Nationwide — Women have long fueled a multi-billion dollar industry for wigs and hair extensions. But African American women, in particular, are huge buyers of 100% human hair imported from countries like Brazil, India, Dominican Republic, Malaysia and even Vietnam.While there is definitely a growing number of Black women who prefer to wear their hair naturally, the amount of those who prefer to buy and wear hair extensions also continues to increase. In fact, hair extensions are very popular items on Amazon and almost all of the ones listed for Black women have 4 or 5 star ratings.
Here are the top 7 brands that we found:
Product Name | Description |
Star Show Body Wave Malaysian Human Hair Extensions (Natural Color) | |
Star Show Deep Wave Malaysian Virgin Wet and Wavy Human Hair Weave (Loose Curly) | |
QTHAIR 10A Brazilian Virgin Human Hair Extension Body Wave | |
QTHAIR 10A Indian Straight Unprocessed Human Hair Extensions |
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QTHAIR 10A Brazilian Straight Hair Weave With Swiss Lace Closure | |
Ugrace Brazilian Hair Bundles with Closure (Soft and Bouncy) | |
Original Queen Brazilian Virgin Kinky Curly Virgin Human Hair Weave |
Consumer experts say that hair extensions and weaves are a $9 billion dollar industry, and Black hair care products alone generate almost $1 billion dollars a year.