposit rules, so get the answer in writing on WhatsApp.

Tight styles can damage the hairline. The British Association of Dermatologists lists tight braids such as cornrows, and attached weaves or hair extensions, among the common causes of traction alopecia, and says regrowth may start around three months after you stop the style. If a style hurts, ask for it to be loosened.

Cape Town hair: questions