| Good hair addicts continue to soar in the African | | | | human hair, and that figure continues to grow each |
| American community at an alarming rate. In fact, much | | | | year. Of course African American women are not the |
| like alcohol, drugs, overeating or gambling, millions of | | | | only women purchasing hair. Women from all over the |
| African American women are falling prey to this | | | | world buy mountains of it,. especially in Europe and |
| modern day epidemic. This under-the-radar problem is | | | | America. But African American women purchase the |
| causing many to go bankrupt, causing marriage and | | | | largest amount based on the percentage of their |
| relationship issues and wasting countless hours of free | | | | disposable income. Some addicts have been known to |
| time to maintain this addictive habit. | | | | spend over 50% of their disposable income on this |
| Before going any further let me define this growing | | | | obsession. |
| problem. A good hair addict is a woman who | | | | Critics complain most of the billions of dollars |
| obsesses with a desire to have and maintain long, | | | | generated from the weave extensions industry is not |
| flowing European-like hair at almost any cost. Often | | | | coming from millionaire celebrities, business women or |
| that cost is time, money and even relationships. Yes, | | | | socialites. No! Over 95 percent come from |
| this addictions is causing more marriage and | | | | middle-class, lower-middle class, working-class and in |
| relationship problems to the dismay of many marriage | | | | many cases women on the poverty level. In fact, |
| counselors. "Many women don't care that their | | | | many women have been known to spend family food |
| obsession could be ruining their relationships with their | | | | money to get a touch up . That's why this new |
| husbands or boyfriends," says one confused counselor | | | | phenomenon has been termed as good hair addicts. |
| from Boston. | | | | Marriages and relationships have been known to break |
| The cost alone is causing many women to go | | | | up over this problem. For example, many couples have |
| bankrupt. For example, the biggest profit center in the | | | | fought not only over the cost and strain on the family |
| lucrative hair business, especially among African | | | | budget, but on the lack of intimacy in the bedroom. |
| Americans is the "weaving sector". This is a process | | | | "Rule number one! Never run your fingers through a |
| where human or synthetic hair is added to the clients | | | | Black woman's hair weave", says Don Turner, the |
| natural hair. Market Focus, a New York research | | | | self-proclaimed husband of an addict. Comedian Chris |
| company estimates African American hair extensions | | | | Rock saw this growing problem through an innocent |
| alone generated over 500 million dollars last year. In | | | | comment made by his daughter. He then decided to |
| fact, one of India's biggest exports to America is get | | | | produce a documentary movie coming out this month. |
| this - human hair! | | | | It's simply titled "Good Hair". It explores this growing |
| In fact, India exports over 13 billion dollars worth of | | | | problem and the industry that benefits from it. |