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Gaines: Black women spend nine times more on hair than other demographics

Pierston Gaines · Chez Panisse: Alice Waters · Apr 8, 2019 · at 55:58

Pierston Gaines, founder of textured hair salon brand Pressed Roots, highlights the market opportunity for quality textured hair care services.

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“For a demographic of women who spend so much time and money, so much money, we spend nine times more than any other group of people on our hair, but the services just are subpar.”

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Black women spend nine times more on their hair than any other demographic group.

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Assessment

The claim that Black women spend nine times more on their hair overall than any other demographic group is a misattribution of industry data. According to Nielsen's 2012 and 2018 reports ('Black Dollars Matter'), African Americans spent nearly nine times more specifically on ethnic hair and beauty aids (capturing $54 million of a $63 million niche category). In the broader multi-billion-dollar general hair care market, Nielsen, Mintel, and Bureau of Labor Statistics expenditure data demonstrate that Black consumers account for approximately 11% to 14% of total spending, roughly proportional to their share of the U.S. population.

Nielsen's 2018 report found Black consumers spent nearly nine times more specifically on ethnic hair and beauty products ($54 million out of $63 million total in that category).
Across the general $4.2 billion hair care market, Nielsen reported Black consumers spent $473 million (~11.3%), roughly matching demographic population proportions rather than exceeding other groups by 9x.
Mintel, McKinsey, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer expenditure data confirm that total per capita hair care spending does not reflect a 9x disparity across demographic groups.

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[1] sadiaa.com [2] nielsen.com [3] essence.com [4] ellingtoncms.com [5] facebook.com [6] facebook.com [7] capitalbnews.org [8] mintel.com

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