We are wearing someone’s bad luck on our heads

British singer Natalie Okri has sparked a conversation about the origins of human hair extensions, revealing why she no longer wears wigs or human hair.

In a post shared on her Instagram page, the Britain’s Got Talent alum expressed concerns about the spiritual implications of hair collected from temples, particularly in parts of Asia.

“There are three reasons why I stopped wearing wigs and human hairs,” Okri stated. “Some human hairs are sacrifices to demons, deities, and other unknown gods.”

She explained that in some Asian countries, women visit temples to donate their hair as a form of spiritual cleansing.

“A lot of women in some countries like Asia, they go to the temple to sacrifice their hair to their god, believing that their gods will purify and cleanse them,” she said.

“They gave their hair as a form of getting rid of bad luck, poverty, and every other thing stressing them, and they started life anew.”

According to Okri, temple workers then collect these sacrificed hairs and sell them to major global vendors.

“Those working in the temple take their hair and sell it off to the European market or to different big vendors like Ali Baba, Ali Express, and different brands,” she revealed.

“And we black women go to those websites to buy these hairs at hundreds of pounds.”

Her concerns stem from her Christian faith, which she believes contradicts the practice. “We are wearing someone’s bad luck on our heads,” she said.

“You may not believe in their god, but as a Christian, that works against what I believe in, because we see them as demons and deities.”