Inside Kenya's recycled hair market where weaves, wigs sell for as little as KSh 200 ▷ Kenya News

A recent report released by AfroUrembo Beauty Trends Report showed women spend upto KSh 50, 000 on hair alone annually while attributing it to increase in disposable income for women.

Availability of more hair products and services in the market was also linked to the rise in the expenditure and among them is the use of recycled hair.

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The hair extensions, weave and wigs normally are usually stored in saloons within Nairobi CBD after clients undo their hair and they later collect them. Photo: Lynn Ngugi
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To find out how recycled hair is prepared for re-use, TUKO.co.ke took to Nairobi's open air market, Korokocho, where the hair business thrives.

"We buy a set of the hair at KSh 800 then come to wash and trim them, so they look neat and decent," said Stella who is one of the women in the business.

According to the women, the hair extensions, weave and wigs normally are usually stored in saloons within Nairobi CBD after clients undo their hair and later collected them.

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The hair is then hand washed, dried, styled and applied on varying hair products giving it a perfect look that is close to a new one and ready to be used. Photo: Lynn Ngugi.
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They are then hand washed, dried, styled and applied on varying hair products giving it a perfect look that is close to a new one and ready to be used.

" We buy them from town at Best Lady. You have to make sure the entire set of hair is washed and dried well before using it again," added Stella.

According to the women, whilst doing hair in an upscale saloon would cost between KSh 3000 to KSh 4000 inclusive of labour and the hair extensions, it's the opposite in this business.

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For as low as KSh 800, one can get their hair undone, washed, dried and done again using the re-cycled hair extensions and still slay as they would with a brand-new one. Photo: Lynn Ngugi.
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For as low as KSh 800, one can get their hair undone, washed, dried and done again using the re-cycled hair extensions and still slay as they would with a brand-new one.

According to the women, the business has helped them in raising their children, meet their family demands and even pay their house rent.

They are now appealing to saloon owners to be keeping hair extensions for them once they undo their clients hair as sourcing from CBD alone is tiresome.

Kenya's Recycled Hair Market

Source: Tuko.co.ke