Price hike: FCT women reuse hair attachments

A cross-section of women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) say they will consider reusing hair attachments if the price of the item continues to soar.

In separate interviews, the women told the newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that the cost of maintaining hair had become too expensive, along with other goods and services.

Supreme News reports that the prices of hair attachments in December 2023 ranged between N3,500 and N4,500, depending on the size and brand.

Supreme News also reports that the product has increased since January 2024 to between N5, 000 and N6,000, leaving women to opt for natural hair, dread locs, low haircuts, and the use of wigs as an alternative to braiding.

Mrs Funke Ajayi, a banker and a resident of Bwari, said she had decided to reuse her hair attachment more than once since the price of the item increased.

“I bought two attachments for N10, 000 to make my hair, which is just for the attachment and then the cost of making the hair was different.

“I think it will be better to go back to the old days, where you use the attachments loose the hair, wash it and reuse.

“If I go to a saloon and they say they cannot reuse the old attachment on my hair, I will go to somewhere where they will be willing to make use of the old one.

“This is because I might not meet up at some point if the price continues to increase,” she said.

Ajayi, however, said that if she was buoyant enough, she would buy a human hair attachment, which she said was expensive but was meant to be reused as many times as possible.

“Human hair is tangle-free and easier to maintain,” she said.

Another resident, Mrs. Agnes Omali, said it was good to consider re-using hair attachments after paying so much to buy them.

“I have four daughters and will definitely reuse attachments if they have to make their hairs, just to cut cost.”

According to her, the cost trend has extends beyond hair attachments to other hair products like relaxers which are part of hair maintenance and ”a must do for girls and women.

This, she added, would not only affect hair business but would also make women consider cheaper but classy hair do.

Mrs. Gloria Usman, another resident, said she could plait with a hair attachment, carry it for as long as three weeks, and reuse it with a change in the hairstyle.

She, however, said if she plaited a hairstyle that could last for two months, she would throw away the attachment and not reuse it.

She said, “The last time I bought a particular brand of attachment for N4,200, I was lamenting.

“’Now the same brand is sold between N4,700 and N5, 000, for the small size, depending on where you are buying it from,” she said.

Similarly, Miss Titi Ibidapo, an undergraduate, said that with the recent trend, she was left with either reusing the hair attachments, go for cheaper brands or wear a low cut hair.

She said: “I think I will just go for low cut; it will be more convenient for me in this hot weather.

“I have wigs I bought a long time ago and are still good so, I can use them interchangeably at will for now.”