About Kanekalon®

What is Kanekalon® ?

Kanekalon® is a modacrylic fiber introduced to the world in 1957 by Kaneka.It is a representative synthetic fiber with Japanese technology. Kanekalon® is soft with a human-hair like texture, it also has a Hot Water Set technology( *1) which allows for various hairstyles. The fiber is also flame-retardant.
With these characteristics and features, Kanekalon® is widely used for synthetic braiding hair and other synthetic hair attachments such as wigs.

( *1) a technology which allows to use hot water to set curls and seal tips to prevent loosening while maintaining its flexibility.

Features of Kanekalon®

- Light, soft, and gentle on skin and fingers

Kanekalon® is a soft lightweight material that is gentle on the skin and fingers tips while braiding. One of its other features is its natural appearance like that of human hair.In addition to creating unique braided styles and its tangle-free characteristics allow for beautiful hairstyles to be achieved in a short amount of time.

- Hot Water Set to enjoy a variety of hairstyles

Kanekalon® has a "Hot Water Set" technology which allows the use of hot water to set curls and seal tips to prevent loosening while maintaining its flexibility.
With our broad range of color, texture, etc., a variety of fashionable hairstyles can be easily achieved to enhance one’s own beauty.

- Flame retardant / self-extinguishing to ensure safety

Kanekalon® is flame-retardant and will extinguish itself once it is removed from a source of fire. It is also resistant to melting and dripping (*2).
The flame-retardance does not decrease through shampooing.

(*2) A phenomenon where, if some non-flame-retardant synthetic fibers catch fire, the resin can melt and drip in a liquid form. If high-temperature melted substances touch the skin they can cause burns making them seriously dangerous.

- Kanekalon<span class='supText'>®</span>, widely loved in the world

- Kanekalon®, widely loved in the world

With its various features above, Kanekalon® is widely loved in countries around the world including Africa, North America, Asia, Europe, and Central and South America.

Our Mission

Beauty, Quality and Safety

To deliver beauty with quality and safety --that is our mission.
We manufacture Kanekalon® and other various hair ornamentation materials with features such as flame-retardance, high-heat, and natural textures to meet our customers’ needs. We also provide technical support for mass production of quality hair attachments, as well as develop new styles and wearing methods.