Are natural hair products expensive, or are you shopping in the wrong place? In a Sept. 10, 2023, TikTok video, creator Arrington (@arrington171) asked Black people why natural hair products are so expensive.
In the video, Arrington is seen at an unknown drugstore while holding two products from Mielle Organics.
“Where are all of my Black people?” Arrington asked. “Why every time I come to the store to buy products for my hair, I come to the cash register and it’s $1,000 for four products?”
“But, if I had straighter or the other type of hair, I would pay $6,” Arrington said while he stepped to the side in a shady way. “If that…”