Review title is Shiny and Lacquered stiff [SEP] This is synthetic but the strands are stuck together and coated heavily with some type of lacquer that I cannot remove. It's impossible to comb through the curls to make it look more natural. I've tried shampooing it, soaking it in water with vinegar, Nothing removed the hard coating. It looks pretty fake. Maybe If your hair is also coated with hard gel it may match, but who wants helmet hair and a helmet ponytail? The curl are approx purple perm rod sized. I didn't have the time to return it, so it's going in the trash.