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12 Tried And True Haircare Products To Shop From Black-Owned Brands

For Black Business Month, spend your dollars on hair solutions from the brands that understand us best.
12 Tried And True Haircare Products To Shop From Black-Owned Brands
By Jamila Stewart · Updated August 8, 2022

From Black women to Black women, we get it – haircare is something crucial. Consider the various hair textures spotted throughout the African American community, along with our unique hair concerns, including excessive dryness and breakage for some (stemming oftentimes from having a tight curl pattern that doesn’t allow moisture to saturate the hair fully from root to tip), you’d come to gather that many of us are ultra careful about the products we put in our hair. And you’d be right. Because a thorough understanding of what best strengthens, hydrates and maintains our hair often makes for products that can better guarantee desired results, it’s no surprise that Black-owned brands become among the best to reach for. In honor of Black Business Month, it’s worth taking a look at a few of the best haircare products from Black-owned brands you either already know and love, or need to know.

On our radar currently? Well, if there is one thing brands helmed from Black founders are going to have a handle on tackling, it’s hydration and curls. From fan-favorites to newly introduced formulas there’s toners that hydrate the scalp curl-longating cremes, masks for deep moisturization and more. Take a look at some of the picks we made below if you’re in the mood to upgrade your collection.

01
Miss Jessie’s Super Sweetback Hair Softening Treatment

With Miss Jessie’s signature hair softening formula, longer curls are just a few treatments away.

Available at Miss Jessie's
2 Shop Now
02
Melanin Twist-Elongating Style Cream

Hair shrinkage is a phenomena women of color know all too well, and this elongating cream does just what you’d hope, by detangling and eliminating knots.

Available at Sephora
20 Shop Now
03
Bread Beauty Supply Hair Oil Everyday Gloss

Bread’s sleek and trendy packaging makes its products fit for display should you ned, but they actually do the work, too. This gloss addresses damage while boosting your hair’s shine when styling.

Available at Sephora
24 Shop Now
04
tgin Miracle RepaiRx Anti-Breakage Serum

This serum smooths flyways, moisturizes by the strand, and hydrates the hair all at the same time.

Available at tgin
12 Originally $15 Shop Now
05
Kinky Tresses Avocado Infusion Sulfate-free Moisturizing Shampoo

Natural ingredients such as avocado oil and botanical extracts aid this shampoo in cleaning and detangling hair while being sure no to strip it of its natural oils.

Available at Kinky Tresses
18 Shop Now
06
GIRL+HAIR Nourish+ Moisturizing Leave-In Conditioner 

Packed with shea butter, which has 200 percent more conditioning ingredients than other variants, prepare for this leave-in conditioner to leave you with intensely soft hair.

Available at Amazon
15 Shop Now
07
BodyWorks Coconut Shea Cleansing Cowash

Break up your shampoo days with this cowash to effectively remove product build up while replenishing the hair’s moisture.

Available at Amazon
9 Shop Now
08
Canviiy Hydrate & Strengthen Organic -Based Scalp Palm

This concoction becomes your scalp’s personal protective barrier, using a fusion or organic and natural ingredients to strengthen hair and promote growth retention.

Available at Canviiy
11 Shop Now
09
Oyin Handmade All Veggies Burnt Sugar Pomade

Whether styling a slick bun or braids, Oyin’s pomade provides a styling alternative that doesn’t leave you hair feeling hard or sticky.

Available at Amazon
12 Shop Now
10
Briogeo Don’t Despair, Repair!™ Deep Conditioning Hair Mask

Time for damage control? This mask can take on any hair type, from fine to thick, or straight to curly.

Available at Briogeo
39 Shop Now
11
Taliah Waajid Black Earth Products African Healing Oyl

This hair oil promises hydrated, high-sheen locks, and with ingredients such as Vitamin E and sunflower oil, it doubles as a skincare must-have, too.

Available at Amazon
10 Shop Now
12
Design Essentials Peppermint & Aloe Soothing Scalp Tonic

Consider any scalp irritation you may be experiencing gone. With this tonic, soothing properties from aloe and peppermint help calm the scalp and rid it of any unwanted particles and oil.

Available at Design Essentials
11 Shop Now

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