A hair accessories manufacturer in India is often a jewellery workshop with a sideline, and in Rajkot most hair accessories are made by the same cluster that makes imitation jewellery. This is useful, because the plating, stone setting and casting skills carry over directly.
Typical items include clips, juda pins, hair sticks, bands, claws and decorated combs. Hair accessories made in Rajkot lists the range.
Who makes them?
Two kinds of supplier appear. Jewellery makers add hair accessories to their range and use their own casting and plating. Specialist makers handle fabric, plastic and elastic items, such as scrunchies and bands, which jewellery workshops do not.
Metal and stone-set items belong with the jewellery makers. Fabric and plastic items often come from other units in Gujarat, Delhi or Mumbai. Be clear about what you want so your agent or buyer contacts the right cluster.
What to confirm before ordering
Hair accessories fail in different ways from necklaces:
- The strength of the spring or clip mechanism, tested over many openings.
- The grip, because clips that slip off are the most common complaint.
- Whether rough edges on metal parts can catch or pull hair.
- Whether plating on metal parts, which touches the scalp and neck, is nickel-safe.
- Whether stones are glued or set, as clips are knocked often.
Materials and compliance
Hair accessories made of metal are generally covered by the same restricted-substance rules as jewellery in some markets, and by general product-safety rules in others. The category can vary by country, so check with your broker or the regulator in your market rather than assume.
Items for children are treated more strictly, particularly for small parts and lead. Kids jewellery from India: rules and testing gives a starting point.
Packing and quality control
Hair accessories are often sold on cards or in sets of several. Agree the card, count and barcode before production, not after. Mixed cartons of different clips cause miscounts.
Check a sample from each carton for count and mechanism strength. The same checks described in why quality drops after the first container apply to small accessories.
Which hair accessories sell best?
Claw clips, juda pins, decorated hair sticks and stone-set barrettes sell well, with festive and bridal pieces peaking in wedding season. Simple fabric bands and scrunchies sell year-round but come from a different supply chain.
Because hair accessories are low in unit value, the cost per piece is sensitive to packing and carton size. Ask the maker to quote card and bag packing separately from the item, so you can see where cost arises. Test a sample for repeated opening, and for how it behaves in thick and fine hair. Many returns come from clips that slide out.
If you plan to add hair accessories to a jewellery order, tell the maker at the start, so that they can be produced and packed in the same schedule rather than squeezed in at the end.
Next step
Hair accessories can be added to a jewellery order to share a container and a supplier. We shortlist and audit the right makers and supervise packing. To discuss your range, book a free sourcing review.